Lost Leads

Are you researching your ancestors, looking for old stories about the place you live, or do you simply have an interest in Irish and world history? Subscribers to The Irish Times have access to the newspaper’s extensive archive. Here are some tips to help you explore. 1/7

Subscribers can access the original reports from June, 1944, in the Irish Times newspaper archive 🗞️ Reports: irishtimes.com/newspaper/arch…

Originally published in 2014: Irish D-Day veteran Michael d’Alton spoke with Ronan McGreevy, recalling a momentous day when the fate of Europe hung in the balance. @RMcGreevy1301 irishtimes.com/culture/herita…

June 7th, 1944: The Irish Times front page the morning after D-Day, featuring the initial reports from the Allied landings at Normandy 80 years ago. 👇

The throat of a mare, his property, was cut some time ago, a dog poisoned and a tenant’s house burned down. He further states that the outrages are in consequence of his having taken an evicted farm. Original report, February 22nd, 1890: irishtimes.com/newspaper/arch…

Tobin states that on Tuesday last a bottle of whiskey was found on a road only used by himself and his family, the contents of which when analysed were found to contain poison in large quantity.

A bullet penetrated the feather bed on which Tobin, his son, and another man were lying. No one was injured but Tobin, whose right hip was grazed with one of the slugs.

A desperate attempt was made on Saturday night to murder a farmer named Michael Tobin, of Downing, Kilworth. Two shots were fired through his bedroom window, the glass of which was shattered. The bedclothes were riddled with slugs, some of which also lodged in the wall behind.

Archive pick of the day: attempted murder near Fermoy, first published on this day, 1890. #OTD 🧵📰

Illegal games, con artistry and a ‘mystery’ death: crime and misfortune at Harbour Court irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin…

‘The first of its kind’: Reporting the first Young Scientists’ Exhibition in 1965 irishtimes.com/science/2024/0…

‘A young lady, it is reported, was literally taken off her feet and carried some yards along…’ Read the originals here 📰 irishtimes.com/newspaper/arch… #LostLeads

‘A heavier storm has not swept over the city and suburbs for a considerable length of time past than that which raged the entire of yesterday...’ Today’s archive pick: a “destructive gale” that caused havoc around Dublin. First published on this day, 1883 #StormAgnes #OTD

Both assailants were arrested, and brought before Mr E Byrne, JP, by whom they were remanded. Carter, who is very young, was allowed out on bail, but the other prisoner was retained in custody. 6/6 Originals 📰: irishtimes.com/newspaper/arch…

One of these penetrated the right cheek, and some struck him on the thigh. When Curry moved nearer he also fired, and Dolan threw himself under a ditch, where he heard the shot passing over his head. 5/6

Strange shooting case at Tinahely: Archive pick of the day, first published on this day 120 years ago... #LostLeads 🧵 1/6

A young girl named May Mason swore that she had been speaking to the deceased man when he was shot beside her, opposite the police barrack. 5/5 Original report: irishtimes.com/newspaper/arch…

... and that a young man named Scanlon was shot, and died afterwards. Telegraphing last night our Listowel Correspondent says: The jury at Ballybunion returned a verdict of wilful murder against Constable Lyons and Sergeant Macaulay, RIC, for the death of Daniel Scanlon. 4/5

The Ballybunion Shooting Affair: finding of the coroner’s jury. Today’s archive pick, first published on July 14th, 1917. 📰 1/5