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   Ireland

Dublin, Ireland


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Institution names followed by SIBMAS Member  are members of SIBMAS

Dublin City Public Libraries
      Date founded: 1884 		 
 
Cumberland House
Fenian Street
Dublin 2 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 661 9000
Telefax: +353 (1) 676 1628
E-mail: dublin.city.libs@iol.ie

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Manuscripts. Videos/films/DVDs. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Abbey Theatre (Dublin)

William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), writer

Dublin City Public Libraries
Music Library 		 
 
ILAC Centre
Henry Street
Dublin 11 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 873 4333
Telefax: +353 (1) 372 1451
Homepage: http://www.iol.ie/dublincitylibrary/music.htm
Monday: 10:00-20:00
Tuesday: 10:00-20:00
Wednesday: 10:00-20:00
Thursday: 10:00-20:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.

Dublin Civic Museum
      Date founded: 1953 		 
 
City Assembly House
58 South William Street
Dublin 2 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 674 4800
Telefax: +353 (1) 674 4879
Homepage: http://www.iol.ie/dubincity/library/civic.htm

Dublin Institute of Technology
Conservatory of Music and Drama 		 
 
Rathmines Road
Dublin 6 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 402 7815
E-mail: conservatory@dit.ie
Homepage: http://www.dit.ie/DIT/appliedarts/

Dublin Writers Museum
      Date founded: 1991 		 
 
18 Parnell Square North
Dublin 1 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 872 2077
Telefax: +353 (1) 872 2231
Homepage: http://www.writersmuseum.com/
Sunday: 11:00-17:00
Monday: 10:00-17:00 (September-May); 10:00-18:00 (June-August)
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00 (September-May); 10:00-18:00 (June-August)
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00 (September-May); 10:00-18:00 (June-August)
Thursday: 10:00-17:00 (September-May); 10:00-18:00 (June-August)
Friday: 10:00-17:00 (September-May); 10:00-18:00 (June-August)
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Special Collections:
Writers (Irish)

Élgse Éineann
(Austin Clarke - Poetry Ireland)
      Date founded: 1979 		 
 
Upper Yark
Dublin Castle
Dublin 2 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 671 4632
Telefax: +353 (1) 671 4634
E-mail: poetry@iol.ie
Homepage: http://www.poetryireland.ie/
Monday: 10:00-17:30
Tuesday: 10:00-17:30
Wednesday: 10:00-17:30
Thursday: 10:00-17:30
Friday: 10:00-17:30

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. In house.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Children's theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Theatre architecture. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Clippings. Posters.

Film Institute of Ireland
Tiernan Macbride Library 		 
 
6 Eustace Street
Dublin 2 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 679 5744
Telefax: +353 (1) 677 8755
E-mail: info@ifc.ie
Homepage: http://www.fii.ie/
Monday: 14:00-17:30
Tuesday: 14:00-17:30
Wednesday: 14:00-19:00
Thursday: 14:00-17:30
Friday: 14:00-17:30

Subjects:
Cinema.
Media:
Videos/films/DVDs.
Special Collections:
Commercials (Ireland)
Film (Ireland)
Filmmakers (Ireland)
Newsreals (Ireland)

Irish Film Archive
      Date founded: 1940s 		 
 
6 Eustace Street
Temple Bar
Dublin 2 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 679 5744
Telefax: +353 (1) 677 8755
E-mail: archive@ifc.ie
Homepage: http://www.iftn.ie/ifc/

Subjects:
Cinema.
Special Collections:
Film (Irish)

Irish Playography SIBMAS Member
 
c/o The Theatre Shop
7 South Great Georges Street
Dublin 2 		 

E-mail: playography@theatreshop.ie
Homepage: http://www.irishplayography.com/

Irish Theatre Archives
      Date founded: 1981 		 
 
c/o Archives Division
City Assemby House
58 South William Street
Dublin 2 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 677 5877
Telefax: +353 (1) 677 5954
Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
On-site use only. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions. Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Theatre architecture. Circus. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Properties. Models. Scores/libretti/music. Masks. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Productionmaterial.

