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Irish archives, manuscript libraries, museums and related resources
- Belfast Linen Hall Library
- Chester Beatty Library
- Church of Ireland Representative Church Body Library
- CNCI – Council of National Cultural Institutions
- CultureNet – gateway to the culture and heritage of Ireland
- CultureNorthernIreland – online cultural atlas
- Garda Síochána Museum and Archives
- Irish Architectural Archive
- Irish Film Archive
- Irish Manuscripts Commission
- Irish Traditional Music Archive
- Marsh’s Library
- Military Archives
- National Library of Ireland including the National Photographic Archive and Office of the Chief Herald (Genealogical Office)
- National Museum of Ireland
- Newry and Mourne Museum
- NUI Galway – special collection and archives
- NUI Maynooth Library
- Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
- Royal Irish Academy library
- Trinity College Library Dublin and map library
- University College Cork – Archives
- University College Dublin - UCD Archives
Local authority/county archives and library services
- Clare County Archives Service
- Clare County Library
- Cork City and County Archives
- Donegal County Archives Service
- Dublin City Archives
- Dublin City Public Libraries and Archive
- Fingal Archives
- Galway City and County Library
- Kerry County Library
- Limerick City Archives
- Limerick County Archives and County Library
- Longford County Library and Archives
- Louth County Archives
- Mayo County Library
- Roscommon County Library
- South Tipperary County Archives
- Waterford City Archives
- Waterford County Archives Service
- Westmeath County Library and Archives
- Wicklow Local Authority Archive
Irish Government websites
- BASIS – Business Access to State Information and Services
- Citizens Information – access to public services
- Courts Service
- Data Protection – privacy of information about individuals
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht – the Government Department with responsibility for the National Archives
- Government of Ireland – information on the Irish State and government organisations
- Houses of the Oireachtas – Ireland’s national parliament
- Office of the Information Commissioner
- Office of the Ombudsman
Archival and historical societies and related publications
- Economic and Social History Society of Ireland
- Federation of Local History Societies
- Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement
- History Ireland – Ireland’s illustrated history magazine
- History Journal
- Irish Historical Studies
- Irish Labour History Society
- Irish Society for Archives
- Military Heritage of Ireland Trust
- National Committee for History – Irish Committee for Historical Sciences
- Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
Related Irish resources
- CELT – Corpus of Electronic Texts online in University College Cork
- Central Statistics Office of Ireland
- General Register Office
- General Register Office of Northern Ireland
- Higher Education Authority- HEAnet
- Irish Law Site – University College Cork
- Placenames Database of Ireland
- RASCAL – Research and Special Collections Available Locally in Northern Ireland
- Royal Dublin Fusiliers
- Valuation Office
Archives in other countries
- European Commission historical archives
- European Union archives
- International Council on Archives
- Library and Archives Canada
- National Archives of Australia
- National Archives of Scotland
- UNESCO Archives Portal
- United Kingdom: The National Archives
- United States of America: National Archives and Records Administration
National and international archival associations and professional bodies
- Archives.ie - professional archival and records management services in Ireland
- Archives & Records Association – UK & Ireland
- Arcline - professional archival and records management services in Ireland
- Association of Canadian Archivists - professional body for Canada
- Australian Society of Archivists - professional body for Australia
- Eneclann - professional archival and records management services in Ireland
- International Committee of the Blue Shield
- JD Consulting - professional archival and records management services in Ireland
- Society of American Archivists - professional body for the United States of America
Research websites in Ireland and the UK
- Access to Archives – A2A - contains computerised catalogues of the holdings of a number of British archives and libraries
- Act of Union Virtual Library, Queen’s University Belfast
- Acts of the Houses of the Oireachtas, 1922-2003
- ArchiveGrid
- Bibliography of British and Irish History
- British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service, 1688-1995, University of Southampton Library
- Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters c.1244-1509 (CIRCLE)
- Connacht Landed Estates project
- Debates of the Houses of the Oireachtas - a searchable database of parliamentary debates spanning the years 1919-1997, created by the Oireachtas Library
- 1641 Depositions
- Dictionary of Irish Biography
- Documents on Irish Foreign Policy series
- Down Survey website
- Duke of Wellington Papers database - contains detailed descriptions of Wellington’s papers, including those during his term as Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1807-1809
- Economic and Social History Society of Ireland
- EPPI – Enhanced British Parliamentary Papers on Ireland, 1801-1922
- Federation of Local History Societies
- Forum for Archives and Records Management Education and Research for the UK and Ireland (FARMER)
- History-in-Service – Supporting Leaving Certificate History
- Irish Architectural Archive’s Dictionary of Irish Architects, 1720-1940
- Irish Archives Resource (IAR)
- Irish History Online
- Irish Legal Information Initiative
- Irish Statute Book
- Ordnance Survey Ireland
- British Universities Film & Video Council
- RIAN - Irish university library research portal
- Royal Historical Society Bibliography of British and Irish History
- Scottish Documents
- Trinity College Dublin – Department of History
- Ulster Historical Foundation/AncestryIreland
- Workhouse website
Electronic records and archives
- APEx - EU Best Practice Network project to expand, enrich, enhance and sustain the Archives Portal Europe
- Council on Library and Information Resources (US)
- EAD: Encoded Archival Description official site - resources on the use of this SGML/XML-based Document Type Definition for the electronic mark up of archival finding aids
- Electronic records at the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- Erpanet - Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network
- Europeana – digital images, texts, videos and sounds from museums, archives, libraries and galleries from all over Europe
- European Union DLM Forum on Electronic Records - the challenges of preservation and access in the digital age
- InterPARES Project - international research on permanent authentic records in public systems
- JISC - Joint Information Systems Committee
- Modular Requirements for Records Systems MoReq2010
- ULCC Digital Archives Blog
- University of British Columbia - project on the preservation of electronic records
Other sites of archival interest
- British Library Preservation Advisory Centre/National Preservation Office (UK)
- Conservation OnLine – Stanford University
- European Confederation of Conservator-restorers’ Organisations (ECCO)
- EuroDocs – Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe including Ireland
- Institute of Conservation (UK)
- National Preservation Office (UK)
- OAC – Online Archive of California - advanced online finding aids
