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Article Published January 07, 2000 
Libraries & Archives in Dublin, Ireland By: Kyle Betit Why visit Dublin on your trip to Ireland? Isn't everything available through the Mormons in Salt Lake City anyway? The truth is that much Irish genealogy material is available through the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, but on the other hand many original records of our Irish ancestors are only available in Ireland. In this column I set out to describe some of the holdings of the various repositories that you will find in the city of Dublin. How can you access these records if you can't go to Dublin or your tour of Ireland doesn't allow you the time to stop at these archives? In many cases, you will need to hire a professional researcher to do some work for you. Fortunately, your columnist goes to Ireland once or twice a year to do research for clients about their families. My next trip is scheduled for June 2000, and for more details look at the end of this column. Remember that the island of Ireland is politically divided. Belfast has its own repositories covering Northern Ireland (the six counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone). There are also other libraries and archives besides those listed below based in Dublin or in other locations in the Republic of Ireland (such as the Cork Archives Institute in the city of Cork). A revised version was just recently published of the Directory of Irish Archives (edited by S. Helferty & R. Refaussé. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1999), which is a good guide to libraries and archives throughout the island of Ireland. But first, some of the repositories in Dublin.... Archbishop Marsh's Library Cathedral Lane Dublin 8 Ireland Archbishop Marsh's Library in Dublin holds the Huguenot Charitable Fund papers. These papers contain transcripts of many Dublin Huguenot records. Central Catholic Library 74 Merrion Square Dublin 2 Ireland Tel: 353 1 6761264 The Catholic Central Library in Dublin holds copies of The Irish Catholic Directory from 1836 to the present. The library has collections of books and periodicals relating to church history and to the history of religious orders in Ireland. Dublin Friends Historical Library Swanbrook House Morehampton Road Dublin 4 Ireland Tel: 353 1 687157 Abstract registers of Quaker births, marriages and burials extending back into the mid-1600s are available at the DFHL. The "Jones Index" at the DFHL lists each surname found in the abstract registers and shows in which monthly meetings a birth, death or marriage was registered for this surname. Genealogical Office 2 Kildare Street Dublin 2 Ireland Tel: 353 1 6030200 Fax: 353 1 6621062 The GO holds many manuscript pedigrees relating to Irish families. These can be viewed through the National Library of Ireland on microfilm or in the Manuscript Reading Room. General Register Office Joyce House 8-11 Lombard Street East Dublin 2 Ireland Tel: 353 1 6711000 Fax: 353 1 6711243 The GRO holds copies of civil registration of marriages, deaths, and births from 1864 to the present (plus Protestant marriages from 1845-1863). Gilbert Library 138/141 Pearse Street Dublin 2 Ireland The Gilbert Library holds many resources relating to Dublin area genealogy as well as Irish genealogy in other areas, including Griffith's Primary Valuation and the Ordnance Survey maps. Many genealogy reference books are available here. Grand Lodge of Ireland Freemasons' Hall 17 Molesworth Street Dublin 2 Ireland Tel: 353 1 6761337 Fax: 353 1 6625101 The Grand Lodge of Ireland archives houses the membership records of Masonic lodges throughout Ireland dating back to the 1700s as well as other manuscripts. Irish Jewish Museum Walworth Road Portobello Dublin 8 Ireland The Irish Jewish Museum in Dublin holds the Registry Book of the Dublin congregation National Archives of Ireland Bishop Street Dublin 4 Ireland Tel: 353 1 4783711 Fax: 353 1 4783650 Internet: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ Among the important manuscript sources at the NAI are the 1901 and 1911 censuses, estate papers, freeholders lists, encumbered estates records, manuscript materials from Griffith's Valuation, and wills and administrations. National Library of Ireland Kildare Street Dublin 2 Ireland Tel: 353 1 6618811 Fax: 353 1 6766690 Internet: http://www.heanet.ie/natlib/homepage.html The NLI holds copies of pre-1880 Roman Catholic church registers, many genealogical and historical books and periodicals, and many manuscripts such as estate papers. Ordnance Survey of Ireland Phoenix Park Dublin 8 Ireland Tel: 353 1 8206100 Fax: 353 1 8204156 The Place Names Branch of the Ordnance Survey specializes in Irish place names. The Liostaí Logáinmneacha series compiled by the Place Names Branch is a county-by-county alphabetical cross