Electronic Resources

Fact Finder

Covers 131 Irish publications on companies and business topics. You can search 2.1 million articles going back as far as 1991 with the vast majority of these articles available in full text and the rest in abstract or citation form. Some magazines included are Business & Finance, Enterprise & Innovation, ESRI Economic Quarterly, Local Authority News/Times and Consumer Choice.

Currently access to this database is available from any library branch.

• Connect to Fact Finder from Library (external link; opens new window)

Ordnance Survey Maps & Lewis Topographical Dictionary

Ordnance Survey Maps include:

• 6” colour from 1829-41
• 6”  BW 1829-41
• 25”  BW 1897-1913

Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary:
Samuel Lewis first published his two volumes of  The Topographical Dictionary of Ireland in 1837. It provides a comprehensive description of every parish, town and village in Ireland, including numbers of inhabitants, the economy, history, topography, religion and parish structures, administration and courts, schools, and much more.

Connect to Ordnance Survey Maps from Home (external link; opens new window)

Access to this resource is also available in all Mayo Libraries - simply select the 'Electronic Resources' folder on the desktop of all public access computers.  

ITA Survey, 1940's

The Irish Tourist Association Survey was carried out all over the country in the 1940s by the fore-runner of Bórd Fáilte. Information on the amenities, attractions, history and antiquities of each parish was compiled on prescribed forms. Often, additional sheets were submitted by the surveyors and, occasionally, photographs and sketches.

This Mayo Survey is being digitised on an ongoing basis and may be viewed on the Local Studies section of the library website.

Citizen's Information Online Service

The Citizen Information Online Service (external link; opens in new window) provides comprehensive information on all aspects of Public Services and entitlements for citizens in Ireland. The site is based on a personal approach to the presentation and delivery of information on public services and the social and civil rights of everyone in Ireland. We gather information from various government departments and agencies, and make sure that you have all the information you need, presented in an easy-to-understand way. The site has been specially designed around the needs of users for those times in life when you need information about your rights and how to apply for State services in Ireland.