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Archive of the Month July 2014 – Table of Church of Ireland Parish Registers
July’s Archive of the Month from the RCB Library is a gift to the genealogical community and follows months of painstaking work to amend, cross–check and update the list of original parish registers (baptisms, marriages and burials) together with surviving copies of same in Church of Ireland parishes the…
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Collections
Printed Books and PeriodicalsThe Library holds 70,000+ printed books, a large and varied collection of pamphlets and a selection of periodicals. The principal subject areas are ethics, theology, biblical studies, spirituality, homilitics, pastoralia, liturgy, mission, church history, comparative religion and religious biography. Items which are not available in the Library can…
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Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’
Cathedral Inventories Conference Last month ChurchCare, the Cathedral and Buildings Division of the Church of England’s Archbishops’ Council, held a conference in St Paul’s cathedral, London, on cathedral inventories. The conference had been advertised through the Cathedral Archives, Libraries & Collections Association and so was well–attended but regrettably only one Irish…
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Church of Ireland Notes from 'The Irish Times'
Saturday 15 August 2009Archives Awareness MonthNext Thursday in Dublin the journalist and broadcaster, Vincent Browne, will launch the 2009 Archives Awareness Campaign which is part of a British and Irish initiative to broaden society’s understanding of the vital role which archives play in modern life.In…
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Archive of the Month July 2015 – Table of Church of Ireland Parish Registers updated
TABLE OF CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH REGISTERS THROUGHOUT IRELAND INCLUDING PRONI(Baptisms, Marriages, Burials & copies) Re–release of online list updated to account for original registers in PRONI, on Wednesday 1st July 2015 here: http://ireland.anglican.org/about/128 As promised a year ago in July 2014 when the RCB Library in Dublin presented a gift…
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Church of Ireland Notes from The Irish Times
Archives AwarenessOn Wednesday the broadcaster and writer, Dr John Bowman, who is also a member of the National Archives Advisory Council, will launch Archives Awareness Month in Dublin City Library and Archive in Pearse Street, Dublin. The event is intended as a high profile occasion to draw public attention to…
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Seminar and Award Honours for Former Church of Ireland Librarian and Archivist, Dr Ray Refaussé
The fact that around 90 people turned up on a wet Saturday morning for a special event to honour the career of Dr Raymond (Ray) Refaussé (who retired from the RCB Library earlier this year) spoke volumes about the high esteem in which he is held not only within Church…
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The RCB Library Marks 90 Years
by Dr Susan Hood On Monday afternoon December 21, 1931, the books were taken to Stephen’s Green, on what was, we hope, their last journey. They went properly through the streets drawn by a fine pair of cart horses. R. S. watched…
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Re–release of online list updated to account for original registers in PRONI, on Wednesday 1st July 2015
Re–released on Wednesday 1st July 2015 here As promised a year ago – in July 2014 when the RCB Library in Dublin presented a gift to the genealogical community via this medium – in the form of an updated list of original parish registers…
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Desk Reservation System
All public researchers wishing to visit to view archives and manuscripts are advised to pre–book a seat in the reading room. (Library Members don’t need to book if borrowing or returning books). To maximise your time you may order up to five items to be ready for you on arrival. Please…
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