List of libraries in the Republic of Ireland
This is a list of libraries in the Republic of Ireland.
Libraries by province
Connacht
- Galway City Library
- James Hardiman Library, University of Galway[1]
- Mayo County Library[2]
- Roscommon County Library[3]
Leinster
Dublin
- Central Catholic Library, Dublin
- Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle
- Dublin Business School Library[4]
- Dublin City Libraries[5]
- Drumcondra Public Library, Dublin
- Inchicore Public Library, Dublin
- Marsh's Library, St. Patrick's Close, Dublin
- National Irish Visual Arts Library, Dublin[6]
- National Library of Ireland, Dublin
- Oireachtas Library, Dublin[6]
- Phibsborough Public Library, Dublin
- Ringsend Public Library, Dublin
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Library, Dublin[1]
- Royal Irish Academy Library, Dublin[7]
- Technological University Dublin Library[1]
- Trinity College
- University College Dublin Library
Elsewhere
- Carlow County Library[2]
- Drogheda Library[9]
- Maynooth University Library[1]
- Meath County Library[2]
- Offaly County Library[2]
- Russell Library (St Patrick's College), Maynooth
Munster
- Bolton Library, County Tipperary
- Cork City Library[6]
- Midleton Library
- Tipperary County Libraries[2]
- Waterford City Library
- University College Cork, Boole Library[1]
- University of Limerick, Glucksman Library[1]
Ulster
- Donegal Central Library
- Letterkenny Library and Arts Centre
See also
- Agency for the Legal Deposit Libraries
- British and Irish Association of Law Librarians
- Copyright law of Ireland
- Irish literature
- Library Association of Ireland
- List of medical libraries: Ireland
- Open access in Ireland
- Public Libraries (Ireland) Act 1902
References
- ^ a b c d e f "List of LIBER Libraries", libereurope.eu, Netherlands: Association of European Research Libraries/LIBER Europe, retrieved 2026-02-23
- ^ a b c d e "Library Association of Ireland Annual Report 2023" (PDF), libraryassociation.ie, Dublin
- ^ "Find Your Local Library", librariesireland.ie, Dublin: Local Government Management Agency, retrieved 2026-02-23
- ^ "Library Publishing Directory 2024", librarypublishing.org, US: Library Publishing Coalition, retrieved 2026-02-23
- ^ "EBLIDA Members", eblida.org, Netherlands: European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations, retrieved 2026-02-23
- ^ a b c "Institutions: Ireland", europeana.eu, Netherlands: Europeana Foundation, retrieved 2026-02-23
- ^ "About", conul.ie, Consortium of National and University Libraries (CONUL), retrieved 2026-02-23
- ^ "IFLA Members" (PDF), ifla.org, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 2026-01-06
- ^ "Library: Find a Branch", louthcoco.ie, Louth County Council, retrieved 2026-02-23
Further reading
- Edward Edwards (1859), "Library of Trinity College, Dublin, and some of the other Irish libraries", Memoirs of Libraries: Including a Handbook of Library Economy, vol. 2, London: Trübner & Co., p. 46+ – via HathiTrust
- H.G.T. Cannons (1910), "Ireland", Bibliography of Library Economy, London: Stanley Russell & Co., p. 140+ – via Internet Archive
- Richard C. Cole (1974). "Community Lending Libraries in Eighteenth-Century Ireland". Library Quarterly. 44. US. JSTOR 4306377.
- Richard C. Cole (1974). "Private Libraries in Eighteenth-Century Ireland". Library Quarterly. 44. US. JSTOR 4306411.
- Barbara Traxler Brown (1990). "Library History Research in Ireland: 1918-1988". Libraries & Culture. 25. US. JSTOR 25542230.
- "Ireland". World Guide to Libraries 2017. Vol. 1 (32nd ed.). Germany: De Gruyter Saur. 2017. ISBN 9783110517514 – via Internet Archive.
- Keith A. Manley (2018). Irish Reading Societies and Circulating Libraries Founded Before 1825: Useful Knowledge and Agreeable Entertainment. Dublin: Four Courts Press. ISBN 9781846827174.
- Frank A. Biletz (2026), "Libraries", Historical Dictionary of Ireland (2nd ed.), Bloomsbury Publishing, ISBN 9798765160893
External links
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- "Library Map of the World: Ireland", ifla.org, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions