National Archives of Ireland
The National Archives of Ireland is the official repository for the state records of Ireland. Established by the National Archives Act 1986, taking over the functions of the State Paper Office and the Public Record Office of Ireland. In 1991, the National Archives moved to its current premises in Bishop Street, Dublin. The Archives stand on the site of the Jacob's Factory, one of the garrisons held by rebels during the 1916 Easter Rising.
National Archives offices on Bishop Street in Dublin
The Public Records Office of Ireland c1900
June 30 - Destruction of the PRO at the Four Courts, 1922, during the Battle of Dublin.
The Four Courts is Ireland's most prominent courts building, located on Inns Quay in Dublin. The Four Courts is the principal seat of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the Dublin Circuit Court. Until 2010 the building also housed the Central Criminal Court; this is now located in the Criminal Courts of Justice building.
The Four Courts
Part of the original Gandon-designed interior decoration of the dome, lost in the 1922 destruction
The Four Courts on fire during the Civil War
The Four Courts at Inns Quay
