Launched August 2006, dublinheritage.ie (external site)  is a resource from Dublin City Public Libraries focusing primarily on databases derived from printed and other historic records related to Dublin city and surrounding administrative areas.

Databases

The databases available on dublinheritage.ie are provided for personal research purposes "as is".  Only a portion of each database entry can be viewed on dublinheritage.ie. The fuller entries can be accessed in the Dublin City Library & Archive, Pearse Street, Dublin.

The databases currently available are: the Database of Baptisms for Dublin Parishes, the Database of Marriages for Dublin Parishes, and the Database of Burials for Dublin Parishes. These were compiled by the Dublin Heritage Group for Dublin City Public Libraries.

Community Memory Database

This database began as a project of the Dublin Heritage Group, a partnership venture between Dublin City Libraries and FAS. The output of this project accrued to Dublin City Public Libraries and is being developed as part of the Library's Memory Dublin project series.

This project arises from an objective to create a database of all those named on commemorative plaques around the city - in churches, public institutions and open spaces.

What is included? All those named on plaques, from large war memorials, to honour boards of presidents / officers of societies, family monuments, down to the single name on a kneeling board. 1950 was chosen as the cut-off date. Graves stones have been excluded and to date no house commemorative plaques have been included.

To date 43 locations have been recorded, creating c.10,000 records.

Electoral Lists Database

These records are lists of those registered to vote in Dublin city in Dail and local elections, for use in polling stations at election time. This online database covers the year 1939-1940. The full series of electoral lists 1938 to 1964 is available in the Dublin City Library and Archive Reading Room.

And more...!

Want to know what stories made the news in Dublin over the years during the current month? See the Dublin Diary. dublinheritage.ie also a valuable resource for locating events of a heritage nature taking place in Dublin. A guide to the various collections of historic photographs available in Dublin City Public Libraries and elsewhere is also available. Plus, interested in local or family history? Access details of the various local and family history associations in the Dublin area. And more besides...!

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