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Public Record Office

British  

noun

  1. an institution in which official records are stored and kept available for inspection by the public

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Key to the enterprise has been a book, “A Guide to the Records Deposited in the Public Record Office of Ireland,” published three years before the fire by the office’s head archivist, Herbert Wood.

From New York Times Apr. 1, 2024

The Public Record Office in Belfast has released 695 files.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2021

The concern was highlighted in documents released by the Public Record Office in Belfast.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2014

David Crook, the retired former assistant keeper of public records at the Public Record Office, tells me over tea one afternoon at his home in Grantham.

From The Guardian Apr. 14, 2010

This valiant Catholic woman and her brave son were in bad repute with the persecuting authorities, and the Public Record Office preserves many reports respecting them.

From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John

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