The Public Records (Ireland) Act 1867
WHEREAS the Public Records in Ireland are in the Keeping of several Persons, and many are kept in unfit Buildings, and it is expedient to establish One Record Office and a better Custody, and to allow the free Use of the said Records, as far as may be consistent with their Safety and with the Public Policy of the Realm: And whereas a large and commodious Building has been erected in the Neighbourhood of the Four Courts in Dublin for the Purpose of serving as a Public Record Office: Be it ther...