The online British Newspaper Archive (BNA) holds editions from 103* Irish newspapers in its database, as well as 431 publications from England, Scotland and Wales. The Irish papers alone span 1709 to 1900 – the vast majority are for the early to mid 19th-century – and include papers published in Belfast, Dublin, Cork and many towns across the island.
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* The 103rd title made its way into the BNA collection last weekend. It's the Commercial Herald. So far, only editions published from January 1869 to December 1870 are available to search, but the holding will eventually span 1848 to 1872.