Collections
The Local History Collection (LH)
This is our main collection of books covering the political, spatial and some cultural history of Kilkenny City and County.
There are 21 main subject categories, mainly shelved by location e.g. 'GRA' is Graiguenamanagh related material
These books are designated 'LH' on our online catalogue
Kilkenny Collection (KC)
This collection covers Kilkenny born authors, author who lived in Kilkenny or wrote about Kilkenny, personages and subjects with Kilkenny connections
Books are arranged under the first three letters of the surname of the Kilkenny-related individual, not always the author e.g. 'BER' - George Berkeley
Genealogical/Irish Interest (GEN)
This collection provides researchers with background information for research. Among the contents are Irish and British genealogical guides, Ireland-wide directories, titles of Irish interest and Irish history and family histories
Titles are shelved by Dewey-decimal number.