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Bellamy, W H1
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A copy of His Majesty's royal charter for erecting English Protestant schools in the kingdom of Ireland : with the contents of each clause in the margin

Great Britain. Sovereign (1727-1760 : George II); Incorporated Society in Dublin for Promoting English Protestant Schools in Ireland

1733

Concerns the establishment of the Incorporated Society in Dublin for Promoting English Protestant Schools in Ireland.

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Printed gathering "Memorandum on the inspection and examination of secondary schools"

1899

At head of the first page: Intermediate Education (Ireland) Commission. [No imprint]. Subsequently published in 'Appendix to the final report of the Commissioners, Part II: miscellaneous documents', I...

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Education - Miscellaneous

1970-1975

This file contains a photocopy of a typed paper listing details of oral history projects in Great Britain and Ireland, compiled by David Lance of the Imperial War Museum (December 1975), 17 pp.; and a...

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Field Recordings of the Dialect of Emper

Nally, Edward

1970

This file contains ms. fieldwork sheets, as used for the Survey of English Dialects (SED), recording answers to the SED questionnaire in phonetic script for Emper, County Westmeath, Ireland. The recor...

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"Papers on Gypsies"

Lloyd Weedon, Trevor

1974

This file contains photocopies of ms. papers by Lloyd Weedon on gypsies. The first paper focusses on the Gypsy Traveller communities of Ireland and Scotland, and includes discussions on Irish Gypsy Tr...

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Sound Recordings, Derbyshire and Staffordshire

Siporin, Rae Lee

1965

[Collector announcement]; Jim Driver, recorded in Charlesworth in May 1965; talks about his working life, including ropemaking; starting work at the age of 22/23; cotton rope and its use; his family; ...

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Items Relating to the Academic Study of Folklife

1959-1978

Typed outline of the M.A. in Modern English Language and Cultural Tradition at the Department of English Language, University of Sheffield; press release on the designation of the Centre for English C...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Bergal, Nancy Ann

25 January 1980

Recorded in John Curtin's home in Leeds, and at the Grove Folk Club (also in Leeds). John Curtin sings an unidentified song, with guitar accompaniment; and tells a story of catching wild boar in Bradf...

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Traditional Song: General

1963-1979

This file contains items relating to aspects of traditional music, and includes a copy of 'The Health of Man', a collection of traditional songs from Bedfordshire, Yorkshire, Suffolk and Lancashire, c...

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