Donating Archives

Louth County Archives Service is always delighted to receive donations of archives and records that relate to all aspects of the social, cultural and historical development of County Louth. Such archives may be from individuals, organisations, community groups, clubs and societies, national schools, solicitors or other local businesses.

If you have a collection that you would be willing to donate, or know of someone who would, please contact the County Archivist at 042-9324358 or email archive@louthcoco.ie. When a collection is donated or deposited, we request you to complete the following form and to refer to the terms and conditions:

Donation form

Terms and Conditions

Louth County Archives has acquired over 450 private donations since its establishment and is deeply indebted to those who have deposited or donated these collections which now form a valuable collection on County Louth. These archives are of social and historical importance to our county and present and future generations will have access to them. The surviving archive collections are a testament to the work and support of Louth Local Authorities past and present, our local historical societies, and members of the community. 

Do the archives receive any conservation treatment?

As resources permit archival documents in poor condition receive treatment.  Conservation treatment is carried out by a professional conservator, while basic preventative conservation and preservation is carried out by Archives staff through the removal of metal paper fasteners (clips, pins, staples, etc) and rubber-bands. These are replaced with inert plastic clips, and packed in acid-free tissue, folders, and boxes.  Over the years we have obtained several awards of funding from the Heritage Council for conservation projects with Louth County Council also contributing funding.  Treatment has been carried out on both public and private collections.