Maureen, I went on to the National Library website and it states that to obtain a readers ticket you have to complete an application which "must be supported by current identification and 2 passport-size photographs". Did you bring photographs with you, or did you obtain them in the "Library's shop". Do you have any idea what it would cost to have them taken in the shop and how long it would take? Do they have to be regulation passport photographs or just something around the same size? Mike Dunleavy in Ottawa, Canada -----Original Message----- From: irl-limerick-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-limerick-bounces@rootsweb.com] Sent: February 19, 2008 3:47 PM To: irl-limerick@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRL-LIMERICK] National library in Dublin I have been to the National library of Ireland twice in the last few years. You just need to pick up a "readers ticket" at a desk downstairs. They have some volunteers on hand in a special room to right as you ascend the stairs to the reading room to help with where to start etc but it has facilitated my research to know exactly what I wanted before I went rather than wait for a volunteer to help me. I brought a list of the microfilms I wanted and had the numbers ready to fill out the request cards at the desk. The library has a website that explains all this (google National Library of Ireland) It also has an index on line of microfilmed church records and the years their records cover. (you will need to know the diocese) Doing your homework before you leave will help a lot! I never had problems getting films or a reader to do the research - but discovered that rainy days get more crowded than nice ones. The real problem might be that records are hard to read so it takes longer to go through some registers. They have magnifying glasses at the desk that you can borrow but even that sometimes doesn't help! You are limited to requesting only a few films at a time but the staff are usually swift at retreiving them and delivering them to your film reader. Last time I was there they had a little cafe opened on the first floor and gave those with a reader's ticket a 10% discount not sure if that is still true but it saved time finding a place to eat and getting back to do research. There is a hotel across the street with a pub that serves lunch. Good luck! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The National Library has a facility for producing the passport sized photographs — on the spot — and cheaper than some of the photographic stores offering the same service. If memory serves me right the cost is about 4 or 5 Euro. The relevant page on the National Library web site is: http://www.nli.ie/en/readers-tickets.aspx On 19/02/2008, Dunleavy, Michael: #CB - BC <Dunleavy.Michael@cb-bc.gc.ca> wrote: > > Maureen, > > I went on to the National Library website and it states that to obtain a > readers ticket you have to complete an application which "must be supported > by current identification and 2 passport-size photographs". Did you bring > photographs with you, or did you obtain them in the "Library's shop". Do > you have any idea what it would cost to have them taken in the shop and how > long it would take? Do they have to be regulation passport photographs or > just something around the same size? > > Mike Dunleavy in Ottawa, Canada > > -----Original Message----- > From: irl-limerick-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:irl-limerick-bounces@rootsweb.com] > Sent: February 19, 2008 3:47 PM > To: irl-limerick@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IRL-LIMERICK] National library in Dublin > > > I have been to the National library of Ireland twice in the last few > years. > You just need to pick up a "readers ticket" at a desk downstairs. They > have > some volunteers on hand in a special room to right as you ascend the > stairs > to the reading room to help with where to start etc but it has facilitated > my research to know exactly what I wanted before I went rather than wait > for > a volunteer to help me. I brought a list of the microfilms I wanted and > had > the numbers ready to fill out the request cards at the desk. The library > has > a website that explains all this (google National Library of Ireland) It > also has an index on line of microfilmed church records and the years > their > records cover. (you will need to know the diocese) Doing your homework > before you leave will help a lot! I never had problems getting films or a > reader to do the research - but discovered that rainy days get more > crowded > than nice ones. The real problem might be that records are hard to read so > it takes longer to go through some registers. They have magnifying glasses > at the desk that you can borrow but even that sometimes doesn't help! You > are limited to requesting only a few films at a time but the staff are > usually swift at retreiving them and delivering them to your film reader. > Last time I was there they had a little cafe opened on the first floor and > gave those with a reader's ticket a 10% discount not sure if that is still > true but it saved time finding a place to eat and getting back to do > research. There is a hotel across the street with a pub that serves lunch. > Good luck! > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >