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Online CollectionsView All
- Maps, Plans & Drawings Collection (1702 - 2007)
- Oral History Project (20th Century)
- Bureau of Military History (1913-1921)
- The Collins Papers (1917 - 1922)
- The Irish Volunteer (1914 - 1916)
- Military Service Pensions Collection (1916 - 1923)
- Easter 1916 An tÓglách Accounts (24 April 1916 - 29 April 1916)
- 1916 In Transition (1916)
- An tÓglach Magazine (1918 - 1933)
- Irish Army Census Records (12 November 1922 - 13 November 1922)
- Media Hub (20th Century)
- Military Archives Image Gallery (20th Century)
- Military Archives Image Identification Project (20th Century)
- United Nations Unit Histories (1960 - 1982)
Reading Room CollectionsView All
- Press Cuttings (1916 - 2000)
- Air Corps Museum Collection (1918 - 2004)
- Truce Liaison and Evacuation Papers (1921-1922)
- Civil War Captured Documents (1922 - 1925)
- Civil War Operations and Intelligence reports Collection (February 1922 - February 1927)
- Civil War Internment Collection (1922-1925)
- Army Inquiry Committee
- Chief of Staff Reports to the Executive Council, 1923-1930
- Department of Defence 'A-' series Administrative files (1922-1935)
- Coastal Defence Artillery Collection (1922 - 1957)
- Military Mission/Temporary Plans Division (1924 - 1928)
- Army Organisation Board Collection (1925 - 1926)
- Department of Defence '2-' Administration Files (1925 - 1947)
- Army Equitation School Collection (1926 - 1981)
- Emergency Defence Plans (1939-1946)
- Look-Out Posts Log Books (September 1939 - June 1945)
- Office of the Controller of Censorship Collection (1939 - 1945)
- Defence Forces Annual and General Reports (1940 -1949)
- U260 (1940-1945)
- Department of Defence “3/” Administrative Files (1947-1961)
- United Nations Operations in Congo 1960 - 1964
- Uinseann Mac Eoin Collection
Reading Room Reopening. Click Here for Contact Information
Following the next stage of the relaxation of restrictions due to COVID, the Military Archives Commandant Peter Young Reading Room is due to reopen on a limited basis (4 researchers in the reading room per day, Tuesday to Thursday) from next Tuesday, 11th May 2021. You can email the office to arrange an appointment at militaryarchives@defenceforces.ie.
Genealogy
As well as personnel files, the Military Archives is the repository of several other collections, many of which are digitised and available on this website, that are of interest to those researching their family history.
Academic Research
As the official place of deposit for the records of the Irish Defence Forces and Department of Defence, the archival material at the Military Archives constitutes the documentary evidence of Ireland’s military heritage. This material spans the revolutionary period, through the foundation of the National Army, right up to the present day.
Media
Information for media professionals who wish to use the Military Archives for content research or producing content on location.
Donate/Community
Information for those wishing to donate material to the Military Archives, or assist in our Image Identification or Oral History Projects.
News & Updates View All
23 Apr 2021
