other collections

NAI Business Records Survey

description

Between 1970 and 1993 The Irish Manuscripts Commission examined the records of 5,000 firms, and stored the collections of 600, which are now held in the National Archives. The collection contains plans and drawings of businesses, friendly societies and local authorities dating from the 18th century. Some are available online, but access to the rest is by finding aid.

subject terms

lighthouses ; asylums ; bridges ; mills ; business enterprises ; friendly societies ; silos

name

Irish Manuscripts Commission

place

Republic of Ireland

content date

18th c -

accumulation date

18th c -

language

English

type of material

The collection is accessioned by county, and town or village if possible. Some items are not catalogued. It is also indexed in The Journal of the Irish Economic and Social History Society. Finding-Aid, Internet, Text, Image

accrual status

Open

strengths

A unique collection of primary maps and plans of businesses, all unavailable elsewhere.

SUPER COLLECTION

National Archives of Ireland

OWNER

National Archives of Ireland

POSTAL ADDRESS

Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Republic of Ireland

URL

Home Page URL : Click here for live link

ACCESS CONDITIONS

Freely available to the public from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday to Friday. Some items are stored in the Four Courts and must be ordered a day in advance. There is no ILL or photocopying facility, but photography may be arranged on request.

ADMINISTRATOR

Brian Donnelly, Surveyor of Business Records, National Archives ; Tel: 00353 1 4072300 ; Fax: 00353 1 4072333 ; Email address: mail@nationalarchives.ie