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Limerick City Archives provides for the collection and preservation of archives relating to Limerick City and makes archives available to the public.

Archives are the raw material of history and the archives service is committed to preserving and documenting the past to ensure that the history of the city is accessible to its citizens.

Limerick City Archives has a large collection of material relating to its parent body - Limerick City Council and it has also collected archive material relating to older administrations including Limerick Union, Limerick Rural District Council, private papers and collections relating to the commercial and cultural aspects of life in Limerick City.

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About Limerick City Archives

Limerick City Archives provides for the collection and preservation of archives relating to Limerick City and makes archives available to the public. Archives are the raw material of history and the archives service is committed to preserving and documenting the past to ensure that the history of the city is accessible to its citizens.

Collections

Limerick City Archives has a large collection of material relating to its parent body - Limerick City Council and it has also collected archive material relating to older administrations including Limerick Union, Limerick Rural District Council, private papers and collections relating to the commercial and cultural aspects of life in Limerick City.

   Acquisition Policy (MS Word - 20 Kb)
    Limerick City Archive Acquisition Policy

Contact

Jacqui Hayes
Limerick City Archivist
Limerick City Archives
Phone: (061) 407293
email: archives@limerickcity.ie


Archives for Limerick City

Phone: (061) 407293
Fax: (061) 415266
email: jhayes@limerickcity.ie

Opening hours:
By Appointment

Address:
Archives for Limerick City
City Hall
Merchant’s Quay
Limerick,
Ireland

Phone: +353 61 407377   |   Fax: +353 61 407149   |   Email: webservices@limerickcity.ie

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