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The Talbot Library
Irish Studies Collection
Classification Scheme
and
Subject Index
2017
A01 General guides to sources. For guides to genealogical sources see G10. Place Institute of Irish Studies and similar bodies here.
A04 Bibliographies, catalogues, indexes, collection guides. May be divided by
subject in the form A04 G etc. A09 Other A10 Lists of periodicals and serials
A11 General periodicals and serials A – Z A15 Historical societies A – Z. Place historical societies' transactions here.
A20 General directories (including directories) here, A – Z by title and then by
date. Directories relating to one subject, e.g. diocesan directories, are placed with subject.
A31 General miscellanies A32 Bound volume of miscellaneous pamphlets A33 Bound volumes of news cuttings
A40 Guides of illustrations collections. For art galleries see T33 A41 Heavily illustrated books which cannot be placed elsewhere
A50 Archive material, e.g. photocopies of indentures not placed elsewhere
A60 Celtic languages, general A61 Irish language, general A62 Irish language dictionaries. For dictionaries of place names, see C18; for
dictionaries of personal names, see G60. A63 Irish language grammars and dictionaries A64 Teaching and promotion of Irish language A65 Bi-lingual issues A66 Translators and techniques of translations
A68 Linguistic societies, e.g. Gaelic League, A – Z A69 Other printing of Irish
A70 Oral history, general. For audio-visual, see Z01 – Z46
A90 Conferences and exhibitions that cannot be placed elsewhere A97 Notable visitors to Ireland, e.g. Popes, prominent politicians, A – Z A98 Translations by Irish authors A99 Irish authors on non-Irish subjects
B01 Science and natural history, general
B10 Ecology; environmental concerns. See also pollution Q34, agricultural
improvement L34, improvement schemes D20, climate change C41. B11 Nature reserves and sites of special scientific interest, general B12 Sites and reserves A – Z
B20 Botany B22 Flowers B25 Trees. See also woodland C29, forestry L56. B29 Other
B30 Zoology. See also animal sports W20 – W29. B31 Zoos B32 Mammals B33 Birds B36 Insects B37 Snails and molluscs B38 Marine and litoral zoology. For fishing industry see L60.
B39 Reptiles and amphibians
B40 Anthropology. Physical characteristics of Irish race, etc.
B60 Science, including inventions and discoveries, general. Class individual inventions with subject, where possible.
B61 Mathematics B64 Chemistry. For chemical industry see M50 B65 Physics
B67 Astronomy B68 Scientific organisations and natural history societies A – Z B69 Other
C01 Ireland (Eire and NI): general geographical and topographical surveys. For travel narratives see E02.
C03 Ireland (Eire and NI): regional geographical and topographical surveys. For
travel narratives see E02. Include rambling and walking guides here. C04 County guides, Island guides, A – Z by county. C05 Town guides A – Z by town. For ecclesiastical parish histories see H50. For
town histories see E03. C09 Other
C10 Maps and cartography, general C12 General topographical maps of Ireland C13 County maps A – Z C14 Town plans A – Z by town C15 Collections of miscellaneous subject maps C16 Individual subject maps. Subdivide by whole scheme C17 Gazetteers
C18 Place names, including field names and street names C19 Other
C20 History of the landscape. Land utilisation surveys. For land tenure see L20 –
L26. C21 Geology. Rocks, minerals, fossils. For mining and quarrying see M10. C22 Soils and soil surveys C23 Coastal features and tides C24 Springs and watercourses. For associated traditions see Y22. For water
supply see Q41. For holy wells see H27. C25 Rivers A – Z. For river transport see N20. C26 Lakes and ponds C27 Lakes A – Z C28 Moors, hills, mossland. For turf-cutting industry see L35. C29 Woodland. See also forestry L56.
C30 Urban geography and urbanisation, general.
C40 Climate and weather C41 Climate change and global warming C42 Weather extremes: floods, hurricanes etc.
