Research Collections
Early Printed Books & Special Collections
Our holdings include the oldest and most valuable books in an ever-expanding collection. Besides all early printed books and pamphlets, Special Collections includes private press items, limited editions, signed books, Anglo-Irish literature, Irish Archival material and much else that is either valuable or vulnerable. The collections are constantly increasing, both under legal deposit of new Irish works and by purchase or donation.
Glucksman Map Library
With over half a million maps and atlases, ours is the largest collection of printed maps in Ireland. It includes rare older material as well as modern mapping. The collections are particularly strong on maps of Ireland and Great Britain. More information on the Glucksman Map Library.
Manuscripts & Archives
Home to more than 20,000 collections dating from the 13th century BC to the present day. Manuscripts & Archives' collections reflect the intellectual, spiritual, economic and everyday lives of scholars, patriots, rebels, church men and women, politicians, explorers, landowners, servants and students. The Book of Kells, the Book of Durrow and the Book of Armagh are among Ireland’s greatest treasures, but these iconic manuscripts are only part of the library's richly diverse holdings.
Opening hours from Monday 5 May until Sunday 14 September
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Opening hours from Monday 15 September until further notice
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