What are Archives?
Archives are primary sources. They are evidence of human activity, worthy of long-term preservation. They come in various formats and media including paper records, electronic records (e.g. on computer disks), maps, plans, photographs, drawings, sound recordings and film.
Archives in Sligo
Sligo County Council employs an Archivist in accordance with its statutory obligations under the Local Government Acts of 1994 and 2001. The Archivist is responsible for the care of the archives and records in the custody of the council. They include the archives of the council itself; those of former local authorities within the county including Sligo Borough Council; Sligo Harbour Commissioners; County Sligo Grand Jury, the boards of guardians of the poor law unions; the rural district councils; and archives of private origin.
Would you like to deposit Archives with us?
Have you letters, photographs, deeds, ledgers or other records? If so, Sligo County Archives would like to hear from you because what you have may be of interest. We are delighted to receive items by donation or loan and can assure all depositors that their collections will be properly stored and cared for. Specific queries may be addressed to:
Donal Tinney,
County Librarian,
Sligo Library Headquarters,
Stephen Street,
Sligo.
+353-71-9111850
E-mail: sligolib@sligococo.ie
Sligo Borough Corporation/Council
County Sligo Grand Jury
The Poor Law was extended to Ireland in 1838, with the division of the country into poor law unions, each served by a workhouse. A board of guardians administered the union and workhouse. It consisted of two types of member: those elected by ratepayers and those who were ex-officio. The board set a rate each year for each electoral division that reflected the numbers of ‘inmates’ in the workhouse from that division. In the early 1920s, the workhouses were replaced by county homes under amalgamation schemes.
A new dispensation: the Local Government (Ireland) Act (1898)
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