The Military Heritage of Ireland Trust

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Welcome to the Military Heritage of Ireland Trust website...

A main purpose of the Trust is to encourage and facilitate research into the military heritage of Ireland. It attempts to do this by:

• Helping you, through our links, to find your particular area of interest.
• Helping you through our Contact Us page to find others who are interested in your area of research.
• Promoting research and disseminating its useful results.

Study the table of contents on the left hand side of this page - in the yellow column - to locate your area of special interest, Also, before you start browsing the site, why not check out our new Research Guides:

A Guide to Military Research - tips on how to use archives, libraries, museums and heritage sites - and an extensive alphabetical list of institutions in Ireland.

Research On the Web - includes tips on how to approach a research topic and sites of interest in Ireland and abroad. This valuable section will save you many hours of searching and was produced as a commissioned piece of research on behalf of the Military Heritage of Ireland Trust.

• Special Links
  • Military Heritage Projects
  
  Research Guide by Section

  
  Part 1

  • Introduction
  • Getting Started

  Part 2

  • Using Archives - Basic Tips
  • List of Archives

  Part 3

  • Museums & Heritage Sites
  • List of Museums,
  • List of Heritage Sites
  • List of Battlefields & Castles

  Part 4

  • Libraries
  • Other Institutions
  • Military Tours

  Part 5

  • Pre 19th & 20th Century
  • 19th & 20th Century

  Part 6

  • Using the Web
  
  

• The Header Photograph:
  "Prospect of the Barracks of Dublin from St James Church Yard" painting by Joseph Tudor, etched by James McArdell 1753.”
  © National Museum copyright.

• The Sword Logo
  The sword is titled the Lisnacrogher (Co. Antrim) Sword, and the scroll on the side (one side is an inversion of the other) are from its scabbard.