Thursday, 13 April 2017

Easter closures of main repositories in IE, NI & UK

IRELAND

The following repositories and libraries will be closed from Good Friday to Easter Monday inclusive, and will return to normal opening hours from Tuesday 18 April:

National Archives of Ireland
Registry of Deeds
General Register Office, Dublin Research Room
Public libraries outside Dublin
Representative Church Body Library
Dublin City Library & Archives
All Dublin City branch libraries and South Dublin Libraries

National Library of Ireland
All Library buildings will be closed from Friday 14 April to Sunday 16 April inclusive. On Monday 17 April (11am to 5:30pm) you can visit the Reading Room, visit the exhibitions and enjoy a number of free 45-minute talks as part of Cruinniú Na Cásca. Details. All back to normal hours on Tuesday 18 April.


NORTHERN IRELAND

PRONI
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland will be open from 9am–4:45pm on Friday 14 April but will then be closed until Wednesday 19 April, reopening at 9am.

GRONI
The Public Search Room of the General Register Office of Northern Ireland will be open normal hours (9:30am–4pm) on Friday 14 April. It will then be closed until Wednesday 19 April, reopening at 9:30am.

Linen Hall Library
Open normal hours (9:30am to 5:30pm) on Friday 14 April and Saturday 15 April (9:30am–4pm). Closed Sunday 16 to Tuesday 18 April inclusive. Reopening 9:30am on Wednesday 19 April.

NIFHS Research Centre
Normally open on Tuesday from 2pm to 8pm, the North of Ireland Family History Society's Research Centre will not open on Tuesday 18 April. It will, however, be open on Thursday 20 April, from 10.30am to 1.00pm.


GB

Irish Genealogical Research Society's Library, SOG, London
Closed on Saturday 15 April. Reopening Saturday 22 April.

Society of Genealogists (SOG), London

The Society will be closed from Friday 14 April to Monday 17 April, inclusive.

The National Archives, Kew, London

Closing at 5pm on Thursday 13 April. Closed Friday 14 April to Monday 17 April inclusive.

Mitchell Library, Glasgow
Closing at 8pm on Thursday 13 April. Closed 14 April to Monday 17 April inclusive.