An increasing number of our collections are searchable online, however in some cases manual catalogues housed in the Library may still be the only means to locate material. Readers who intend to visit the Library in person should consult the Collections section for full details on all catalogues, manual and online, available for the different categories of material.
Online Catalogue
This Library's Online Catalogue provides access to most material catalogued since 1990 as well as some older records which have been added as part of catalogue conversion projects.
Sources database
Sources: A National Library of Ireland database for Irish research is a major new resource which contains over 180,000 catalogue records for Irish manuscripts, and for articles in Irish periodicals.
Digital Photographs
The Library has digitised over 33,000 glass plate negatives from the Lawrence Royal and Cabinet, Poole Whole plate, Independent H, Clarke, Eason, Keogh, Stereo Pairs and Tempest photographic collections. These images are accessible, at a low resolution and with basic information, through the Digital Photographs database.
Other Databases
For certain collections other online finding aids are available to supplement your Online Catalogue search. These include the Newspaper Database; detailed indexes of the Lawrence, Clonbrock, O'Dea, and Poole photographic collections; a database of downloadable Manuscript Collection Lists.