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== Museums ==
== Museums ==
 
*[https://www.google.com/search?q=museums+in+county+waterford&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS809US810&oq=museums+in+county+waterford&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160l2.10538j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 '''Museums in County Waterford''']
'''Lismore Heritage Centre'''<br>West St<br>Lismore P51 TP26<br>Telephone: 076 110 2157/058 54975<br>E-mail: [mailto:amccabe@lismoreheritage.ie amccabe@lismoreheritage.ie]<br>
Email #2: [mailto:meallafahey@lismoreheritage.ie meallafahey@lismoreheritage.ie]<br>Email #3: [mailto:lismoreheritage@eircom.net lismoreheritage@eircom.net]<br>
Email #4: [mailto:info@lismoreheritage.ie info@lismoreheritage.ie]<br>Website: [https://www.discoverlismore.com/ Lismore Heritage Centre]<br>
Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/pg/Lismoreheritagecentre/about/?ref=page_internal Lismore Heritage Centre]<br>
Website #3: [https://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/lismore-heritage-centre/436 Lismore Heritage Centre]<br>
Website #4: [https://www.heritageisland.com/attractions/lismore-heritage-town/ Lismore Heritage Town]<br>
Website #5: [http://dungarvantourism.com/welcome/web?task=Display&art_id=46 Lismore Heritage Centre]
 
:Lismore Heritage Centre was opened in its current form in 1992. For almost 25 years it has been offering visitors and locals a unique insight into Lismore's rich history and all the attractions it has to offer.
 
'''Waterford County Museum'''<br>2 St Augustine St<br>Dungarvan X35 NW63<br>Telephone: 058 45960<br>
E-mail: [mailto:info@waterfordmuseum.ie info@waterfordmuseum.ie]<br>Website: [https://www.waterfordmuseum.ie/exhibit/web Waterford County Museum]<br>
Website #2: [http://www.dungarvanmuseum.org/exhibit/web Waterford County Museum]<br>Website #3: [https://www.facebook.com/waterfordcountymuseum Waterford County Museum]<br>
Website #4: [https://www.discoverireland.ie/waterford/waterford-county-museum Waterford County Museum]
 
:The Waterford County Museum Society was founded to run the museum. The aims of the Society are to present the history of Dungarvan and west Waterford area through a series of well illustrated panels and displays, to acquire and preserve individual items or collections of local interest, and to encourage public interest in local history.
 
'''Waterford Museum of Treasures'''<br>Viking Triangle (The Mall)<br>Waterford<br>Telephone: 076 1102501/051 849 501<br>
E-mail: [mailto:bookings@waterfordcouncil.ie bookings@waterfordcouncil.ie]<br>Email #2: [mailto:museumreception@waterfordcity.ie museumreception@waterfordcity.ie]<br>
Website: [http://www.waterfordtreasures.com/ Waterford Treasures]<br>Website #2: [https://www.destinationviking.com/attraction/waterford-museum-treasures Waterford Museum of Treasures]<br>
Website #3: [https://www.facebook.com/WaterfordTreasures/ Waterford Treasures]<br>Website #4: [https://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/waterford-treasures/87359 Waterford Treasures]
 
:Three very different museums all within a few paces of each other tell the 1100 year old story of Waterford from its foundation in 914 by Viking sea pirates to the late 20th century.
 
For a list of County Waterford museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland 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.
 
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Revision as of 12:51, 12 April 2023

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

Archives[edit | edit source]

Waterford City and County Archives Service is an amalgamation of the City Archives in High Street, Waterford and the County Archives in Dungarvan Library, Dungarvan. The City and County Archive holds the records of local authorities in Waterford City and County, past and present and also holds private collections relating to the City and County Waterford. The City and County Archive welcomes all visitors to the Archive and the Archivist and staff will provide every assistance that they can to identify the records that will be of interest to you for your research. However, the staff cannot do research on your behalf.


Waterford City & County Archives
City Archives
High Street
Waterford, Ireland

Telephone: 076 1102144
E-mail: archivist@waterfordcouncil.ie
Website
Facebook
Publication "Sources for Family History in County Waterford"


Waterford County Archives
County Archive
Dungarvan Library
Davitt's Quay
Dungarvan
Telephone: 076 1102144
E-mail: archivist@waterfordcouncil.ie
Website
Facebook
Researching Your Family
Publication "Sources for Family History in County Waterford"

Online Archives[edit | edit source]

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Museums[edit | edit source]