| Armagh Diocesan Registry Archive | Public Record Office of Northern Ireland |
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Identifier |
DIO/4, T/729. T/848, T/1056, T/1066, T/1067, T/3123, MIC/2 |
Description |
The Armagh Diocesan Registry Archive comprises documents relating to the Church of Ireland primacy, province and Archdiocese of Armagh, 1240, 1291 and 1360-1977. They include: archbishops' registers, 1360-1543, 1678-1719, and 1878-1943; historical compilations, 1360-1774, which include rent rolls relating to church lands, inquisitions etc; correspondence etc., 1615-1957, relating to schools and education, mainly in the archdiocese of Armagh, including Armagh Royal School and the Erasmus Smith endowment; correspondence, legal papers, accounts etc., 1713-1934, relating to various charities such as Hugh Boyd's Charity, the Vaughan Charity and Jackson's Charity; visitation returns and papers, 1617-1973; and title deeds, leases, rentals, maps and surveys relating to church lands, 1606-1910. There is also a succession list of the Archbishops of Armagh, 1348-1939. |
Strengths |
This early archive is the most important and largest single source of original material for mediaeval Ireland. |
Physical Characteristics |
409 volumes and c.17,655 documents occupying c.400 PRONI boxes |
Languages |
English |
Contents Date Range |
1240 - 1977 |
Collection Type |
Collection. Archive. Text. |
Accrual |
Policy: Closed
Method: Indefinite Loan
Periodicity: Closed |
Access |
The collection is stored in secure, closed accommodation and can be requested for on-site consultation using an in-house document ordering system. Access is supervised and for research and/or reference purposes only. |
Description or Catalogue |
See PRONI reference DIO/4, T/729, T/848, T/1056, T/1066, T/1067, T/3123, MIC/2 for catalogues of the papers. The catalogues are available for consultation in PRONI's Public Search Room. See also http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/armagh.htm" target="new_window">http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/armagh.htm for an introduction to the collection. |
Publications Note |
Archival Collection |
| Collector | |
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Name |
Armagh (Provincial) Diocesan Registry |
Organisation |
ARK |
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Name |
Armagh (Provincial) Diocesan Registry |
Organisation |
ARK |
| Location | |
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Name |
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland |
Address |
2 Titanic Boulevard |
Website |
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Access Control |
The Record Office is open to the general public on weekdays between 9.15 am and 4.45 pm, with late night opening until 8.45 pm on Thursday evenings. The Office is closed on the main public holidays and is closed annually for two weeks late November/early December. All readers are required to register their membership on their first visit to the office for which some form of identification will be asked. Registration and admission to the office is free of charge to the public, although certain commercial users (i.e. solicitors, journalists, television reporters and professional genealogists) are subject to a fee. Disabled access facilities, self-service microfilm and a chargeable copying service are provided. |
Role |
Government agency with responsibility for official and private records |
Phone |
0442890534800 |