Some useful websites relevant to 18C Dublin studies
1. Dublin City Library, Pearse St.
For overview of the Dublin collections:
http://www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Heritage%20and%2
0History/Collections/pages/index.aspx
Dublin city maps (a small sample and low quality resolution)
http://www.dublinheritage.ie/historic_photographs/maps.html
Wide Streets maps (good sample)
http://dublincitypubliclibraries.com/image-galleries/wide-street-commissionconserved-maps
---/ Index to WSC maps by street
http://www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Heritage%20and%2
0History/Dublin%20City%20Archives/Documents/wsc_conserved_maps_index_
2011.pdf
---/ WSC map list
http://www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Heritage%20and%2
0History/Dublin%20City%20Archives/Documents/wsc_conserved_maps_list_20
11.pdf
---/ Dublin city freemen – searchable database
http://dublinheritage.ie/freemen/index.php
2. 29 Fitzwilliam St. Museum [ESB]
http://www.esb.ie/main/about-esb/numbertwentynine/history/default.htm
3. Irish Architectural Archive, 45 Merrion square
Searchable dictionary of Irish architects and their works
http://www.dia.ie
4. National Library
The general database for manuscripts and old periodical articles (w.a.f.)
http://www.nli.ie/en/sources-database.aspx
The historic photographic collections
http://www.nli.ie/digital-photographs.aspx
5. UCD Digital Library
Among later Dublin maps, the 1773 Rocque/Scale survey
http://digital.ucd.ie/view/ivrla:452
6. Irish Manuscripts Commission
Among their older editions of MSS now available digitally, the Leinster
correspondence:
http://www.irishmanuscripts.ie/digital/Correspondence%20of%20Emily%20D
uchess%20of%20Leinster%20Vol.%20I/
7. The Irish Georgian Society
Newsy website with some resources
http://www.igs.ie/default.aspx
8. Marsh’s Library
Useful homepage
http://www.marshlibrary.ie
9. Royal Irish Academy Library, Dawson St.
While the Library may be difficult for you to access, the catalogues etc. are useful
http://www.ria.ie/library/catalogue.aspx
10. Dublin Diocesan archives, Drumcondra
For descriptions of the papers of the two Catholic archbishops spanning 17701823:
http://www.dublindiocese.ie/content/john-carpenter-1770-1786
http://www.dublindiocese.ie/content/thomas-troy-1786-1823
11. RCB Library, Churchtown [Church of Ireland]
The guides to their MS holdings on Dublin parishes etc. :
http://ireland.anglican.org/index.php?do=about&id=108
http://ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/manu/
manuscripts.pdf
12. Society of Friends, Rathfarnham
The Quaker archive is a treasure trove but only open 11-1 on Thursdays…
http://www.quakers-in-ireland.ie/historical-library/