Tailte Éireann was established on 1 March 2023 with the merger of the Property Registration Authority, the Valuation Office and the Ordnance Survey. Tailte Éireann hold a significant body of records which have ongoing legal and administrative functions and that are of historical importance to the Irish State. This includes the records of the Registry of Deeds which was originally established by an Act of the Irish Parliament in 1707 and is one of the oldest continuously functioning state offices in Ireland. The property records held in Registry of Deeds are a valuable source for family, local, social and economic history dating from 1708 to date. The tour will give an introduction to the building and the collections, and how to search our records. You will also get to view some of the famous signatures contained within including Arthur Guinness and W.B.Yeats The tour will begin at the Reception area then moving to the Registry of Deeds main vault, normally closed to the public, which holds Memorials dating from 1708. The tour will then proceed up the cantilever stairs to the Public Room, with its beautiful pitch pine shelves (designed c.1829) and original parquet floors. The tour will finish on the second floor with a demonstration on how to search the unique records in the Genealogical Room, which has lovely views of Dublin city All of the rooms on the tour are wheelchair accessible with the exception of the Main Vault. The tour route includes climbing two flights of stairs, however participants can also choose to use the lift.

Address
Tailte Eireann Registry of Deeds, Co. Dublin – Dublin City