Leabharlann Náisiúnta na h-Éireann
(National Library of Ireland)
      Date founded: 1877 		 
 
Kildare Street
Dublin 2 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 603 0200
Telefax: +353 (1) 661 2523
E-mail: info@nli.ie
Homepage: http://www.nli.ie/
Monday: 10:00-21:00
Tuesday: 14:00-21:00
Wednesday: 10:00-21:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-13:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Printed. Other
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Graphics.
Special Collections:
Music (Ireland)

Charles Acton [collection]
P.J. Bourke [collection]
Cyril Cusack (1910-1993), actor, director, playwright
W.G. Fay [collection]
Henderson Collection
Joly Collecton [music]
Liam O'Leary [film collection]
G. Roberts [collection]

Leabharlann Náisiúnta na h-Éireann
Manuscripts Department
(National Library of Ireland; Manuscripts Department) 		 
 
Kildare Street
Dublin 2 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 618 811

Leabharlann Náisiúnta na h-Éireann
Liam O'Leary Film Archives
(National Library of Ireland; Liam O'Leary Film Archives)
      Date founded: 1976 		 
 
Kildare Street
Dublin 2 		 

Telefax: +353 (1) 676 6690

Subjects:
Cinema. Radio/TV.
Special Collections:
Film (Ireland)

Radio Telefis Eireann
Visuals Library 		 
 
Donnybrook
Dublin 4 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 642 605
Telefax: +353 (1) 643 088
E-mail: info@rte.ie
Homepage: http://www.rte.ie/

Radio Telefis Éireann (RTÉ)
Broadcasting Museum 		 
 
29 Lower Rathmines Road
Portobello
Dublin 6 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 932 798

Royal Iris Academy of Music  
 
36-39 WestlandRow
Dublin 2 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 676 4412
E-mail: info@riam.ie
Homepage: http://www.riam.ie/

Taisce Cheol Dúchais Éireann
(Irish Traditional Music Archive 6)
      Date founded: 1987 		 
 
73 Merrion Square
Dublin 2 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 661 9699
Telefax: +353 (1) 662 4585
Homepage: http://www.itma.ie/
Monday: 10:00-17:00
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00

Special Collections:
Ballad sheets (18th-20th centuries)
Music, folk (Dublin)
Music, folk (Ireland)

BBC Radio Collection
Wille Clancy Summer School [sound recordings, photographs and videotapes, 1980-2000]
Folklore and Folkmusic Society of Co Clare
Folkmusic Society of Ireland
National Library of Ireland Collection
Radio Telefis Eireann (RTÉ) Radio Collection
RTÉ Television Collection
Stray Leaf Folk Club [Sound recordings]
Uilleann Pipers [sound recordings 1970-1990]

Breandán Breathnach (-1985), musicologist [collection]
Éamon de Buitlear [78s and other sound recordings, 1930-1970]
Jim Carroll [sound recordings, 1981-1995]
Mike Casey [sound recordings of flute music]
Proinsias Ó. Couluain [sound recordings, 1963-1982]
Bernard Croke [dommercial sound recordings and printed music, 1950-1990]
Neilli Na Dhomhnaill [sound recordings, 1973-1978]
John Doherty, Donegal fiddle player
Alun Evans [sound recordings, 1968-1974]
Diane Hamilton [sound recordings, 1955-1962]
Harding [sheet music]
Tony Kearns [photographs, 1990s]
Pat Mackenzie [sound recordings, 1973-1991]
Alen MacWeeney [sound recordings, 1965-1971]
Jimmy McBride [sound recordings, 1983-1996]
P.J. McCall [songs and articles about songs]
Terry Moylan [sound recordings, 1981-1995]
Tom Munnelly, piper
Aidan O'Hara [sound recordings, 1975-1979]
Johnny O'Leary [sound recordings, 1981-1995]
Na Piobairi [sound recordings, 1970-1990]
Seamus Ó Raghallaigh [sound recordings, 1960-1990]
Sean Ó Riada [sound recordings]
Leslie Shepard [ballad sheets, chapbooks, 18th-20th century]
Hugh Shields [sound recordings, 1966-1981]
Na Piobairí Uilleann [sound recordings]
Robert Van Dyk [dubs of 78s, 1920s-50s]
Nellie Walsh [music manuscripts, sheet music and books]

