| Frequency | Three times a week 4 Sept. 1770- |
| Series |
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection UNAUTHORIZED
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| Local note | Images from the source library are selected or scattered issues as well as various editions of the cataloged title and related titles (where indicated in the MARC record) as representative of the general publishing history of the title during the 17th and 18th centuries. |
| Local note | Images from the source library are selected or scattered issues as well as various editions of the cataloged title and related titles (where indicated in the MARC record) as representative of the general publishing history of the title during the 17th and 18th centuries. |
| General note | Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London). |
| General note | The "Committee" in imprint was the Committee for Conducting the Free-Press, a group of Dublin patriots led by the writer Henry Brooke. |
| General note | Charles Lucas was a major contributor to the newspaper until his death in 1771. |
| General note | Title from caption; title varies slightly. |
| General note | Imprint from undated colophon. |
| General note | Printers' names vary. |
| General note | At foot of p.[1] in square brackets: Price one penny; price later increases to "Three half-pence." |
| General note | Originally a liberal paper which supported the Volunteer movement, the paper was taken over by Francis Higgins in 1782 and by 1784 was no longer an opposition newspaper but a voice for Dublin Castle. Higgins died in 1802, the newspaper eventually regained its independence. |
| General note | Includes editorial comments on political liberty by The Watchman, with extensive coverage of the Irish parliament, reports from the London gazette, British and European news, Dublin notes and advertisements. |
| General note | Latest issue consulted: Vol. XXI. Numb. 106. = Total numb. 2917 (From Tuesday. April the 20th, to Thursday, April the 22d, 1784.). |
| Citation/References note |
Inglis, B. Freedom of the press in Ireland |
| References |
Waterloo Directory of Irish newspapers and periodicals, 1800-1900. Phase II, 3099 |
| References |
NCBEL, II:1386 |
| References |
NEWSPLAN. Ireland, p.182-183 |
| Special numbering | At an unidentified point, the designation began to include a running total of issues published. |
| Other forms | Also issued on microfilm (1763-1924) by Irish Microfilms Ltd. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Indexes |
Index for 1763-1767 on 5 microfilm reels from Irish Microfilms, Ltd. |
| Title history note | Title changed in 1806 to: The Freeman's journal, and daily commercial advertiser. |
| Genre/form | Newspapers Ireland |
