Research Guide
Parliament
Research Guide Subtitle: Irish House of Commons — Research Guide
Contributors: Joel Herman
First published: 2025
Gold Seam — Irish House of Commons
The entry-point for research on the Irish Parliament of the eighteenth century in VRTI is the Irish House of Commons Gold Seam curated by Dr Joel Herman.
The Gold Seam includes:
- Digitised manuscripts from the Library of Congress, Washington DC, known as the ‘Cavendish Transcripts
- Parliamentary Register
- Report on the Act of Union
- Curated parliamentary debates by Dr Joel Herman.
Researchers who wish to explore this collection will benefit from an essay by Dr Joel Herman: ‘The Irish House of Commons, 1776-1801 — Delving Deeper’.
Additional research resources will be added to this guide during 2025.
