County Waterford Archives and Libraries

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

Archives

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

Libraries

Ardkeen Library
1st Floor, Ardkeen Shopping Centre
Dunmore Road
Waterford City
Telephone: 076 110 2755/051 849 755
E-mail: library@waterfordcity.ie
Website: Ardkeen Library
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Website #4: Ardkeen Library

Brown's Road Library
Paddy Brown's Road
Lisduggan
Waterford City X91EK76
Telephone: 076 110 2614/051 849 845
E-mail: library@waterfordcity.ie
Website: Brown's Road Library
Website #2: Brown's Road Library
Website #3: Brown's Road Library
Website #4: Brown's Road Library

Cappoquin Library
Main Street
Cappoquin P51 TH26
Telephone: 087 2605466/058 52263
E-mail: library@waterfordcity.ie
Email #2: cappoquinlibrary@waterfordcoco.ie
Website: Cappoquin Library
Website #2: Cappoquin Library

Carrickphierish Library
Carrickphierish Road
Gracedieu Rd.
Waterford City
Telephone: 076 110 2696
E-mail: library@waterfordcity.ie
Email #2: carrickphierishlibrary@waterfordcouncil.ie
Website: Carrickphierish Library
Website #2: Carrickphierish Library

Central Library
Lady Lane
Waterford City
Telephone: 076 110 2975/051 849 975
E-mail: library@waterfordcity.ie
Website: Central Library

Dungarvan Library
Davitt's Quay
Abbeyside
Dungarvan
Telephone: 076 110 2141/058 41231
E-mail: library@waterfordcity.ie
Email #2: dungarvanlibrary@waterfordcoco.ie
Website: Dungarvan Library
Website #2: Dungarvan Library

Dunmore East Library
Fisherman's Hall
Dock Rd
Nymphhall
Dunmore East
Telephone: 051 383211/381479
E-mail: library@waterfordcity.ie
Email #2: dunmorelibrary@waterfordcoco.ie
Website: Dunmore East Library
Website #2: Dunmore East Library

Kilmacthomas Library
Main Street
Kilmacthomas
Telephone: 051 294270
E-mail: library@waterfordcity.ie
Email #2: kilmacthomaslibrary@waterfordcoco.ie
Website: Kilmacthomas Library
Website #2: Kilmacthomas Library

Lismore Library
West Street
Lismore
Telephone: 076 110 2377
E-mail: library@waterfordcity.ie
Email #2: lismorelibrary@waterfordcoco.ie
Website: Lismore Library
Website #2: Lismore Library

Portlaw Library
The Square
Coolroe
Portlaw
Telephone: 051 387402
E-mail: library@waterfordcity.ie
Email #2: portlawlibrary@waterfordcoco.ie
Website: Portlaw Library
Website #2: Portlaw Library

Tallow Library
Convent Street
Tallow
Telephone: 058 56347
E-mail: library@waterfordcity.ie
Email #2: tallowlibrary@waterfordcoco.ie
Website: Tallow Library
Website #2: Tallow Library

Tramore Library
Market Street
Tramore West
Tramore
Telephone: 076 110 2594
E-mail: library@waterfordcity.ie
Email #2: tramorelibrary@waterfordcoco.ie
Website: Tramore Library
Website #2: Tramore Library
Website #3: Tramore Library

Museums

Lismore Heritage Centre
West St
Lismore P51 TP26
Telephone: 076 110 2157/058 54975
E-mail: amccabe@lismoreheritage.ie
Email #2: meallafahey@lismoreheritage.ie
Email #3: lismoreheritage@eircom.net
Email #4: info@lismoreheritage.ie
Website: Lismore Heritage Centre
Website #2: Lismore Heritage Centre
Website #3: Lismore Heritage Centre
Website #4: Lismore Heritage Town
Website #5: 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
2 St Augustine St
Dungarvan X35 NW63
Telephone: 058 45960
E-mail: info@waterfordmuseum.ie
Website: Waterford County Museum
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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
Viking Triangle (The Mall)
Waterford
Telephone: 076 1102501/051 849 501
E-mail: bookings@waterfordcouncil.ie
Email #2: museumreception@waterfordcity.ie
Website: Waterford Treasures
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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 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.