From adverts in the press I can see that it was an annual rowing competition which, in 1903, took place on 29th & 30th June at Ringsend. Entrance fee was 2 shillings.
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Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Thursday 19th March 2020, 10:52AM -
Hi Elwyn, thank you so much for your reply to my question. Would you know if there are newspapers I could try to look at which might show who were on the rowing teams or took part in the regatta?
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There’s the Irish Newspaper Archive and the British Newspaper Archive (which has a lot of Irish papers):
https://newspaperarchive.com/ie/
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
I used the British Newspaper Archive. All I could find for that year was the advert for tickets. No names of teams, let alone individual competitors.
I found an Irish rowing organisation on the net. Maybe they have archives for 1903?
Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Tuesday 24th March 2020, 04:48AM