Archives

Archives are generally described as the accumulated unique records of an individual or institution that warrant permanent preservation because of their value to their creator (Local Government) for their legal, administrative or fiscal purposes or to researchers because of their potential research value.

Wicklow Local Authority Archives - Holdings

• Grand Jury (Spring 1819 – Spring 1899)
• Poor Law Unions – Board of Guardians Minute Books
• Rathdrum (1839 – 1921)
• Shillelagh (1852 – 1914)
• Workhouse registers (available on microfilm in Wicklow Family History Centre and Bray library)
• Rathdrum workhouse (1849 – 1914)
• Shillelagh workhouse (1842 – 1921)
• Rural District Councils – Minute Books
• Rathdrum (1899 – 1925)
• Shillelagh (1899 – 1920)
• Wicklow County Council Minute Books (1899 – 2003)
• Urban District Councils (Bray, Wicklow)
• Griffith’s Valuation field books, general valuation and valuation of tenements (1844)
• Board of Health and Public Assistance (Minute Books only; subject to restrictions)

Visit the Wicklow Archives webpage