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==Public Libraries and Museums== | ==Public Libraries and Museums== | ||
*Each county and most major | *Each county and most major city in Ireland have a main library. Many of these libraries have a local and family history collection. These collections may include estate records, newspapers, gravestone inscriptions, minute books of various local and county government agencies, poor law records, family pedigrees, and histories. Some libraries have indexed parts of their collections. | ||
*County or specialty museums may also contain genealogical records, including estate, military, tax, church, and business or employment records. | *County or specialty museums may also contain genealogical records, including estate, military, tax, church, and business or employment records. | ||
*Other archives also contain information of genealogical value. Three such archives are described below. | *Other archives also contain information of genealogical value. Three such archives are described below. | ||
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