The National Archives
The National Archives is open to the public
Opening hours: 10am – 5pm Monday to Friday. Except on Mondays, a lunchtime closure applies between 1 and 2pm.
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.
24.07.09
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...
24.06.28
€37m refurbishment of the National Archives repository has begun
The National Archives currently holds 50 million records dating from the 14th century to the modern day. We want to...
24.04.04
Exhibition: Society & State – Ireland Through Its Records
(NLI POOLEWP 3922) The Irish Free State came into existence in December 1922 after a decade of upheaval and revolution....
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National Archives
Bishop Street,
Dublin 8,
Ireland
D08 DF85
