Our Genealogy Website provides free access to digitised collections that are useful to family and local history research.
Our Decade of Centenaries website charts the historical development of Ireland from 1912 to 1923, a decade which was the most turbulent and transformative experienced by Ireland in the 20th century.
24.11.07
Open Preservation Foundation (OPF) membership
As the National Archives seeks to develop our digital infrastructure and capacity to preserve born digital records, we are pleased...
24.09.10
Events in September
We have a busy September participating in the National Ploughing Championships and Culture Night! The National Ploughing...
24.07.09
Annual releases 2024 are now searchable online
We are pleased to report that the National Archives' online catalogue now features the 2024 releases of Department of State...
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