Whether you’re just getting started in studying local history, tracing your family tree or researching a school project we can point you in the right direction. We also have available our extensive collections of local material and records, both in the Local Studies department and our Digital Archive.
Limerick has always been fortunate to have a vibrant history community, which has recorded the city and county’s stories in hundreds of books, thousands of journal articles and countless newspaper articles.
Limerick Libraries has one of the most extensive collections of online resources in Ireland. Limerick City and County Library has been engaged in a digitisation and website project for a number of years and many of the materials and resources contained in its local studies collection have now been made available online.
We provide advice on genealogical resources and offer assistance with specific queries, and we do hold some records of relevance to family history research, such as electoral lists and trades’ directories.
Books and journals collections are the heart of a local studies library. Also very important, of course, are newspapers and maps. Family history and music collections add much to the store of local knowledge and culture.