Clare Libraries’ Local Studies Centre is a reference library and research centre dedicated to the collection of material on any aspect of County Clare. Located at the Manse, beside the de Valera Library in Ennis, it is open to the public free of charge. The Centre also houses a collection of Irish interest material. Much of the material in the Local Studies Centre has also been digitised and published online.
Librarian: Michael Talty. Tel: 065 6846271. Email: localstudies@clarecoco.ie
FindmyPast – accessible in branches of Clare Libraries
Irish Newspaper Archives – accessible in branches of Clare Libraries
History and heritage
- Genealogy and family history
- Archaeology
- History
- Folklore and oral history
- People
- Places and placenames
- Literature
- Heritage
- Decade of Centenaries
Maps
Explore detailed interactive maps of Co Clare
Photographic archive
Explore the archive
Information about our collections
Copyright and data protection
Music and song
Listen to traditional tunes of Co Clare
Clare Past forum
Join the conversation on our online forum
County archives
Clare County Archives provides an integrated cultural and information service to researchers at home and abroad.