Archives in Ireland

Archives in the Republic of Ireland which may be of use to scholars of Irish Studies.  Please use the links provided to make contact with the archives before planning a research trip.

The National Archives of Ireland

Bishop Street, Dublin 8
http://www.nationalarchives.ie

Contains:
Government Departmental Records
 - Agriculture; Attorney General; Communications, Energy and Natural Resources; Comptroller and Auditor General; Education; Environment, Community and Local Government; Fair Trade Commission; Finance; Foreign Affairs; Gaeltacht; Government Information Service; Health; Industry and Commerce; Justice; Labour Court; National Archives; Patents Office; President; Registry of Friendly Societies; Social Welfare; Taoiseach; Transport

Points to note:
While the archive is open until 5pm, orders will not be taken after 4pm.  In practice the deadline for orders can be somewhat elastic so be sure that you have your final order in well before 4pm.


Keywords:
Jack Lynch Papers / Genealogy / Microfilm

The National Library of Ireland

Kildare Street, Dublin 2
http://www.nli.ie/en/homepage.aspx

Contains:

Points to note:
The library can be quite busy with genealogy researchers
Has a database for Irish Research http://sources.nli.ie

Keywords:
Genealogy / Newspapers

Trinity College Dublin

College Green, Dublin 2
http://www.tcd.ie/Library/

Contains:

Points to note:
This is also something of a tourist attraction.


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University College Dublin

Belfield, Dublin 4
http://www.ucd.ie/library/

Contains:

Points to note:
The archives, while part of the library building, are located round the side of the James Joyce Library, to the right as you face the library.

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National University of Ireland, Galway

University Road, Galway
http://www.library.ucg.ie/index.html

Contains:

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University College Cork

College Road, Cork
http://booleweb.ucc.ie

Contains:
The Papers of George Boole, F.R.S.
Elizabeth Bowen Collection
Buckley Collection
Ethna Byrne Costigan Collection
Cork Deeds
The Papers of Daniel Corkery
William Healy Collection
Thomas MacDonagh Collection
Murphy's Brewery Collection
Daniel O'Connell Collection
George Bernard Shaw Collection


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Dublin City University

Glasnevin, Dublin 9

http://www.dcu.ie/library/about_the_library/welcome.shtml

Contains:
Charles Haughey Papers ****As of 2013, there is no update as to the release of these papers****

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Keywords:
Charles Haughey