Using the archive

Opening a window on Irish society

Teacher Miriam Fitzpatrick shows how the archive can work in the primary school classroom, pulling together various strands of the curriculum
A major milestone for research

Public libraries will have free access to the Irish Times Digital Archive. Librarian Donal Tinney explains the value of this rich trove of information
Reading history as it unfolds, day by day

Secondary school classes can bring history alive through contemporary accounts of stirring events, writes educationalist and historian Pat Callan. He suggests ways in which the digital archive can be used.
How to make the archive work for you

Understanding the conventions of the day allows for more focused searching of the archive, eliminating unwanted results, writes Kieran Fagan

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