Royal Irish Constabulary

[shanew147]

I believe Slaters 1870 is available on Origins Network.

Thats wonderful news, Shane. Can I access Slaters via Ancestry or an Irish web site? Are the original RIC Indexes not what I was searching on microfilm at Kew?
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That's the ones I was thinking of... Herlihy's details are published in a separate book. I believe the microfilms were created by LDS and are of the original records.


Shane

[balmae]

I shall follow up Slaters now, thank u.
I had to first use Herlihy to get the service/warrant number then use that to find the film reference to locate the service record. 

[shanew147]

The details I mentioned above are all that Slater's includes on John. I got a chance to check an 1881 edition and he's not listed in Clones - but only sub-inspectors are listed in that edition, not head constables.

Slater's was published in 1846, 1856, 1870, 1881 and 1894 (1856 is quite rare)


Shane

[shanew147]

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I had to first use Herlihy to get the service/warrant number then use that to find the film reference to locate the service record. 
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I dont have RIC ancestors but I believe the records and films have their own index system, possibly on a separate film. So I think you should be able to use that without having to check Herliy's book.


Shane

[shanew147]

There's list of the films on the Dublin City Library website, I think these are the same set as TNA have.

  Royal Irish Constabulary Records 1816 - 1922

See the index mentioned on reel 852096, plus the various county returns..


Shane

[Jack2227]

Jim Herlihy's book, "Royal Irish Constabulary Officers"
1816-1922

Does not feature any Irvine surname.

Jack

[balmae]

Yes, I understand that the title of Head Constable had a different connotation in the early days of the RIC. Thanks for your help in looking it up for me, Jack.