Types of Evidence

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Evidence can be divided in two groups:

  • Primary sources,
  • Secondary sources.

What is a primary source?

Primary sources

Newspaper Article, Irish Independent 1947, 'Tragedy in Raheny'

Newspaper Article, Irish Independent 1947, 'Tragedy in Raheny'

  are pieces of evidence created at the historical time you are investigating.

What is a secondary source?

Secondary sources

Secondary source

This history book is a good secondary source about pieces of evidence created after the historical time we are investigating.

Courtesy of the Friar's Bush Press.

  are pieces of evidence created after the historical time you are investigating e.g. a history textbook.

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Historical Research

Historical Research