Irish Times Archives

[armaghniac]

The Irish Times archive is free for a week or so. Loads of good GAA stuff in there and everything else beside, anyone fancy a nice new 4 bed house in Blackrock, Dublin for £2600?

These are some Armagh related ones.

Casement Park opens
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1953/0615/Pg001.html#Ar00104

All Ireland Final 1953
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/tpl/1953/0926/Pg018.html#Ar01800
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1953/0928/Pg001.html#Ar00100
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1953/0928/Pg002.html#Ar00200

Armagh v Down Casement 1961
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1961/0724/Pg005.html#Ar00507

[mylestheslasher]

Very interesting...

Cavan win all ireland in the polo grounds, 1947

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1947/0915/Pg002.html#Ar00201:56F1FA59721859B1FA5A32185BE5B35C55C85C65B15E95C956F2485A42646343506633666511D16701E86C75B36E25C860B2A861B2BD56D3EC57D4016524936614AB6950546DC0B86D70546EC0B86ED05479E0B856F1D45851EB5851D458B1EB58B1D45BC1EB73E1DF7611FC

and our 1st all reland in 1933, pretty small match reports the 1933 one being more concerned with the fact that the radio commentary was hijacked by republicans protesting over mistreated prisoners!

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/wit/1933/0930/Pg004.html#Ar00403:2008B42208CD0AC58A1095A81915862085A51935E71AD6001AD5E71B46001B45E71EC600

[ONeill]

Brilliant craic on this.

Didn't realise that they were going to build an atomic station at the Washingbay in the early 60s. They decided not to go for it as 'it was an area known for its lack of allegiance to Stormont'.

[armaghniac]

Interestingly the GAA proposed abolish the ban on NI policemen joining in 1969, if the proposed reforms went through.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1969/1103/Pg008.html#Ar00803

[Orior]

Great link O'Neill.
Ta ta