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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

Louth County Archives
Old Gaol
Ardee Road
Dundalk A91 PY17
Ireland

Telephone: 042 9324358
E-mail: archive@louthcoco.ie
Website
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Collections

Our collection stored in the Old Gaol contains approximately 260,000 individual items in a variety of formats dating back to 1628. It is an important heritage asset contributing to our heritage and genealogy tourism. Our archives contain a wealth of information about Louth’s places, people and events that is not found elsewhere.

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Museums

County Museum Dundalk
Carroll Centre
Roden Place
8 Jocelyn Street
Dundalk
Telephone: 042 9392999
E-mail: info@dundalkmuseum.ie
Email #2: dlkmuseum1@eircom.net
Website: County Museum Dundalk
Website #2: County Museum Dundalk
Website #3: County Museum Dundalk

The County Museum, Dundalk, is one of Ireland's finest Local Authority Museums. The museum opened in 1994 and offers an extensive programme of permanent exhibitions, temporary displays, drama presentations, music recitals, lecture, and film.

Drogheda Museum Millmount
Millmount
Lagavooren
Drogheda
Telephone: 041 983 3097
E-mail: info@droghedamuseum.ie
Email #2: info@millmount.net
Website: Drogheda Museum Millmount
Website #2: Drogheda Museum Millmount
Website #3: Drogheda Museum Millmount
Website #4: Millmount Museum & Martello Tower

Drogheda Museum Millmount and Martello Tower are located on the great fort that towers over the town of Drogheda, County Louth, on an ancient hill overlooking the historic river Boyne. It is the gateway to the Boyne Valley, an area rich in heritage dating back over 9,000 years, while the town itself is over 800 years old.

For a list of County Louth 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.