I've just noticed that the Irish Archives Resource platform at https://iar.ie - a sort of Irish equivalent of the Scottish Archive Network project, designed to help locate collections across the island - has been given an overhaul and a facelift. And it is looking fairly snazzy!
The platform's purpose is to:
- Encourage the development and publication of comprehensive, standardised archive descriptions
- Allow users to locate archives and records that are relevant to their research
- Increase the use of archives by directing researchers to the relevant Archives Services
There is a dedicated catalogue search tool, with a Basic and Advanced capability, which allows you to look for various records collections across the island of Ireland, but also a useful Explore All Archives section at https://iar.ie/explore-all-archives-new/, which breaks down archival holdings into a variety of categories, as follows:
- Archaeology
- Art
- Business
- Central Government
- Folklore/Bealoideas
- Health & Hospital
- Landed Estate Papers
- Legal Records
- Literary Papers
- Local Government
- Military
- Music
- Other/Not Specified
- Personal & Family Papers
- Photographic
- Political
- Private Clubs and Societies
- Religious Institutions
- School Records
- Scientific
It is certainly a tool to bookmark on your browser, and it can be viewed in English or as Gaeilge.
Don't forget the similar tool from the north, the Research and Special Collections Available Locally (RASCAL) at http://www.rascal.ac.uk.
Chris
My new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records is now available to buy at https://bit.ly/IrishLandRecords. Also available - Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.
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