The Church of Ireland's principal repository for its archives and manuscripts holds records from some 600 parish registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials in the Republic of Ireland. The Library also holds biographical succession lists of Church of Ireland clergy, collections of copy wills, extracts from the destroyed 1766 religious census and collections of pedigrees.
Address: Braemor Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14
Phone: +353 (0)1 4923979
Fax: +353 (0)1 4924770
Email: library@ireland.anglican.org
Website: www.ireland.anglican.org/library
Clare County Library - Local Studies Centre
Reference library and research centre dedicated to the collection of material on any aspect of County Clare. Open to the public free of charge and part of Clare County Library's service, holdings include Books, Journals, Newspapers, Maps, Photographs, Estate Records, Land Surveys, Local Government Records and Censuses.
Address: Local Studies Centre, Clare County Library, The Manse, Harmony Row, Ennis.
Phone: 065 6846271 or 065 6846271
Website: www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/library/local-studies/locstudi1.htm
Cork Archives Institute
City and county archives service, preserves and makes available documents from public and private sources relating to the history of Cork. Holdings include Local Authorities records, Business Records, Landed Estate Papers and Records of Trade Unions, Clubs, Societies and Religious Groups.
Contact: The Archivist, Cork Archives Institute, Christ Church, South Main Street, Cork
Phone: (021) 4277809
Fax: (021) 4274668
Email: cai@indigo.ie
Website: www.corkcity.ie/ourservices/rac/archives/
Donegal County Archives Service
Donegal County Council's local archives include Boards of Guardian records, Rural and Urban District Councils records, Grand Jury presentments, archives of the County Committee of Agriculture, Donegal Board of Health and Public Assistance, County Council and private collections.
Contact: Niamh Brennan, Archivist, Donegal County Council, Three Rivers Centre, Lifford, Donegal
Phone: +353 -074-72490
Fax: +353 -074-41367
Email: nbrennan@donegalcoco.ie
Website: www.donegal.ie/dcc/arts/archive.htm
Dublin City Archives
Contains records of the civic government of Dublin from 1171 to the late 20th century. These records include City Council and committee minutes, account books, correspondence, reports, court records, charity petitions, title deeds, maps and plans and drawings all of which document the development of Dublin over eight centuries.
Address: 138 - 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2
Phone: +353-1-6744999
Fax: +353-1-6744881
Email: cityarchives@dublincity.ie
Website: www.dublincity.ie/living_in_the_city/libraries/heritage_and_history/ dublin_city_archives/
Fingal County Archives
Fingal County Archives holds all material relating to the former Dublin County Council and its predecessor bodies including Board of Guardians and Grand Juries. Grand Juries records include manuscript Minute Books and an extensive collection of printed Presentment Books from 1818 to 1898. The Archives also contains a collections of private individuals and organisations who have a connection with the County of Dublin.
Address: 11 Parnell Square, Dublin 1
Phone: +353 - 1 - 8905524
Fax: +353 - 1 - 8905599
Email: fincolib@iol.ie
Website: www.iol.ie/~fincolib/archives.htm
Garda Síochána Museum and Archives
Museum of the Republic of Ireland's national police force holds material relating to the Garda Síochána, Irish Constabulary, The Royal Irish Constabulary, The Dublin Police, and The Dublin Metropolitian Police.
Contact: The Archivist, Garda Síochána Museum/Archives, The Records Tower, Dublin Castle, Dublin 2
Phone: +353 - 1 - 6719597
Website: www.esatclear.ie/~garda/museum.html
General Register Office for Ireland
The General Register Office holds the following records: births and deaths for all Ireland from 1864 to 1921, and Ireland (excluding North) from 1921; marriages, except Roman Catholic, for all Ireland from 1/4/1845 to 1863; marriages for all Ireland from 1864 to 1921, and Ireland (excluding North) from 1921.
Address: Joyce House, 8-11 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2
Phone: +353 1 635 40 00
Website: www.groireland.ie
General Register Office for Northern Ireland
Records available include Statutory Registers of births (from 1864), deaths (from 1864) and marriages (from 1845).
Address: Oxford House, 49/55 Chichester Street, Belfast BT1 4HL
Phone: 028 90 252000
Website: www.groni.gov.uk
Land Registry and Registry of Deeds
Facilities are available to search Land Registry and Registry of Deeds. Established in 1892, Land Registry folios detail a property with map reference, the registered owner and any burdens (e.g. charges) affecting the property. The Registry of Deeds, established in 1708, provides voluntary registration for deeds and conveyances affecting land.
