Offaly Archives Virtual Tour. By Lisa Shortall

Join us for a virtual tour of the newly-opened Offaly Archives, the jointly-managed archives service of Offaly Historical and Archaeological Society and Offaly County Library. Offaly Archives houses collections of material in the care of both repositories, and which tell the story of the history and development of County Offaly over many centuries. These collections include the records of grand juries, Poor Law Union board of guardians, rural district councils, Offaly County Council and a number of town councils, as well as archival material relating to landed estates, business, family papers, school records, maps and photographs relating to the history of County Offaly. Archivist Lisa Shortall guides you through our purpose-built archives in Tullamore, where you will learn about the wealth of material held at Offaly Archives, and the significance of our documentary heritage in preserving and understanding the archival memory of the community in County Offaly.
See www.offalyarchives.com and offalyhistory.com

[@nicholasmartin297]

My mother’s family came from County Offaly. I must visit one day.

[@morryDad]

Thank you for the video. Hope you plan on doing more.