reference of the Gaelic form of names for townlands and other features and the English form. Representative Church Body Library Braemor Park Churchtown Dublin 14 Ireland Tel: 353 1 4923979 Fax: 353 1 4924770 Internet: http://www.ireland.anglican.org/library.html The RCBL holds deposited Church of Ireland parish registers, vestry minutes, and other records of the Church of Ireland such as clergy succession lists. Their holdings relate primarily to the Republic of Ireland. Registry of Deeds Henrietta Street Dublin 1 Ireland Tel: 353 1 6707500 Fax: 353 1 8048408 Beginning in 1708 land transactions in Ireland were registered with the Registry of Deeds in Dublin. However, registration was not compulsory, and not every land transaction was registered in Dublin. The Registry of Deeds contains deeds of sale, lease agreements, marriage settlements and wills. Royal Irish Academy 19 Dawson Street Dublin 2 Ireland Tel: 353 1 6762570 Fax: 353 1 6762346 Internet: http://www.ria.ie The Royal Irish Academy holds the original Ordance Survey Memoirs, freeholders lists, and other records useful to the genealogist. Trinity College Dublin Library College Street Dublin 2 Ireland Tel: 353 1 608 1189 Fax: 353 1 608 2690 Internet: http://www2.tcd.ie/Library e-mail (Keeper of Manuscripts): mscripts@tcd.ie The manuscript collection includes many estate papers as well as other miscellaneous records of genealogical value. Valuation Office of Ireland Irish Life Center Abbey Street Lower Dublin 1 Ireland Tel: 353 1 817 1000 Fax: 353 1 817 1180 http://www.valoff.ie/ The Valuation Office holds manuscript materials of Griffith's Valuation 1830-1982 as well as computerizd maps corresponding to the printed Griffith's Primary Valuation (1847-1864). NEWS & NOTES IN THE WORLD OF IRISH GENEALOGY 1. Kyle Betit's Upcoming Research Trip to Ireland I make frequent trips to Ireland to conduct on-site research for clients. Archives and libraries in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are visited to examine records such as those mentioned above in Dublin repositories. These include church registers, Griffith's Valuation manuscript materials, voters and freeholders records, wills, and estate papers. Visits are made to townlands and towns of origin, photographs taken of the ancestral home site and landmarks, and interviews conducted with residents and relatives. For information about being included in my upcoming research trip, please e-mail me at kylebetit@msn.com. (editor's note: because of the expense of flights, hotels, meals etc, Kyle's fee for research done in Ireland is 450.00/day US$) 2. The CIGO Petition on the General Register Office The Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations (CIGO) is a voluntary non-profit organisation concerned with issues affecting the practise of genealogy on the island of Ireland. It was founded a No. of years as a result of the Irish government's proposal to de-centralise the General Register Office from Dublin city to Roscommon town. Since then it has been active in all areas of genealogy, bringing problems and suggestions to the attention of the various Irish archive offices and bodies. In addition it provides a forum for discussion and interchange of ideas among its various constituent members. Most of Ireland's principal genealogical bodies are members of CIGO. Associate membership is open to overseas societies, and applications from them are welcomed. The current chairman is Steven C.ffeary-Smyrl. In 1999, CIGO co-ordinated a public meeting, attended by over one hundred people, to discuss the inadequate and deteriorating service supplied to the general public at the General Register Office, Lombard Street, Dublin. Despite intense lobbying by CIGO and various other organisations and individuals, the Department has not improved service at the GRO. Shortly CIGO will be completing its initial report, drawn from the conclusions of the CIGO Public Meeting, which is to be presented to the Ministers for Health & Children and Social Welfare. However, you can help by signing and distributing the petition which CIGO hopes will encourage the Minister for Health & Children to present microfilm copies of the GRO's civil registers of birth, death and marriage to the National Library of Ireland where researchers will be able to view them free of charge. The petition and further details about the issue are available at: http://indigo.ie/~gorry/CIGO.html The completed petition 'forms', which you are encouraged to photocopy and distribute, should be returned to the Hon. Secretary of CIGO [Mr. Desmond K. Clarke, 21 St. Brigid's Grove, Killester, Dublin 5, Ireland] as soon as possible, but no later than 1 February 2000. More Irish Resources Shopping Cart & Order Desk Global Genealogy & History Shoppe 1-800-361-5168 ( 9-5 Tuesday to Saturday )
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