The National Archives is open to the public.
Opening hours: 10:00am – 17:00pm Lunchtime closure 1pm-2pm Monday to Friday
From the 1st April it will no longer be necessary to pre-book an appointment in the Reading Room online.
Please note we are closed to the public on Monday 5th June for the Bank Holiday.
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.
23.05.15
Event: ‘And They All Lived Happily Ever After!’ panel discussion on Tuesday 23 May at 6pm
We’re delighted to announce our first in-person evening event for 2023! ‘And They All Lived Happily Ever After! Utopian Construction...
Stories from the archives
23.05.10
Event: The Secret Space – Palimpsest
ANU Productions in partnership with the National Archives Using records of the National Archives, The Secret Space: Palimpsest is a...
23.05.08
File in focus: ‘Ancient and Modern Warfare’ – an essay by Michael Collins
In December 1904, Headmaster John Crowley at the Clonakilty National Boys School set his class a timed English composition test,...
Document of the month Online exhibitions
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National Archives
Bishop Street,
Dublin 8,
Ireland
D08 DF85
