Cork City and County Archives

12/08/2026

Join us for Genealogy and Archives Day on Wednesday 19 August as part of Heritage Week 2026!

The day will include illustrated talks by archivists and historians on genealogical and local history topics.

Places are limited, booking essential (full day only). Email: [email protected]

Please see further details below:

16/07/2026

Cork City and County Archives Service in partnership with the National Archives of Ireland were delighted to launch 'The Story of Us: Independent Ireland and the 1926 Census' exhibition at St. Peter's Cork, North Main Street, Cork on Thursday 9 July.

To accompany the release of Census 1926, the Cork City and County Archives Service and the National Archives of Ireland present an exhibition that focuses on different facets of life in Ireland in 1926, offering new perspectives on the major social, cultural and political events of the day. The exhibition is due to run at St Peter’s until 25 July and includes material from the 1926 Census relating specifically to Cork.

The exhibition launch was officiated by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Damian Boylan, and Cllr. Pat Hayes, deputising on behalf of the Mayor of the County Cork. It also featured fascinating talks by Orlaith McBride, Director of the National Archives of Ireland; Professor Ciara Breathnach, Professor of Irish Gender History at University College Cork; and Cónal Creedon, novelist, playwright and documentary filmmaker.

The event was made all the more special by the attendance of Centenarian Ambassadors (individuals who were alive when the census was taken and whose names appear in the original records) Joseph (Joe) Patrick Davis; Noelle Newenham; and Mary Hosford (née Babs McCarthy), and their families.

The exhibition runs at St Peter's, North Main Street, Cork until 25 July.

16/07/2026

16/07/2026

05/03/2026

In honour of International Women’s Day 2026, Cork City and County Archives Service is delighted to launch an online exhibition relating to Stella A. Hill, President of the Cork Council of Women and the Cork Children’s Fresh Air Fund.
To discover more about Hill and her involvement in championing better opportunities and conditions for the women and children of Cork in the early 20th century, visit https://www.corkarchives.ie/resources/online-exhibitions/iwd-2026-stella-ahill-and-the-cork-childrens-fresh-air-fund/

04/12/2025

For today’s Explore Your Archive theme of , 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

03/12/2025

For today’s Explore Your Archive theme of , we have a furry friend from a photograph album of the Aldworth family of Newmarket House, Co. Cork.


Archives and Records Association (Ireland)

07/03/2025

To mark International Women’s Day 8 March 2025

We have digitised, and placed online, a set of 3 pamphlets from the Cork Ladies Anti-Slavery Society, 1845 - 1847, from our Richard Dowden archive collection

To view the full set, see our online catalogue https://cork.adlibhosting.com/ais6/Details/archive/110004981

There is also other anti-slavery material in the Richard Dowden collection, search the descriptive list online on https://publications.corkarchives.ie/view/49174247/

21/11/2024

We’re delighted to kick off this year’s Explore Your Archive campaign Focus Week with drawings from the Chillingworth and Levie Architects Collection showing some of the that went into the design of one of Cork City’s most beloved pubs, the Oval, on South Main Street.

Archives and Records Association (Ireland) Explore Your Archive

16/10/2024

Hi everyone,

Cork Public Museum and the Cork Branch of the Western Front Association, supported by the City Library and Cork City and County Archives, are currently undertaking a study of the Battle of Le Pilly, as part of our continuing research into the Irish involvement in the Great War.

This year, 2024, marks the 110th anniversary of the battle which took place on 19th October 1914. The Royal Irish Regiment suffered significant losses during the battle. Most of the casualties remain officially missing to this day. There was a significant Irish involvement in the battle, with many of the unrecovered soldiers originally hailing from Counties Tipperary, Kilkenny, Cork, Waterford and Wexford.

We are appealing to the public to come forward with any information about the casualties of this battle. In particular, we would love to hear from the relatives and family members of the soldiers whose remains were never recovered. We are hoping to record family stories, artefacts and photographs of the men and their experiences during the Great War.

Please contact Cork Public Museum by email: [email protected] or by phone 021-4270679
You can also contact Gerry White, Chairperson of the Cork Branch of the Western Front Association here: [email protected]


Cork Historical and Archaeological Society
Cork History Group
Cork City Council
Local Authority Museums Network
Cork City and County Archives
Cork Branch, Western Front Association
Cork City Libraries
Cork Genealogical Society
Tipperary Museum of Hidden History