Dublin City Libraries open for computer access and study space
20 September 2021
From Monday, 20 September, Browse and Borrow Libraries are now offering computer access and study space in accordance with government guidelines on social distancing.
View Adam Findlater Image Gallery.This gallery consists of images associated with the family merchant business Alex. Findlater and Company. The gallery highlights the life of Adam Findlater, 1855-1911, as he was not only the managing director of the business but he was also an extraordinary citizen of Dublin. Originally from Scotland, Alexander Findlater came to Dublin in 1823 to begin trading in Whiskey. From the beginning of his merchant days, he was to only involve close friends and family. Subsequently, the company built a solid foundation of trust and reliability within the community and expanded its trade to a wide variety of goods. Through the generations the Findlaters contributed to politics, the military, charity, and the well-being of the city of Dublin. While one no longer sees the impressive Findlater locations of days gone by, Findlater’s remains a highly successful wine distributor.Adam was born in 1855 to Mary and John Findlater. He was in the third generation of Findlater men to run the family business. Besides the family business Adam also acted as chairman for the Star Theatre in Dublin, the Empire Theatre of Varieties in Belfast, Banagher Distillery, and the Commercial Travellers’ Benevolent Institute where he raised money for the less fortunate. He owned shares in the St Lawrence hotel in Howth, and the Royal Hotel in Bray and Howth. Interestingly, he was probably most known for his involvement with politics as a vocal proponent of the views of liberal Southern unionists in Dublin. After his death, a friend of Adam stated, "It was the combination of exceptional qualities of head and heart in one commanding personality that rendered him a notable figure in the Irish capital."This gallery has been created, compiled, and completed by Emily Cunningham, Undergraduate at Boston University, Boston, MA, USA, Class of 2014; studying American Studies and Archaeology.Cited Resources:'Findlaters - the Story of a Dublin Merchant Family 1774-2001' by Alex Findlater, published by A & A Farmar in 2001 in Dublin. View Adam Findlater Image Gallery.Further ResourcesThe following online resources can be accessed free of charge at your local library (access links via our NetVibes portal). Ask library staff for information and assistance.Libraries and Archives Digital Repository: Digital records relating to Dublin, including photographs, postcards, letters, maps and ephemeral material. Highlights of the collection include the Fáilte Ireland Photographic Collection, Wide Street Commission Map Collection (1757-1851), the Irish Theatre Archive and the Birth of the Republic Collection, which comprises material from the period of the foundation of the Irish state.Irish Times Digital Archive: This online archive service gives access to contemporary editions of the Irish Times from the mid-nineteenth century until the present.Irish Newspaper Archive: This online archive service gives access to contemporary editions of the Irish Independent and a range of other newspapers.The Ireland-JSTOR Collection: This online archive of academic articles can also be accessed free of charge at your local library.For further reading, consult the Library Catalogue.
The River Liffey, and the port that lies at its mouth, is the commercial lifeblood of Dublin city. This image gallery celebrates the Port of Dublin and those who worked in it throughout the twentieth century. From dockers and shipwrights to barge-men and captains of industry, 'all along the riverrun' they made their livelihoods.
Dublin City Libraries will be closed from Saturday 26 to Monday 28 October 2019 (inclusive). Branch libraries will re-open on Tuesday 29 October 2019.Access eResources 24/7Don't forget you can access our collection of eBooks, eAudiobooks, digital magazines, comics, graphic novels and databases over the October public holiday: www.dublincity.ie/library-eresourcesPlus explore Dublin's history through our digital repository with its vast collection of old photos, maps and ephemera.Online RenewalsYou may renew items on loan if they are not required by another library member. Your item record will indicate the current return date, the renewal date, and any fines outstanding on the item on display.Renew online now... If you don't already know your PIN, one is available at your local library on production of a valid library membership card.
City Surveyor’s Maps Collection 1695-1827 now available
We are pleased to announce that the City Surveyor’s Maps Collection 1695 – 1827 is now available to the public as part of our presence on the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI).
