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Henry Savage Sweetman: the man who uncovered Ireland’s medieval history
Henry Savage Sweetman published the Calendar which translated over 8,000 Irish medieval records. But who was Sweetman and why did he complete this project?
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Coinage: Channel Islands, Ireland, Isle of Man and Scotland
Catalogue reference: MINT 12
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MINT 12
Royal Mint Records relating to local currencies in circulation in the British Isles.Most files in the series relate to the Irish coinage, 1661-1940. There are also files relating to the Channel Isles, the Isle of Man and to Scotland, including...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MINT 12
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Title (The name of the record)
- Coinage: Channel Islands, Ireland, Isle of Man and Scotland
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1661-1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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Royal Mint Records relating to local currencies in circulation in the British Isles.
Most files in the series relate to the Irish coinage, 1661-1940. There are also files relating to the Channel Isles, the Isle of Man and to Scotland, including the closure of the Edinburgh Mint.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 26 files and volumes
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Ireland
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11024/
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