Pembroke Township Archives 1863 - 1930
The Pembroke Township was created in 1863; in 1898 under the Local Government Act it became the Pembroke Urban District Council. Its jurisdiction covered the present-day areas of Donnybrook, Ballsbridge, Sandymount and Ringsend. In 1930 the Pembroke Urban District Council became part of the jurisdiction of the City of Dublin and its administration was taken over by Dublin City Council. This area was originally part of the estate of the Earl of Pembroke and the collection includes legal documents from Lord Pembroke to Dublin City Council. The collection also includes minute books and correspondence.
The Civics Institute of Ireland 1914 – 1960
The Civics Institute fostered the concept of town planning in Ireland and set up the Dublin Civic Survey Committee. In the 1930s the Institute extended its activities to include the establishment of Children's playgrounds and co-operated in the foundation of a Social Studies course in Trinity College Dublin.
Electoral Rolls 1937 – 2004
Electoral Rolls (also called Voters' Registration) list the names and addresses of people eligible to vote in Dail elections, local elections and from the 1970s in European Elections. The Franchise section within Dublin City Council is responsible for the production of the register of electors who reside within the Corporation's administrative boundaries. The Electoral Rolls are searchable by address only and there are gaps within the series.
The Bombing of Ireland during the Emergency 1940 - 1941
On the 26 August 1940 German Aircraft dropped their first bombs on Ireland, destroying a creamery in Co. Wexford and killing three people. Further bombs were dropped along the east coast during the first three days of January 1941. Dublin City was hit for the first time on the 2 January in the Donore area around the South Circular Road and Terenure was hit the following night. There was damage done to a number of properties in these areas.
On the night of 31 May 1941, four high-explosive bombs were dropped by German aircraft on the North Strand area of Dublin City. The casualties were many: 28 dead and 90 injured, with 300 houses damaged or destroyed. This collection contains the Council records regarding the reaction, clean-up operations and the re-housing of those who lost their homes in the bombings. It includes photographs of the North Strand in the aftermath of the bombings.
North Strand Bombing Exhibition