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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: Ireland: General Letter Books
Catalogue reference: HO 122
What's it about?
HO 122
Entries of Home Office out-letters relating to civil and military affairs in Ireland. Each volume is indexed.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 122
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Ireland: General Letter Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1782-1871
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Description (What the record is about)
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Entries of Home Office out-letters relating to civil and military affairs in Ireland. Each volume is indexed.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For earlier entry books see SP 67
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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)
- 24 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
- Ireland
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8986/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
1,719,919 records
Within the department: HO
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Home Office: Ireland: General Letter Books
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