Research

The Archive researches Irish traditional music collections in Ireland and throughout the world with a view to having them copied. Institutions visited outside Ireland include the British Library, the Bodleian Library, the BBC, the National Sound Archive of the British Library, the Welsh Folk Museum, the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, the Boston Public Library, and the Chicago Public Library.

Institutions visited include from top left above: Linenhall Library, Belfast; British Library, London; Chicago Public Library; Memorial University, St John's Campus, Newfoundland

Items 'repatriated' include book and sheet-music collections of Irish traditional music published in Britain and the USA, 18th–20th century.

The Archive is also cooperating with research projects of other bodies engaged in related activities in Ireland and in areas of Irish settlement abroad. It is a member of the International Association of Sound Archives, the Society for European Musicology, the International Council for Traditional Music, The Forum for Music in Ireland, The Society for Musicology in Ireland and other professional organisations.

While staff will assist callers in their researches, and advise academic and other researchers and field collectors, they are unable to undertake research on behalf of people, due to limited Archive resources.

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