Searching for historical meteorological observations on the Island of Ireland

This research presents an inventory of 750 collections of historical documentary and instrumental meteorological observations registered in the Island of Ireland prior to the twentieth century, which require rescue. The inventory comprises references on the location of registers, metadata, data holders and data sources. The majority of registers remain as handwritten records or publications kept in various archives across Ireland and abroad or as online resources such as scanned newspapers. This inventory will aid future climate data rescue projects in Ireland.