Special Collections
Special Collections
- Michael Davitt (1846-1906) complete works and related biographical and historical material
- George Moore (1852-1933) literary works, related biographical and critical material
- George A. Birmingham (1865-1950) collected literary works.
- 1798 Rebellion - events in Mayo. A collection of books, articles, maps and illustration
- Ballinrobe Poor Law Union Records 1844-1926 - Minute Books, financial records, outdoor relief records, outgoing letter books. Following UNESCO funding these records have been digitised and are now available in CD ROM format in Ballinrobe & Castlebar Libraries
- Register of Interments for Burial Grounds in County Mayo: (needs Acrobat Reader) (opens new window)
Official Publications:
- Report of Her Majesty's Commissioners of Inquiry into the working of the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act, 1870 (Bessborough Commission)
- British Parliamentary Papers, Famine Series, Vol. 1-8 Irish University Press 1968-1970
- Digest of Evidence taken before Her Majesty's Commissioners of Inquiry into the state of the Law and Practice in respect to the Occupation of Land in Ireland. H.M.S.O. 1847 (Devon Commission)
- Congested Districts Board for Ireland. Socio-economic Reports on 21 Districts in County Mayo 1892/9
Contact Information:
Ivor Hamrock
Local History Department, Castlebar Central Library, John Moore Rd, Castlebar, Co. Mayo.
Phone: +353 (0)94 9047953
Email: ihamrock@mayococo.ie