University College Dublin
Library
      Date founded: 1908 		 
 
Belfield
Dublin 9 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 716 7694
Telefax: +353 (1) 283 7667
Homepage: http://www.ucd.ie/library/
Monday: 8:30-22:00 (term); 8:30-17:30 (holidays)
Tuesday: 8:30-22:00 (term); 8:30-21:00 (holidays)
Wednesday: 8:30-22:00 (term); 8:30-17:30 (holidays)
Thursday: 8:30-22:00 (term); 8:30-21:00 (holidays)
Friday: 8:30-22:00 (term); 8:30-17:30 (holidays)
Saturday: 9:00-17:00 (term)

University College Dublin
Library
Archives Department
      Date founded: 1971 		 
 
Belfield
Dublin 4 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 716 7555
Telefax: +353 (1) 716 1146
E-mail: archives@ucd.ie
Homepage: http://www.ucd.ie/archives/html/homepage/collectio
Monday: 10:00-12:55, 14:00-16:55
Tuesday: 10:00-12:55, 14:00-16:55
Wednesday: 10:00-12:55, 14:00-16:55
Thursday: 10:00-12:55, 14:00-16:55
Friday: 10:00-12:55, 14:00-16:55

Special Collections:
Dublin Film Productions Ltd. (1957)
Gate Theatre (Dublin) (1931-1935)
National Theatre Society (Abbey Theatre)
Radio Eireann Authority (1960-1965)

Ernest Blythe (1889-1975), journalist, managing director of the National Theatre Company [papers, 1914-1975]

University of Dublin
Trinity College
Berkeley Lecky Ussher Library
      Date founded: 1592 		 
 
College Street
Dublin 2 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 677 2941
Telefax: +353 (1) 671 9003
Homepage: http://www.tcd.ie/Library/
Monday: 9:00-22:00 (term); 9:00-17:00 (holidays)
Tuesday: 9:00-22:00 (term); 9:00-17:00 (holidays)
Wednesday: 9:00-22:00 (term); 9:00-17:00 (holidays)
Thursday: 9:00-22:00 (term); 9:00-17:00 (holidays)
Friday: 9:00-22:00 (term); 9:00-17:00 (holidays)
Saturday: 9:30-16:00 (term); 9:30-13:00 (holidays)

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Books. Posters.
Special Collections:
Book of Kells
Drama (17th-18th century)
Playbills (Dublin) (18th century)

Cuala Press Archive (formerly Dun Emer Press) [Elizabeth Corbet Yeats]
Michael Freyer Dolmen Press [ballad sheets, posters, theatre playbills]

Albert Maurice Bender, businessmann [collection]
Michael Freyer
Elizabeth Corbet Yeats (1868-1940), founder of Dun Emer Press
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), writer

University of Dublin
Trinity College
Music Library 		 
 
College Street
Dublin 2 		 

Telephone: +353 (1) 608 1156
Homepage: http://www.tcd.ie/Library/RR/music.htm
Monday: 9:00-22:00 (term); 9:00-17:00 (holidays)
Tuesday: 9:00-22:00 (term); 9:00-17:00 (holidays)
Wednesday: 9:00-22:00 (term); 9:00-17:00 (holidays)
Thursday: 9:00-22:00 (term); 9:00-17:00 (holidays)
Friday: 9:00-22:00 (term); 9:00-17:00 (holidays)
Saturday: 9:30-16:00 (term); 9:30-13:00 (holidays)

Special Collections:
Ballet and Dallis lute books
Music (Irish)
Music, folk (Irish)

Goodman Collection [Irish folk music]
Petrie Collection [Irish folk music]
Prout Collection

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