Introduction
The following information
is taken from the Leinster Leader Newspaper for 1903 and contains
all the references to the Gordon Bennett Race for that year, as well
as some material of general interest relating to roads and transport
for that period. No reference to the race appeared in 1902. The material
is published here by kind permission of the Leinster Leader.
The
material was compiled and edited by Mario Corrigan of the Local Studies
Department, History and Family Research Centre, Riverbank, Main St.
Newbridge and painstakingly typed by Martina Thomas of Kildare Co.
Library. It is published here in association with www.kildare.ie
Thanks also to Breda Gleeson, Co. Librarian, for her support and for
the allocation of resources.
The Centre incorporates the three related disciplines of Local Studies,
Genealogy and Archives and forms an integral part of Kildare County
Council's, Cultural Campus, RIVERBANK.
Research and promotion of the Gordon Bennett Centenary highlights
the importance of the work of the History and Family Research Centre,
one of the principal aims of which, is easy access to primary/original
source material such as the Leinster Leader Newspaper. The Indexation
of the Leinster Leader is an ongoing project under the aegis of FÁS
and Kildare County Library.
Original spellings are retained and errors identified by [sic]. The
column headings are identified and the page number for each issue.
If a line appears between the entries it means that the next item
appears on the same page but in a different column or under a different
heading.
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