Wicklow Grand Jury Presentments 1790 to 1899

Wicklow 18th & 19th-century Grand Jury Presentments, available as a digitised collection.

Arklow Town & Urban District Council Minutes 1878-1947

Arklow Town Commissioners & Urban District Council Minute Books 1878-1947, available as a digitised collection.

Wicklow County Council Minutes 1899-1980

Wicklow County Council Minute Books 1899-1980, available as a digitised collection.

Rathdrum Workhouse Records 1842-1914

These are perhaps our most poignant records, illustrating the suffering of the poor in the lists of names of those admitted to this institution.

Shillelagh Workhouse Records 1842-1918

Our collection of admission and discharge registers for Shillelagh Union Workhouse date from famine times and tell the story of the poor and destitute of the county in stark reality.

Bray Town Commissioners & Urban District Council

Bray Town Commissioners 1857-1898 & Bray UDC 1898-1967 Minute Books now available as a digitised collection

Wicklow Borough Corporation Minutes 1662-1707

The Wicklow Borough Corporation Minutes open a door into the world of Wicklow Town as it developed in the 17th and 18th centuries, detailing the proceedings of the meetings of the town burgesses from 1662 to 1707.

Wicklow Town Commissioners & Wicklow UDC Minutes 1847-1974

Wicklow Town Commissioners 1847-1899 & Wicklow Urban District Council 1899-1974 Minute Books now available as a digitised collection

Rathdrum Board of Guardians Minutes 1839-1921

The minute books of the Boards of Guardians provide detailed information on the day to day work of the Boards of Guardians who were charged with administering the workhouse and the relief of the poor in their Union

County Wicklow Valuation records 1887-1892

Now digitised, these County Wicklow property valuation records date from 1887 to 1892. They place people in towns and townlands in County Wicklow at a time when there are relatively very little records for family history in Ireland.

Wicklow & Arklow Harbour Records 1897-1977

As a coastal county, Wicklow has a rich maritime heritage. These digitised minute books of the Wicklow and Arklow Harbour Commissioners contain information on the development and maintenance of the busy ports of Wicklow and Arklow.

Educational Resources

Wicklow County Archives educational resources featuring a resource pack for teachers and students, on the Leaving Certificate History Research Study Report (RSR) and potential County Wicklow topics.

Shillelagh Board of Guardians Minutes 1852-1921

Proceedings of the meetings of the Shillelagh Board of Guardians 1852-1921, including the operation of the Shillelagh Workhouse and matters relating to public health, sanitation and rural housing.

Wicklow Labourers Cottages Ledgers 1891-1925

The building of labourers cottages under the Labourers Acts 1883 to 1936, to improve the housing of rural workers, has been described as “the quiet revolution”. These volumes detail the purchasing of land and the building of cottages in County Wicklow in the late 19th and early 20th century and their early tenants.