Friday, 13 March 2026

Irish newspaper additions to British Newspaper Archive and FindmyPast for St. Patrick's Day

FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk) has noted the following Irish newspaper additions this week in advance of Saint Patrick's Day, mirroring the additions made to the British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.com):

Four new Irish newspapers for St. Patrick's Day

There are over 200,000 new pages to explore this week, with four new titles and updates to a further 21 covering the entire island of Ireland.
New titles:

    Cork Free Press, 1910-1913, 1915
    Saturday Record (Ennis), 1898, 1900, 1902, 1905-1906, 1909-1910, 1912-1929, 1931-1936
    Ulster Times, 1836-1843
    Western News and Galway Leader, 1878-1892, 1899-1903, 1905-1926

Updated titles:

    Belfast Linen Trade Circular, 1852-1854, 1859-1877, 1880-1884
    Belfast Telegraph, 2015-2016
    Donegal Vindicator, 1950
    Drogheda Argus and Leinster Journal, 1860
    Drogheda Independent, 1950
    Flag of Ireland, 1873, 1877-1880
    Free Press (Wexford), 1950
    Kerry News, 1930
    Limerick Chronicle, 1768-1770, 1776-1778, 1780, 1790
    Meath Herald and Cavan Advertiser, 1860
    Munster Express, 1871-1880, 1882-1885, 1887-1896, 1899-1910, 1912, 1914-1915, 1917-1919
    Munster News, 1890-1905, 1907-1909
    Northern Whig, 1858-1928
    Penny Despatch and Irish Weekly Newspaper, 1868-1875
    Tipperary Free Press, 1871-1881
    Ulster Weekly News, 1873-1881
    Waterford Mail, 1872-1887, 1894
    Weekly Freeman’s Journal, 1889
    Westmeath Independent, 1860-1879, 1881-1896
    Wexford and Kilkenny Express, 1901
    Whiskey Trade Review (Dublin), 1896 

Further FindmyPast additions this week are noted at https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/surgeons-medical-books.


Chris 

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