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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?
Series
Public Record Office: Summaries of Records
Catalogue reference: PRO 13
What's it about?
PRO 13
The summary of records is a list of all series of public records, arranged under their departments (record groups) in order of their numerical references.In addition to the series reference and title, the copies preserved here include the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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PRO 13
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Title (The name of the record)
- Public Record Office: Summaries of Records
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Date (When the record was created)
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1863-1982
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Description (What the record is about)
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The summary of records is a list of all series of public records, arranged under their departments (record groups) in order of their numerical references.
In addition to the series reference and title, the copies preserved here include the covering dates and the number of the last piece in each series. They also show the location (at the time) of the various series within the department.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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41 volume(s)
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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
- Archives and libraries
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Some departments contain alphabetical indexes to their series.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11931/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,787 records
Within the department: PRO
Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
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Public Record Office: Summaries of Records
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