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Dublin City Public Libraries and Archive attracts in excess of 3 million visitors through its doors each year, as well as catering for over 0.75 million online visits. These visits, including the virtual, result in access and use of a whole range of resources and services. Here we would like to draw your attention to one such online resource provided courtesy of your library service, namely dublinheritage.ie.

dublinheritage.ie was initially set up to provide access to a large number of parish records, namely the databases of baptisms, marriages and burials for Dublin parishes. These records have since been incorporated into the Irish Genealogy website and form a significant portion of the total records available on that website.

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JSTOR is a comprehensive online resource that spans a variety of topics. Access to The Ireland Collection – JSTOR can be accessed at Dublin City Public Libraries free of charge. The Ireland Collection is an interdisciplinary collection of journals and other materials. The Collection contains titles and resources across the arts, humanities, and sciences in disciplines such as music, art, history, literature, archaeology, mathematics, and biology. Materials span from the 1780s to the present.

Find out more about this and other research materials available at Dublin City Public Libraries.  Read more »

Census Night - April 10th - is nearly on us. If you need advice on filling out the questionnaire, there is a guide available at all branches of Dublin City Public Libraries.

The Step-by-Step Guide to Filling in the Census 2011 form is a comprehensive guide, explaining all aspects of answering the questions, including privacy concerns and how to return people absent on the night. Read more »