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Discover more about the lives of your Irish ancestors in publications related to the law and courts. This collection also includes The Duties of Clerk of Petty Sessions in Ireland, the second piece of non-fiction by Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula.
All the records are presented as PDFs. This format allows you to search the entire text of the document. The detail found in each record will depend on the subject of the publication. There are currently four titles available in this set. Furthermore, these publications are an excellent source for supplemental information about your ancestor. For example, if you discovered that your ancestor was in prison, the report of 1862 will provide you with the prison’s living conditions, quality of food, and description of punishments.
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