Educational Resources

Wicklow County Archives, supported by the Heritage Council, have developed resources, for teachers and students, on the Leaving Certificate History Research Study Report (RSR). The pack is designed to support both teachers and students as they undertake work on the RSR project.

Wicklow and the War of Independence

This publication brings together a collection of essays and images by 12 of the county’s historians who have researched the revolutionary era in their respective localities from a variety of perspectives.

Wicklow Gaol Comrades: A Civil War Autograph Book

A collaboration of the Wicklow and Wexford County Council Archive services. This project commissioned historian Aaron O’ Maonaigh to produce a book about the men held in Wicklow Gaol during the Civil War.

Wicklow Gaol - Three Centuries of Incredible Irish History

A young persons’ publication exploring the history of Wicklow Gaol has been developed as part of Wicklow County Council’s Decade of Centenaries programme.

Digital presentation: What can you find in your county archives?

In this presentation, the archivist describes the collections of the Wicklow County Archives Service, focusing on collections common to most local authority archives, and discusses their usefulness as sources for research.

Wicklow Grand Jury - Collaboration with the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland

Wicklow County Archives are a Participating Institution in the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland project – where our digitised grand jury collection is shared in this highly valuable archive.

Coolattin Lives Website

Wicklow County Archives in collaboration with the Courthouse Arts Centre and Trinity College Dublin present the Coolattin Lives website, containing the tenant records for the Earl of Fitzwilliam’s estates in County Wicklow between 1841 and 1868.

Wicklow Borough Corporation Project

Wicklow County Archives has records for the Corporation dating from 1662. Wicklow Town became a borough by royal charter in 1603, granted by James I. The Borough Corporation consisted of a Portreeve (similar to a mayor) chosen annually from among the burgesses.

John Tate's Charity Archival Project

This Wicklow County Archives collection tells the story of a special charity formed as a condition of the last will and testament of John Tate of Glenmalure in 1787, serving the people of Rathdrum for over 200 years.

Democracy and Change: The 1920 Local Government Elections in Ireland

This publication details a pivotal time in the history of local government in Ireland. Complied and written by the Local Government Archivists and Records Managers in 2020 to mark the centenary of the elections.

125 Years of Irish Local Government

“125 Years of Irish Local Government” is a digital exhibition produced as a collaboration between the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Local Government Archivists and Record Managers network.