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Post Office: Irish Minutes: Volumes
Catalogue reference: POST 36
What’s it about?
This record is about the Post Office: Irish Minutes: Volumes dating from 1831-1920.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at The Postal Museum.
Can I see it in person?
Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at The Postal Museum.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- POST 36
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Title (The name of the record)
- Post Office: Irish Minutes: Volumes
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1831-1920
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of volumes containing a precis of, or reference to, every minute submitted by the Post Office Secretary's, of England and Ireland, to the Postmaster General in London, in relation to all aspects of postal operations and administration within the Irish postal service.
Please see The Postal Museum's online catalogue for descriptions of individual records within this series.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Catalogue entries below series level were removed from Discovery, The National Archives' online catalogue, in November 2016 because fuller descriptions were available in The Postal Museum's online catalogue.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The records are arranged in chronological order within sub-series.
All pieces are 1 volume
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Other Postmaster General's minute volumes can be found in: POST 35 POST 37 POST 38
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The Postal Museum
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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)
- 216 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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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
- Communications
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Up until 1830, the Irish mail service did not come under the control of the British Post Office and was overseen by it's own Postmaster General. In 1831 it was re-united with Great Britain's Postal service and ceased to have it's own Postmaster General. Under this new arrangement an Irish secretary was appointed to supervise Irelands postal services and reported directly to the Postmaster General in London.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11763/
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Post Office: Irish Minutes: Volumes
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