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Issues of Local Newspapers held by the Library Service.
Name Town Start of Collection End of Collection
The Aegis Castlebar 23/6/1841 26/11/1842
Ballina Advertiser Ballina 10/1/1840 10/11/1843
Ballina Chronicle Ballina 2/5/1849 14/8/1851
Ballina Herald Ballina 22/10/1891 21/7/1892
Ballina Herald Ballina 1/9/1892 10/11/1892
Ballina Herald Ballina 17/4/1913 22/6/1922
Ballina Herald Ballina 3/8/1922 25/12/1924
Ballina Herald * Ballina 6/8/1927 28/4/1962
Ballina Impartial Ballina 13/1/1823 16/11/1835
Ballina Journal Ballina 13/11/1882 11/3/1895
Ballinrobe Chronicle * Ballinrobe 22/9/1866 1/10/1903
Connaught Telegraph (Connaught Ranger) Castlebar

22/9/1830
13/5/1876

 31/8/1870
current
Connaught Watchman Ballina 2/8/1851 3/10/1863
Mayo Constitution Castlebar 3/1/1828 18/11/1871
Mayo Examiner Castlebar 6/7/1868 6/6/1903
Mayoman Castlebar 14/6/1919 30/10/1920
Mayoman Castlebar 19/2/1921 11/6/1921
Mayo Mercury Castlebar 25/1/1840 6/3/1841
Mayo News Westport 7/1/1893 current
Tyrawly Herald Ballina 25/1/1844 1/9/1870
Western Gem Ballina 1/4/1843 9/12/1843
Western Journal * Ballina 3/6/1977 11/3/1983
Western People * Ballina 4/5/1889 current

* Digitised versions of these newspapers can now be viewed on computers in Castlebar, Ballina, Westport , Claremorris, Belmullet, Swinford and Ballinrobe libraries. In addition to browsing the newspapers you can now search the text.

Currently the following newspapers have been digitised :

  • Western People, 1889 (First issue) -2007
  • Ballina Herald,  1927-62
  • Ballinrobe Chronicle, 1866-1903 
  • Western Journal, 1977-83 
Issues of National Newspapers held by the Library Service.
Name Start of Collection End of Collection
Freeman's Journal 10/9/1765 2/7/1808
Freeman's Journal 17/12/1857 30/12/1871
Irish Independent 1/9/1951 31/10/1951
Irish Independent 1/9/1952 21/10/1952
Irish Press 1/9/1936 31/10/1936
Irish Times 1867 1932
1984 1987


Contact Information:

Ivor Hamrock
Local History Department, Castlebar Central Library, John Moore Rd, Castlebar, Co. Mayo.
Phone: +353 (0)94 9047953
Email: ihamrock@mayococo.ie

 

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