The Origins of the Oireachtas Library

Reference Type Journal Article
Year of Publication
2004
Contributors Author: Sheila Carden
Journal
Dublin Historical Record
Volume
57
Issue
1
Pagination
102-108
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The Oireachtas is the parliament of Ireland. The library was established in the early 1920s. Discusses the sources for the initial collection including books which came from St. Anthony's Convent of the Sisters of Peace, and the Workmen's Club, a temperance organization that included a library.