NIRSA Photographic Archive

    Depositors: Various (Irish Qualitative Data Archive, National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis)

    The archive contains over 6,000 images captured by staff at the IQDA and NIRSA. The NIRSA Photo Archive is a photographic record of the people and places of Ireland, both North and South. The Archive has an emphasis on society, economy and environment, and seeks to capture the everyday landscapes and activities of Irish life.

    Access this collection: To access images from the NIRSA Photographic Archive you must complete the IQDA Data Access Request Form and return it by post to the following address:

    Irish Qualitative Data Archive c/o MU Social Sciences Institute,
    Iontas Building,
    Maynooth University,
    Maynooth,
    Co. Kildare,
    Ireland.

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    Ned Cassidy Photographic Archive

    Depositor: Edward Cassidy (In association with Dr. Brendan Bartley Department of Geography and NIRSA, NUI Maynooth and the Irish Architectural Archive)

    The Ned Cassidy Photographic Archive comprises more than 30,000 photographs relating to various aspects of the built environment for all towns and settlements across the Republic of Ireland with a population of more than 500 people. The photographs cover the period from the 1970s to the present day and were compiled systematically by Edward Cassidy who served as Planning Officer with An Bord Pleanala in the 1980s and was Chief Planning Advisor at the Department of the Environment and Local Government before his retirement in the 1990s. The Archive is the only known photographic repository which contains images for a full set of towns in Ireland for this period. Most of the images are in hard copy format and the IQDA has produced high quality digital copies of some of the original hard images provided by Ned Cassidy to facilitate on-line electronic access.

    Access this collection: To access data from Ned Cassidy Photographic Archive you must complete the  IQDA Data Access Request Form  and return it by post to the following address:

    Irish Qualitative Data Archive c/o MU Social Sciences Institute,
    Iontas Building,
    Maynooth University,
    Maynooth,
    Co. Kildare,
    Ireland.