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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
Home Office: Six Figure Files
Catalogue reference: CJ 1
What's it about?
CJ 1
Home Office files relating to Northern Ireland and Eire transferred to the Northern Ireland Office on its establishment in 1972. Amongst other matters, the files concern security measures, Eire's repeal of the External Relations Act 1936, the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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CJ 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Six Figure Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1924-1958
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Description (What the record is about)
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Home Office files relating to Northern Ireland and Eire transferred to the Northern Ireland Office on its establishment in 1972. Amongst other matters, the files concern security measures, Eire's repeal of the External Relations Act 1936, the neutrality of Eire, Eire's secession from the Commonwealth, the Ireland Bill 1949, Northern Ireland publicity arrangements in the USA, fisheries, partition, and conscription in Northern Ireland. For other files in the same series see HO 45 and HO 144
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For later Home Office files see HO 284
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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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89 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4100/
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
18,163 records
Within the department: CJ
Records created or inherited by the Northern Ireland Office
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Home Office: Six Figure Files
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