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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
Irish Office: Papers
Catalogue reference: CO 698
What's it about?
CO 698
The records formerly in this series have been transferred to CO 903, CO 904 and CO 906
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CO 698
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- Irish Office: Papers
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The records formerly in this series have been transferred to CO 903, CO 904 and CO 906
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Public Record(s)
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English
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No records held at The National Archives for this series
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- Ireland
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4887/
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Irish Office: Papers
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