Cork City and County Archives Service

Our event for #HeritageWeek2025 and beyond this year, an historical exhibition 'The Tanist of Carbery: Daniel MacCarthy Glas and his Long Lost Archive'. Supported by a @HeritageHubIRE grant for the purchase of 2 high grade exhibition cases. – at Cork, Ireland

For today’s Explore Your Archive theme of #EYADigital, we are proud to draw attention to the significant number of digital collections on our website, which is increasing all the time. See more: corkarchives.ie #EYADigital #EYADigiteach #EYA2025 #ExploreYourArchive

For today’s Explore Your Archive theme of #EYAPets, we have a furry friend from a photograph album of the Aldworth family of Newmarket House, Co. Cork. #EYAPets #EYAPeataí #EYA2025 #ExploreYourArchive @ARAIreland

Our event for @HeritageWeek and beyond this year is an historical exhibition based around the long lost archive of Daniel MacCarthy Glas, donated by Susan and Don MacCarthy and families. Supported by a @HeritageHubIRE grant for the purchase of 2 high grade exhibition cases. – at Ireland

Delighted to announce a new online archive collection donated by John A. Sutton MD, "Westward Cork Migration by Sail 1815-1860" with ships details and a history of the transformative experience encountered by those who sailed forever from Cork. corkarchives.ie/what_s_on/re…🇺🇸🇮🇪 – at Ireland

Cork City and County Archives Service, preserving and making available historical archives from Cork since 1972 #YourCouncilDay #dolasacomhairle

Merchant's Quay, Cork late 1800s/early 1900s. From our Wilkie collection #IAW2025 #ArchivesAreAccessible publications.corkarchives.ie… – at Cork, Ireland

Happy #InternationalArchivesDay to all our service users and supporters corkarchives.ie/what_s_on/ – at Ireland

Delighted to launch of Rita Lynch’s personal archive, now available for research. See descriptive list here: publications.corkarchives.ie… See also our online exhibition: "The Golden Voiced Soprano- Rita Lynch" corkarchives.ie/learning_res… – at Ireland

Pamphlets from the Cork Ladies Anti-Slavery Society, mid 1800s, from our Richard Dowden archive collection, - view the full set on our catalogue cork.adlibhosting.com/ais6/D… #InternationalWomensDay

We recently said goodbye to our colleague Claire Murphy, retiring after 45 years in the public service including over 20 years in the Archives. Claire ably processed many major collections for us. Thank you & slán agus beannacht dhuit, a chara!

New collection available! archive of TJ Murphy b1867 and family. TJ from Ovens a merchant at Oliver Plunkett Street and the English Market. His wife was Marg. Geaney. Friend to Diarmuid Lynch IRB corkarchives.ie/explore_coll… – at Cork, Ireland

4/4 So come visit us in Blackpool, Cork, or check out our website (CorkArchives.ie) where you’ll find many of our collections online. #EYA2024 #EYAYourArchive @ARAIreland

3/4 Our mission is to acquire and properly preserve local archives in all formats and make them accessible for research. #EYA2024 #EYAYourArchive @ARAIreland

2/4 We are operated by Cork City Council, however we are also a shared service that is equally funded by Cork City Council, Cork County Council and University College Cork. #EYA2024 #EYAYourArchive @ARAIreland

1/4 To finish #EYA2024, today’s theme is #EYAYourArchive, so here’s some more info about us! Cork City and County Archives was the first local government archive established in Ireland. @ARAIreland

Today’s Explore Your Archive theme is #EYAAnimals, so it’s a great excuse to share some of the adorable pet pics from Constance Croker’s photo album.

For today’s Explore Your Archive theme of #EYAFamily, we have some images from the DD Sheehan Collection. Sheehan, his daughter and three sons were in military service in the First World War, but sadly, all three of his sons died in action with the Royal Flying Corps in France.

For today’s Explore Your Archive theme of #EYAMythology, we have a lovely image of four Lee/Lir swans approaching St Patrick’s Bridge in Cork City, again from the Anthony Barry Photographic Archive.

Today’s Explore Your Archive theme is #EYAFashion, so we have some stylish examples of 1960s fashion on the streets of Cork City from the Anthony Barry Photographic Archive. Spot any familiar fashionistas?