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The National Archives of Ireland ( Irish: Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann) is the official repository for the state records of Ireland. Established by the National Archives Act 1986, [1] taking over the functions of the State Paper Office (founded 1702) and the Public Record Office of Ireland (founded 1867). In 1991, the National Archives ...
The 1911 census of Ireland was the last census that covered the whole island of Ireland. [ 1] Censuses were taken at ten-year intervals from 1821 onwards, but the 1921 census was cancelled due to the Irish War of Independence . The original records of the 1821 to 1851 censuses were destroyed by fire at the Four Courts in Dublin during the Irish ...
The National Library of Ireland (NLI; Irish: Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann) is Ireland 's national library located in Dublin, in a building designed by Thomas Newenham Deane. The mission of the National Library of Ireland is "To collect, preserve, promote and make accessible the documentary and intellectual record of the life of Ireland ...
The National Gallery of Ireland ( Irish: Gailearaí Náisiúnta na hÉireann) houses the national collection of Irish and European art. It is located in the centre of Dublin with one entrance on Merrion Square, beside Leinster House, and another on Clare Street. It was founded in 1854 and opened its doors ten years later. [1]
The National Photographic Archive ( Irish: Cartlann Grianghrafadóireachta Náisiúnta) [1] is located in Temple Bar in Dublin, Ireland, and holds the photographic collections of the National Library of Ireland (NLI). The archive was opened in 1998, and has a reading room and exhibition gallery.
It is a semi-autonomous affiliate of the Archives and Records Association (ARA, UK & Ireland). Both the ARA and ARA, Ireland were formed on 1 June 2010 through the merger of the National Council on Archives and the Association of Chief Archivists in Local Government with the Society of Archivists.
The National Archives and Records Administration ( NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government within the executive branch, [ 4] charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It is also tasked with increasing public access to those documents that make up the National Archives. [ 5]
Origins. Genealogy was cultivated since at least the start of the early Irish historic era. Upon inauguration, Bards and poets are believed to have recited the ancestry of an inaugurated king to emphasize his hereditary right to rule. With the transition to written culture, oral history was preserved in the monastic settlements.