Welcome To Learnaboutarchives.ie
This website is hosted by the Society of Archivists Ireland in order to provide a practical and interesting online information service for the general public (but more especially educators and their students) on archival material and archive services in Ireland.Using this website you can learn about the enormously diverse and exciting historical resources available in archive services around the country, where to find them and how to use them. Many of the archive services have provided digitised examples of some of the most significant and popular collections which they hold.
- Beginning Your Research
- Visiting An Archives Service
- Explanation Of Primary and Secondary Sources
- What Are Archives And Archive Services?
If you are a student or teacher you can find digitised documents on specific periods in history by clicking on 'Sample Documents'. These are gathered from archive services around the country and can be printed out for use in the classroom or for your own study purposes.
We hope that this will provide all the information you will need to begin researching and using archival documents. In particular the site aims to provide educators with inspiration for teaching with archives in the classroom. Students at all levels will find information on how to develop their research skills through using archival documents.
LearnAboutArchives.ie is supported by the Heritage Council of Ireland. The Heritage Council promotes interest, education, knowledge and pride in the national heritage
Latest News
| (08 March 2010) |
| The Making of an Exhibition: Uncovering Discover |
| To celebrate Library Ireland Week 2010, the National Library of Ireland, presents a lecture by Elizabeth Kirwan, curator of Discover Your National Library: Explore, Reflect, Connect will discuss the planning and the development of the Library's new exhibition which makes extensive use of digital media technology. |
| (22 January 2010) |
| Witness to War: the War of Independence and the Civil War through the lens of W.D. Hogan |
| The National Library hosts an exhibition of photographs taken by WD Hogan during the War of Independence and Civil War in Ireland between 1920 and 1923. |
| (22 January 2010) |
| Discover Lifelines: letters from famous people about their favourite poems |
| The National Library is hosting an exhibition marking the 25th anniversary of the Lifelines project. The exhibition celebrates the Lifelines project which was set up in 1985 by Niall MacMonagle. |
| (22 January 2010) |
| Discover your National Library: Explore, Reflect, Connect |
| The National Library's new exhibition, Discover your National Library: Explore, Reflect, Connect provides a unique opportunity to view first-hand a representative selection of the Library's holdings. |
| (18 August 2009) |
| Centenary Celebrations for University College Cork |
 Welcome to this on line exhibition to celebrate the centenary of the establishment of University College Cork. Queen's College, Cork, the immediate predecessor of University College, Cork opened its doors in 1849 to 117 students. |