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Archives and Libraries

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Ireland Archives and Libraries page.

Archives

Dublin City Archives
138 - 144 Pearse Street
Dublin 2. D02 HE37
Telephone: 1 - 6744999
Email: cityarchives@dublincity.ie
Website: Dublin City Archives

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.

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Fingal County Archives
Fingal County Archives Service
2nd Floor, Clonmel House
Forster Way
Swords, County Dublin
Telephone: 01 8704496
Email: archives@fingalcoco.ie
Website: Fingal County Archives

The Fingal County Archives is a repository of photographs and documents, private and donated collections, encapsulating visual and literary snapshots of Fingal and the Dublin area through history.

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Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Archives
dlr Archive Services County Hall, Dún Laoghaire
Ireland

Telephone: (01) 205 4743 E-mail: info@dlrcoco.ie (please put Archive Services in the subject line) Website

Visits are strictly by appointment only. The archival holdings consist chiefly of the Council Minutes, and related records, of the 4 Townships that were amalgamated to form Dún Laoghaire Corporation – Blackrock, Dalkey, Killiney and Kingstown/Dún Laoghaire. They are chiefly bound volumes with handwritten entries. The section is also responsible for documents relating to Marlay Park, Cabinteely House and Fernhill, and the former Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company. Only catalogued material is publicly accessible.

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South Dublin Libraries Local Studies
County Library
Library Square
Tallaght
Dublin D24 A3EX
Ireland

Tel: +353 1 462 0073
Website

In order to serve users who wish to study the development of South Dublin County and its rich history and heritage, the main Local Studies Collection is held at the County Library, Tallaght. The collection includes over 10,000 books, periodicals, audio-visual material, photographs, prints and maps relating to the history and social, demographic and economic development of South Dublin County. Smaller collections are held in branch libraries. The collection can be searched on the South Dublin Libraries catalogue.

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Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Dublin)
Website: Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Dublin)

The Irish Archives (County Dublin)
Website: The Irish Archives (County Dublin)

Libraries

Central Catholic Library
74 Merrion Square S.
Dublin 2. D02 HH99
Telephone: 1 676 1264
Email: librarian@catholiclibrary.ie
Website: Central Catholic Library

Our Georgian house overlooking Dublin’s Merrion Square holds a collection of over 60,000 books and periodicals. This collection is confessional in inspiration, and covers the Catholic tradition in philosophy, theology, history, science, art, literature, and music.

The Library of Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College Dublin
The University of Dublin
College Green
Dublin 2
Telephone: 1 896 1000
Email: library@tcd.ie
Website: The Library of Trinity College Dublin

The Library’s history dates back to the establishment of the College in 1592 and it is the largest library in Ireland. Today it has over 6 million printed volumes with extensive collections of journals, manuscripts, maps, and music reflecting over 400 years of academic development. The most famous of its manuscripts, the Book of Kells and the Book of Durrow, were presented by Henry Jones, Bishop of Meath and former vice-chancellor of the University, in the 1660s. Other special collections include the Ussher Collection acquired in 1661 and the Fagel Collection of 1802.

Museums

EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Custom House Quay
Dublin 1
Telephone: 01 906 0861
Email: info@epicchq.com
Website: EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Website #2: EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Website #3: EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum

EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is an interactive experience located in Dublin city centre. Uncover the dramatic and inspiring stories of the Irish who travelled the world, from early times to the modern day. The world’s only fully digital museum features 1500 years of Irish history and relives some of the greatest achievements in music, literature, sport, politics, fashion, and science.

Glasnevin Cemetery Museum
Finglas Road
Glasnevin
Dublin 11
Telephone: 01 882 6550
Email: info@glasnevintrust.ie
Email #2: museum@glasnevintrust.ie
Website: Glasnevin Cemetery Museum
Website #2: Glasnevin Cemetery Museum
Website #3: Glasnevin Cemetery Museum

Glasnevin Cemetery Museum is both the guardian and storyteller for over 1.5 million people. From the ordinary to the truly extraordinary, these people helped shape the Ireland of today.

Irish Jewish Museum
3, Walworth Road
South Circular Road
Dublin 8
Telephone: 01 453 1797
Email: info@jewishmuseum.ie
Website: Irish Jewish Museum
Website #2: Irish Jewish Museum
Website #3: Irish Jewish Museum

The Irish Jewish Museum aims to maintain a museum in the City of Dublin and therein to exhibit, promote, and preserve artefacts relating to the history of the Jews of Ireland, to the Jewish religion, to Jewish history, culture, and heritage and to the Holocaust.

National Museum of Ireland
Kildare St
Dublin 2 (Archaeology)
Collins Barracks
Benburb St
Arran Quay, Dublin (Decorative Arts and History)
Merrion Street
Dublin 2 (Natural History)
Telephone: 1 6777444 (main reception)
Email: marketing@museum.ie
Website: National Museum of Ireland
Website #2: National Museum of Ireland
Website #3: National Museum of Ireland

The National Museum of Ireland has three sites in Dublin and one in County Mayo. The Dublin sites are Archaeology, Decorative Arts and History, and Natural History. The site is County Mayo is Country Life.

For a list of County Dublin museums, go to List of museums in the Republic of Ireland in Wikipedia. Click on the arrow in the column heading labeled County to make the listing alphabetical by county name beginning with County Carlow. Scroll down to find both County Dublin and Dublin.