other collections
National Archives of Ireland
description | Vast collection of state archives resulting from the amalgamation in June 1988 of the Public Record Office of Ireland (founded 1867) and the State Paper Office (founded 1702). Many archives were destroyed in the fire of June 1922. Included are records of government departments, Chief Secretary's Office, Courts and Probate registries, and transcripts of many of the collections lost in 1922. |
subject terms | public buildings ; piers ; harbours ; railways ; roads ; canals ; drainage ; letters ; wills ; hospitals; estates ; schools ; boundaries ; surveying ; maps ; leases ; family histories ; notebooks ; photographs ; state papers |
place | Ireland |
content date | 13th c - ; mainly 19th - 20th c |
accumulation date | 1790 - |
language | English and Irish |
type of material | Thousands of mainly manuscript items stored under appropriate archival conditions. Archive, Text, Image |
accrual status | Open, continuous, active |
strengths | A unique and comprehensive collection of state records mainly covering the 19th and 20th centuries. |
SUB COLLECTION | Business Records Survey ; Estates Collection ; Office of Public Works ; Ordnance Survey ; Valuation and Boundary Survey |
OWNER | National Archives of Ireland (NAI) |
POSTAL ADDRESS | Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Republic of Ireland |
URL | Home page URL: click here for Live link |
ACCESS CONDITIONS | The collection is freely available to the public from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday to Friday. Some material must be ordered a day in advance. There is no ILL or photocopying facility, but photography may be arranged on request. |
ADMINISTRATOR | Aideen Ireland, Archivist, National Archives ; Tel: 00353 1 4072300 ; Fax: 00353 1 4072333 ; Email address: mail@nationalarchives.ie |