Publisher's Synopsis
Corish and SheehyÃ?Â?Ã?Â-s book provides historians and those interested in local history, with an accessible, practical introduction and guide to the records of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland dating from the sixteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. They present a unique, detailed and integrated survey of the substantial collections of archival material concerning the history of the Catholic Church in Ireland constantly interspersed with references to relevant finding aids and printed volumes of manuscript material which would otherwise be difficult for historians in Ireland to access.
