Irish archives, manuscript libraries, museums and related resources
- Belfast Linen Hall Library
- Boole library archives service, University College Cork
- Chester Beatty Library
- Christ Church Cathedral Dublin Library and Archives
- Church of Ireland Representative Church Body Library
- CultureNet - gateway to the culture and heritage of Ireland
- CultureNorthernIreland - online cultural atlas
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 Library and Archive
- Dublin City Public Libraries
- Fingal County Archives
- Galway City and County Library
- Kerry County Library
- Longford County Library and Archives
- Louth County Archives Service
- Roscommon County Library
- South Tipperary County Council Archives
- Waterford City Archives
- Waterford County Archives Service
- Westmeath County Library and Archives
- Wicklow Local Authority Archive
- 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
- NUI Maynooth Library
- Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
- Royal Irish Academy library
- Trinity College Library Dublin and map library
- University College Cork library- special collections - manuscripts
- UCD Archives, University College Dublin
- University College Galway library - special collections
Irish Government websites
- BASIS - Business Access to State Information and Services
- Citizens Information - access to public services
- CNCI - Council of National Cultural Institutions
- Courts Service
- Data Protection - privacy of information about individuals
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism - the Government Department with responsibility for archives
- Government of Ireland - information on the Irish State and government organisations
- Houses of the Oireachtas - Ireland's national parliament
- Office of the Freedom of 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
- 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
- Society of Archivists, Ireland - Records Management Group
- Ulster Historical Foundation/AncestryIreland
Related Irish resources
- Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin
- 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
- RASCAL - Research and Special Collections Available Locally in Northern Ireland
- Royal Dublin Fusiliers
- Valuation Office
National Archives worldwide
- State Archives of Austria
- National Archives of Australia
- National Archives of Belarus
- State Archives in Belgium
- Archives of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Library and Archives Canada
- National Archives of Croatia
- State Archives of the Czech Republic
- Danish State Archives
- National Archives of Estonia
- Historical Archives of the European Union
- Historical Archives of the European Commission
- Faroese National Archives
- National Archives of Finland
- Archives Nationales (France) and archives of the French Defence Forces
- Bundesarchiv (Germany)
- State Archives of Georgia
- National Museum and Archives of Greenland
- National Archives of Hungary
- National Archives of Iceland
- National Archives of India
- State Archives of Latvia
- National Archives of Liechtenstein
- National Archives of Lithuania
- Archives Nationales du Grande-Duché de Luxembourg
- National Archives of Malta
- State Archives of Montenegro
- Netherlands National Archives
- National Archives of Norway
- Archives New Zealand
- State Archives of Poland
- Russian State Archives
- Archives of Serbia
- National Archives of Singapore
- Archives of the Republic of Slovenia
- General State Archives of Spain
- National Archives of Sweden
- Federal Archives of Switzerland
- National Archives of Turkey
- United Kingdom: The National Archives
National Digital Archive of Datasets, University of London
Bodleian Library Oxford
National Archives of Scotland - Scottish Archive Network (SCAN)
Navigational Aids for the History of Science, Technology and the Environment (NAHSTE)
Royal Historical Society Bibliography
The British Library
National Library of Wales
National Library of Scotland - United States of America: National Archives and Record Administration
The Library of Congress
National Union Catalogue of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) - Vatican Library and Archives
National and international archival associations and professional bodies
- Archives.ie - professional archival and records management services in 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
- Blue Shield Network
- Eneclann - professional archival and records management services in Ireland
- International Council on Archives
- JD Consulting - professional archival and records management services in Ireland
- Society of Archivists - professional body for Ireland and Britain
- Society of American Archivists - professional body for the United States of America
Related 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
- British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service, 1688-1995, University of Southampton Library
- Connacht Landed Estates
- Debates of the Houses of the Oireachtas - a searchable database of parliamentary debates spanning the years 1919-1997, created by the Oireachtas Library
- Documents on Irish Foreign Policy series
- 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
- History Ireland - Ireland's illustrated history magazine
- Irish Legal Information Initiative
- Irish Architectural Archive’s Dictionary of Irish Architects, 1720-1940
- Irish History Online - a bibliography of Irish history, created by Writings on Irish History online in association with the Royal Historical Society
- Irish Labour History Society
- Irish Statute Book
- National Committee for History - Irish Committee of Historical Sciences
- New History of Ireland, Oxford University Press
- Ordnance Survey Ireland - historic maps
- Researcher's Guide to Screen Heritage - entries on film, television, radio and related documentation collections in the United Kingdom and Ireland
- Royal Historical Society Bibliography
- Scottish Documents
- Trinity College Dublin - Department of History
- Ulster Historical Foundation/AncestryIreland
- Workhouse website
Electronic records and archives
- APEnet - building the Archive Portal of Europe
- Council on Library and Information Resources (US)
- Electronic Records at the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- Erpanet - Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network
- European Union DLM Project 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
- Management, Appraisal and Preservation of Electronic Records - guidelines from the National Archives of England and Wales
- Model Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records (MoReq2)
- ULCC Digital Archives Blog
- University of British Columbia - project on the preservation of electronic records
Other sites of archival interest
- Conservation OnLine - Stanford University
- 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
- European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations (ECCO)
- EuroDocs - Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe including Ireland
- Institute of Conservation
- National Preservation Office
- OAC - Online Archive of California - advanced online finding aids
- Ready, Net, Go - web resources for archivists
- UNESCO archives portal