The BELFAST NEWSLETTER INDEX
SUBJECT HEADING GUIDE
During the indexing process each news item and advertisement was
given one or more subject headings to enable the user to quickly
identify materials relating to a particular broad subject area.
The various subject headings are listed below along with short
definitions of each. Our object was to make the meanings of the
headings as self-evident as possible. Thus, all advertisements for
medicines or physicians may be found under the
heading admed.; all death notices may be found under d.; and so on.
Users will find that the general and advertisement headings
tend to overlap to some extent and that it is advisable to
check both listings when searching for materials. For
example, a person interested in medicine during this period
should refer to both med. and admed.
Note: it is NOT necessary to input the period (.) when executing a search
involving subject headings.
SUBJECT HEADING SHORT-LIST
General Headings (also sometimes relevant to advertisements).
- agr. Agriculture.
- alco. Alcoholic Drink Trade, Inns, Hotels.
- anec. Anecdotes.
- arch. Architecture, Building and Engineering.
- archlgy. Archaeology and Antiquarianism.
- armed. Armed Services.
- art. Plastic Arts.
- assoc. Associations, Clubs, Societies, Orders.
- b. Birth notices.
- book. Bookselling, Printing, Publishing.
- bread. Bread Assizes.
- char. Charity.
- cloth. Clothing Manufacture and Trade.
- cook. Cookery, Diet, Recipes.
- craft. Crafts and Trades.
- crime. Crime, Punishment, Prisons.
- dance. Dance.
- d. Death notices.
- dial. Dialectical Language.
- ed. Education.
- emig. Emigration and Immigration.
- empl. Employment and Unemployment.
- ent. Entertainment (not theatre, dance, music).
- fair. Fairs and Markets.
- fin. Finance.
- fish. Fish and Fishing Trade.
- folk. Folklore, Myths, and Legends.
- food. Food Processing and Trade.
- govcol. Government, British Colonial.
- govgb. Government, Great Britain.
- govirl. Government, Ireland.
- govloc. Government, Local (not Dublin and Belfast).
- govmun(D). Government, Municipal (Dublin).
- govmun(B). Government, Municipal (Belfast).
- govusa. Government, United States of America
(post-1776)
- house. Household, Family Matters
- land. Lands and Estate Ownership and Management.
- legal. Legal System.
- letecon. Letter, Economy.
- letgen. Letter, General.
- letphil. Letter, Philosophical.
- letpol. Letter, Political.
- letrel. Letter, Religious.
- letsci. Letter, Scientific.
- linen. Linen Industry.
- lit. Literature: essays, moral tales, etc., but not poetry.
- lot. Lottery.
- man. Manufacturing.
- m. Marriage Notices.
- med. Medicine.
- met. Meteorology and other Geophysical Phenomena.
- mine. Mines, Minerals, Timber, Natural Resources.
- music. Music and Musicians.
- naf. News, Africa.
- nas. News, Asia.
- naus. News, Australasia.
- nbel. News, Belfast.
- nca. News, Central America.
- ndub. News, Dublin.
- nei. News, East Indies.
- neur. News, European.
- ngb. News, Great Britain.
- nind. News, India.
- nirl. News, Ireland.
- nlon. News, London.
- nme. News, Middle East.
- nna. News, North America.
- nsa. News, South America.
- nwi. News, West Indies.
- prb. Parliamentary Report, British.
- pri. Parliamentary Report, Irish.
- p. Poetry.
- pop. Population and Mortality.
- pl. Official Price List.
- proc. Proclamation.
- rel. Religion.
- riot. Riots, Insurrections, Civil Disturbances.
- sci. Science and Technology.
- ship. Ships and Shipping.
- sport. Sport.
- tax. Taxation.
- th. Theatre.
- trans. Transport and Travel.
- up. Unexplained Phenomena.
- war. Wars and Campaigns.
- wood. Woodcut.
ADVERTISEMENTS
[In addition to the headings below, advertisements usually also contain
one or more of the general ones above.]
- adagr. Agriculture.
- adappren. Apprenticeship
- adalco. Alcoholic Beverages.
- adarmed. Armed Forces (recruiting, desertions, etc.)
- adbook. Books.
- adbus. Businesses established or dissolved.
- adcer. Cereal Grains.
- adcloth. Clothing, haberdashery, millinary, shoes,
etc.
- adcomm. Specified Commodities, eg. potash.
- adcon. Specified Consummables, eg. foods, tobacco.
- addebt. Debts.
- aded. Education.
- ademig. Emigration.
- adempl. Employment.
- adengr. Engravings.
- adent. Entertainment (excluding theatre and music).
- adfin. Finance (insurance, annuities, stocks).
- adfish. Fish.
- adfurn. Furniture (chairs, carpets, etc.) retail.
- adhard. Hardware.
- adhort. Horticultural.
- adhouse. House for Sale or Let (including contents).
- adland. Land for Sale or Let (including houses)
- adlf. Lost and Found.
- adlegal. Legal.
- adliv. Livestock for sale.
- adloan. Loans Offered or Sought.
- adlodg. Lodgings.
- admach. Machinery.
- admed. Medical.
- admeet. Meeting.
- admine. Minerals and other natural resources.
- admusic. Musical entertainments, published music, etc.
- adper. Personal Notices.
- adpol. Political, Elections.
- adship. Ships and Shipping.
- adstud. Horses at Stud.
- adtax. Taxation (licenses, tythe proctorships, etc.).
- adtender. Tenders.
- adth. Theatrical.
- adtrans. Coaches, Carriages, Stage Coach.
- adunkn. Unknown.
- adware. Warehouseage.