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Archives & Libraries information for Ardagh and places above it in the hierarchy

County Meath

Meath County Council Local Studies

The local history department is currently at the Library Headquarters in Navan.
Railway Street, Navan
Phone: 046-9021134  Email  navanlib@meathcoco.ie
GPS 53.650382, -6.685581

The Department holds a large collection of items including:

    Old Newspapers
    Local History Journals
    Local Census returns
    Schools Folklore Collection from 1937
    Local Photographs
    A collection of Books and Poetry from Local Authors past and present.
    Books and pamphlets produced by Local History Societies
    Trade Directories for Meath
    Local Workhouse Records
    School Registers
    Local Historical Maps
    Genealogical Material

Ireland

GENERAL

In 1922 the Republic of Ireland was created and six of the nine counties forming the province of Ulster (Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, and Tyrone) voted to remain part of the United Kingdom. Separate National Archives were formed for the Republic of Ireland, the National Archives of Ireland (NAI), and Northern Ireland, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI). Similarly civil registration became, for the Republic of Ireland, The General Register Office (GRO) and, for Northern Ireland, General Register Office (Northern Ireland) known as GRONI.

Copies of many national records up to 1922 are available in both the NAI and PRONI and, similarly, registration records kept at both the GRO and GRONI. Records after 1922 are held in their respective offices. It is also important to note that several church dioceses of all denominations have parishes on both sides of the border  and some "Ulster" collections include records from Monaghan, Donegal and Cavan, which were in the Province of Ulster prior to 1922.

Local records are held in County Archives, Libraries and Heritage Centres

The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is a national digital repository for Ireland’s humanities, social sciences, and cultural heritage data.

As part of the United Kingdom, Irish records have historically been created and archived in Britain.   The UK National Archives have produced some guides to their archives and the Discovery catalogue can be used to search possible other holdings in England or Wales. 

PUBLICATIONS

  • O’Neill Robert K, Irish Libraries, Archives Museums & Genealogical Centres, Ulster Historical Foundation
  • Helferty Seamus and Refausse Raymond (Ed), Directory of Irish Archives, Irish Academic Press

UK and Ireland