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Military Archives is the place of deposit for the records of the Department of Defence, the Defence Forces and the Army Pensions Board. National Archives Act 1986, (Section 14)

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Finnish-Irish photo exhibition

The Finnish Embassy and the Irish Defence Forces will launch a photo exhibition on United Nations Peacekeeping on 28 May 2013 at 1900 hrs. The exhibition will then be on display to members of the public in Rathmines Library,...[Read more]

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Maps, Plans &
Drawings
Collection

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The Bureau of
Military History
(1913-1921)

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Image
Identification
Project

Can you help us identify the people in these Military Archives photos?

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Irish Army
Census Collection
1922

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Document of
the Month for
May

Historic Documents from our Collections

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Asked
Questions

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Offline Military Archives Collections

The Military Archives holds a significant volume of material that constitutes an extremely important part of the record of Ireland’s history in the 20th century. Please note that collections may be withdrawn from time to time to facilitate archival processing and to ensure preservation. 

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