Dublin Commemorations
1913-19161913-1916
Sources available at
Dublin City Archives
Dr. Mary Clark, City Archivist
Overview - Dublin City Archives
Dublin City Archives contains the records of Dublin City Council and its predecessor the Dublin City Assembly, 1171 to 1980
The City Archives also contains personal and family archives relating to Dublin City; the Irish Theatre Archive; the Royal relating to Dublin City; the Irish Theatre Archive; the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association Archive; the Dublin City Archaeological Archive; and the Dublin City Sports Archive
Also responsible for Dublin Civic Portrait Collection; Dublin Civic Regalia; provision of advice on Records Management
Currently custodians of Dublin Civic Museum collection
Dublin City Archives:
Select Sources 1913-1916:
Dublin City Council Minutes
Dublin Corporation Reports
DCC Public Health CommitteeDCC Public Health Committee
DCC Housing Committee
DCC Visiting Committee Mountjoy Prison
DCC Electoral Registers 1898-1915
Dublin theatrical memorabilia
1913 Heroes:
Joseph Nannetti:
President
Dublin Trades Council
Lord Mayor of Dublin
1906-08
Sir Charles Cameron
Chief Medical Officer
of Health
1913 Villain
Joseph M. Meade
Lord Mayor of Dublin 1891-92
Notorious Slum Landlord
Dublin Slums 1913 Gordon Court and
Magee Court
Dublin City Archives:
Sources for the Great War
Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association Archive
Dublin Corporation staff in Great War
Exhibition: Letters from the Great War
Exhibition: Postcards from the Great War
Irish National War Memorial Committee Archives
Postcards from the Great War
Dublin City Archives:
Sources for Mansion House
Tercentenary of Mansion House 2015
The 350th anniversary of Dublin’s first Lord Mayor will also take place in 2015
Full history and documentation of Mansion HouseFull history and documentation of Mansion House
Biographies of each Lord Mayor to be provided from 1665 to 1969 as a publication
Lord Mayors from 1974 to the present will be invited to provide their own biographical information
Mansion House Images
Dublin City Archives:
1916 Rising: City Councillors
Focus on elected members of Dublin City Council
took part in the 1916 Rising
Councillor Richard O’Carroll – killed in action
Councillors W.T. Cosgrave, P.T. Daly, William Councillors W.T. Cosgrave, P.T. Daly, William
Partridge, Sean T. O’Kelly - deported to England
and imprisoned
Alderman Tom Kelly - imprisoned in Kilmainham
Jail and later in Richmond Barracks
Alderman Tom Kelly:
Hero of 1913 and 1916
Dublin City Archives:
1916 Rising: DCC Staff
Eamonn Ceannt: City Treasurer’s Office
Major John McBride: Water-Bailiff
Public Libraries: Roisin Walsh; Thomas Gay; P.J. Public Libraries: Roisin Walsh; Thomas Gay; P.J.
Stephenson; John Byrne
Firemen: Harnett, Maloney, Monahan and Shorthall
Corporation Staff: Christopher Byrne, Joseph Byrne,
Michael Lynch, Patrick V. O’Brien
Arrest of Eamonn Ceannt
Dublin City Archives:
1916 Connolly Family Archive
Captain Sean Connolly, Irish Citizen Army
and commander of City Hall Garrison
Mrs. Kathleen Barrett, City Hall Garrison
Matthew Connolly, City Hall Garrison
George Connolly, Dublin Castle Guardroom
Eamonn Connolly, Garrison at Henry &
James Outfitters, Parliament Street
Dubliners: 1898-1915
Digitisation of Dublin City Burgess Rolls
Transfer of information to searchable
database
Process will create 620,000 records of
Dubliners
Data will complement and book-end the
online Census Records for 1901 and 1911
Unique information in
Dubliners Database - example
Lodgers –First name and surname of registered voter [i.e. John Callaghan]
Address of house in which lodgings are situated [i.e. 3 Arbour
Place]
Name and address of landlord [i.e. Kate Callaghan, 3 Arbour
Place]
Description of rooms and whether furnished or not [i.e. back
room, ground floor]
Amount of rent paid [i.e. 12/= per week, board and lodgings]
Dublin City Archives:
Location and Opening Hours
Located at Dublin City Library & Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2
Public Reading Room operated jointly
with Dublin & Irish Collectionswith Dublin & Irish Collections
Opening hours:
Monday-Thursday 10.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Admission Free
For more information please contact
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