In partnership with the Houses of the Oireachtas Service, the National Archives of Ireland has digitised a collection of records from the early Dáil Éireann. These documents provide a remarkable insight into the day-to-day work of the First Dáil and its offices. This is a small sample of the archive. The full collection is available on the Digital Repository of Ireland.
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Essay
The administrative and procedural records of the First and Second Dáileanna help tell the story of the early Dáil and its Ministries.
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Picture essay
See how the papers are cleaned and repaired as part of the digitisation process.
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Audio recording
"No, the Irish do not hate England. The Irish desire peace with England and with the rest of the world."
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