Cork Hospital Chaplain is one of UCC Researchers to contribute to Lancet ‘Ending Preventable Stillbirths’ Series

Researchers and Clinicians from University College Cork (UCC) have contributed to the Lancet Stillbirth Series: Ending Preventable Stillbirths, which was launched globally yesterday in London. Among them is Church of Ireland hospital chaplain in Cork, Cloyne and Ross, Canon Dr Daniel Nuzum. This series builds on the original Lancet…

20 Jan 2016

The earliest policing records in Ireland secure & digitised at the RCB Library

(For the digitised watchbook presentation, please click here) In an exciting collaborative project with An Garda Síochána, Ireland’s national police force, which celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, the RCB Library is making available the content of the earliest surviving watch books in Ireland – from the parish of…

01 Apr 2012

Cathedral Records

Some of the records of the Irish cathedrals were destroyed in the fire in the Public Record Office of Ireland in 1922. See Herbert Wood, A guide to the records deposited in the Public Record Office of Ireland (Dublin, 1919). The Library holds records from the following cathedrals:– Cloyne – St…

Keeping the Records Safe – edition of Irish Archives journal attests to RCB Library’s Role

Keeping the Records Safe – edition of Irish Archives journal attests to RCB Library’s Role   (clicking on images below will open in a larger window)

01 Jan 2015

Diocesan Records

Most of the records of the Irish dioceses were destroyed in the fire in the Public Record Office of Ireland in 1922. For a list of the records of the ecclesiastical records which were destroyed, extracted from this source: Herbert Wood, A guide to the records deposited…

Finding archival homes for Church of Ireland primary school records

A Policy for the Appropriate Custody of Primary School Records is now in place to guide Church of Ireland primary schools and their Patrons in how to best keep and share archived information about their work and service to their communities, with the assistance of archivists in local authorities.

01 Dec 2022

Seventeenth Century Records of St Audoen’s Tell a Tale of Early Dublin

A new book entitled The Vestry Records of the Parish of St Audoen, Dublin, 1636–1702 was launched on Monday February 11 in St Audoen’s Church, Cornmarket, Dublin 2. Edited by Dr Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha, the volume is a partial reconstruction of the vestry records based largely on printed extracts from the originals which were…

20 Feb 2013

Safe Custody and Copyright of Parish Records and Memorials in Burial Grounds

A new set of Guidelines for the Safe Custody and Copyright of Parish Records and Memorials in Burial Grounds has been issued. Recent situations involving copying and/or publication of parish registers and other records held locally, as well as memorials in burial grounds, have prompted this action. The Guidelines will be…

09 Apr 2018

Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Neonatal death

As a Church we are conscious of the need for particular pastoral care for the parents and families of children dying near the time of birth. The services and prayers provided here are an important part of that pastoral care. We hope these are helpful for those involved in this…

Dr Susan Hood at PRONI Launch of Digitized Church Records

On Friday 22nd September 2017, Dr Susan Hood, Librarian and Archivist of the RCB Library in Dublin, participated in a launch event of digitized church records at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland in Belfast. The event was also streamed via the PRONI website and the talks are now…

22 Sep 2017