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Email: [mailto:armaghirishandlocal@librariesni.org.uk armaghirishandlocal@librariesni.org.uk]<br> | Email: [mailto:armaghirishandlocal@librariesni.org.uk armaghirishandlocal@librariesni.org.uk]<br> | ||
[https://www.librariesni.org.uk/resources/cultural-heritage/cultural-heritage-collections/cultural-heritage-service-library-armagh/ Website] | [https://www.librariesni.org.uk/resources/cultural-heritage/cultural-heritage-collections/cultural-heritage-service-library-armagh/ Website] | ||
:The library | :The resources available in the library document all aspects of Irish life and learning from earliest times to present day, with particular emphasis on the local area: County Armagh, South Down, South and East Tyrone and bordering counties in the Republic. Topics covered include religion, politics, sports and the arts. Highlights in the collection include large sections on literature (in English and Irish), history, politics and travel. | ||
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'''Cultural Heritage Service Library, Newry''' | |||
Newry City Library | |||
Phone: 028 3026 4683 | |||
E-mail: newry.heritage@librariesni.org.uk | |||
:The collection in Newry City Library includes books on Irish history, local studies and family history. Also available are historical maps of Counties Down and Armagh covering the County series (1830s to 1950s) and a selection of local newspapers on microfilm. | |||
:The Crossle Papers archive of handwritten notebooks and scrapbooks dates from the early 1900s and was compiled from information in local newspapers. Although the notebooks were originally compiled for personal use rather than for formal research purposes, they do contain valuable information about prominent families in the Newry area. the Francis Crossle Manuscript Collection on the Newry area, including some 200 notebooks compiled by Dr. Crossle containing histories of families in the Newry area. | |||
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'''Armagh Robinson Library'''<br> | '''Armagh Robinson Library'''<br> | ||