Address: Registry of Deeds Kings Inns, Henrietta Street, Dublin 7
Website: www.irlgov.ie/landreg
Linen Hall Library
Founded in 1788, it is the oldest library in Belfast. Collections include: Blackwood and Greeves Pedigrees, Griffiths Valuation, births, marriages and deaths in the Belfast News Letter - 1738-1864 and 1945-1960, transcripts for some parish registers, Ireland's Memorial Records, gravestone inscriptions, indexes to wills, army and navy lists, and registers of school and university graduates.
Linen Hall Library, 17 Donegall Square North, Belfast BT1 5GB
Phone: 028 9032 1707
Fax: 028 9043 8586
Email: g.healey@linenhall.com
Website: www.linenhall.com
Louth County Archives Service
County Louth Local Authority Archives include Grand Jury's Irish Statutes from 1310, miscellaneous Poor Law archives, Urban and Rural District Council records, Boards of Health and Public Assistance records and Louth County Council archives.
Address: Old Gaol, Ardee Road, Dundalk, County Louth
Phone: 042 933 9387
Fax: 042 932 0427
Email: archive@louthcoco.ie
Website: www.louthcoco.ie/louthcoco/louth/html/archive.htm
The National Archives of Ireland
Archive material includes: Griffith’s Primary Valuation of Tenements; Tithe Applotment Books; 1901 and 1911 Census Returns; Remnants of some Census Returns for the years 1821, 1831, 1841 and 1851; Transportation records to Australia 1788-1868; Will Calendars, Wills and Letters of Administration; Micro-film copies and transcripts of some Church of Ireland Registers.
Address: Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Ireland
Website: www.nationalarchives.ie
NAI / PRONI joint website: www.archivesns.net
The National Library of Ireland
Library material includes microfilms of Catholic parish registers up to 1880 and some up to 1900, copies of nineteenth century property valuation records (the Tithe Applotment Books and Griffith's Valuation), trade and social directories, estate records, newspapers and other miscellaneous sources such as family history and local history society publications.
Address: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin2
Phone: +353 1 603 02 00
Fax: +353 1 676 66 90
E-mail: info@nli.ie
Website: www.nli.ie
Police Museum
The Police Museum holds microfilm copies of the Royal Irish Constabulary service records 1822-1922, the originals of which are held at the Public Record Office at Kew in London.
Website: www.psni.police.uk/index/pg_police_museum.htm
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
PRONI records include: 1901 Census Records and remaining fragments from other years, Tithe Applotment Books compiled between 1823 and 1838, emigration records, school records, valuation records, church records, Ordnance Survey records, crown and peace records, Poor Law records.
Address: 66 Balmoral Avenue, Belfast BT9 6NY Northern Ireland
Phone: (+44) 028 90 255905 (Public Search Room)
Fax: (+44) 028 90 255999
Email: proni@dcalni.gov.uk
Website: www.proni.gov.uk
NAI / PRONI joint website: www.archivesns.net
University College Cork Library - Special Collections
Special Collections include books published before 1850; rare and privately printed books; libraries donated by individuals, manuscripts, maps and newspapers.
Enquiries: Special Collections Librarian, Boole Library, University College Cork
Phone: 021 276871 ext. 2282
Fax: 021 273428
Email: adlb8021@bureau.ucc.ie
Website: booleweb.ucc.ie/search/subject/speccol/speccol.htm
University College Dublin - Archives Department
The Archives service preserves the College archives; acquires collections of private papers and institutional records to support research into modern Irish history, politics and culture; and houses the collection of Irish-language ‘A’ MSS belonging to the Order of Friars Minor.
Address: Archives Department, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4
Website: www.ucd.ie/archives/
Valuation Office
The archive holds records from 1846 listing occupiers of property for the 26 Counties in the Republic of Ireland, based on Griffith's Primary Valuation. Property locations are outlined on Valuation maps which are also archived.
Address: Irish Life Centre, Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1
Phone: +353-1 817 1000
Fax: +353-1 817 1180
E-mail: info@valoff.ie
Website: www.valoff.ie
Waterford City Archives
Archives include material originating within Waterford City Council (formerly Waterford Corporation) dating back to the seventeenth century, plus school records, photographic prints and private and institutional collections.
Enquiries: Waterford City Archives, High Street, Waterford
Phone: 051-843123
E-mail: archives@waterfordcity.ie
Website: www.waterfordcity.ie/archives/index.htm