The National Archives
Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions, the National Archives building is currently closed to the public. Please explore our website to access our on-line and digital services.
The National Archives is currently CLOSED.
Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions, the National Archives building is currently closed to the public. Please explore our website to access our on-line and digital services.
The National Archives is currently CLOSED.
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.
21.02.18
Artist-in-Residence Programme
The National Archives, under the Decade of Centenaries Programme is seeking an Artist-in-Residence to creatively engage with, and produce original...
21.02.17
Online Public Lecture – Friday 26 February 7pm
We’re delighted to open our 2021 public events programme with 'The destruction and preservation of the records of the Department...
21.01.06
Gregory O’Connor
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of our colleague, Gregory O'Connor, who will be remembered by generations...
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National Archives
Bishop Street,
Dublin 8,
Ireland
D08 DF85