D01 Architecture and planning, general D02 Conservation organisations, A – Z
D10 Regional and sub-regional plans and conservation areas
D20 Improvement schemes and conservation areas in individual towns, A – Z
D26 Housing estates and housing development, general. For housing conditions
see Q81. D27 Urban parks, public gardens and open spaces D29 Other
D30 Architectural history, general. Class individual buildings with place. D31 Vernacular architecture, general
D32 Building materials. For production of building materials see M41.
D39 Other
D40 Domestic architecture. Class vernacular buildings at D31.
D41 Halls, mansions, castles (converted to domestic use), general. For castles as military structures see K17.
D42 Mansions A – Z
D43 Farmhouses and outbuildings. See also agriculture L30.
D49 Other
D50 Public and civic buildings, general
D52 Administrative buildings. Parliament buildings, town halls.
D53 Libraries, museums, art galleries. See also T30.
D54 Hospitals, health and welfare centres. See also Q10.
D55 Schools and educational buildings. See also S01 – S49.
D56 Recreational buildings
D57 Transport structures. See also class N.
D58 Secular monuments and memorials. Follies. For tombs and shrines in churches see D85; for epitaphs, inscriptions and brasses see G18; for prehistoric structures see E10.
D59 Other
D60 Commercial buildings, general
D61 Offices
D62 Shops and warehouses
D64 Hotels and restaurants
D69 Other
D70 Industrial buildings. For industrial archaeology see M04.
D80 Places of worship (all faiths)
D81 Churches and cathedrals. Round towers. For Catholic church histories see H50.
D82 Monasteries and religious houses, general. Class works not purely architectural with the appropriate order at H45. Class Celtic monasteries at H46.
D83 Chapels
D84 Windows, walls, floors
D85 Tombs and shrines. Stone crosses. For tombs and shrines as a focus of pilgrimage see H27. For graveyard surveys and epitaphs see G11.
D86 Furniture and fittings, including church plate
D87 Vestments and hangings
D88 Organs. See also church music V10 – 11.
D89 Other
D90 Military structures. See also K17.
Class all the above, if relating to an individual church, with the church at H50. Class D is reserved for architectural description only, and includes books on buildings in Northern Ireland.
E01 General histories of Ireland. For Ulster to 1922 see E99. For NI after partition see F10 – F16.
E02 Travel narrative, general and regional
E10 General archaeological surveys. For industrial archaeology see M04. For Celtic monasteries see H46.
E17 Sites A – Z
E18 Collections of artefacts
E19 General works on prehistoric Ireland
E20 Celtic Kingdoms, general
E22 Celtic Ireland 100 – 800
E30 Viking period 800 – 1014
E31 Early medieval 1015 – 1300
E32 Late medieval 1300 – 1493
E33 The Tudors 1494 – 1600
E34 The Stuarts 1600 – 1690
E35 Cromwell in Ireland
E40 Eighteenth century Ireland
E41 1798 Uprising
E50 Nineteenth century from Act of Union 1801
E55 The Great Famine 1846 – 47
E60 Twentieth century, general
E62 1901 – 1916
E63 1917 – 1923
E64 1924 – 1945
E65 1946 – 2000
E66 2001 –
E90 Kingdom, island and county histories and descriptive works, A – Z, by place. See also C04.
E95 Town histories A – Z by town
E99 Ulster to 1922; historical and descriptive works
F Northern Ireland. This section used for partition and the evolving political situation and for the social and economic effects of partition and the sectarian divide. Other aspects of NI (natural history, the arts, etc.) are classed in the appropriate sections of the scheme.
F01 Partition. Boundary Commissions.
F10 General social, economic and political history 1922. For Ulster before 1922 see E99.
F11 1922 – 1929 (to revised Constitution)
F12 1930 – 1949 (to Ireland Act)
F13 1949 – 1972 (to direct rule)
F14 1972 – 1985 (to Anglo-Irish Agreement)
F15 1986 – 1998 (to Good Friday Agreement)
F16 1999 –
F20 Political parties and central government, general
F21 Constitutions, constitutional Acts, Anglo-Irish Agreement, etc. (texts)
F22 Stormont
F23 Direct rule. Relations between England and NI, general.
F24 Elections. Constituency boundaries.
F25 Political parties A – Z
F26 Members of Parliament
F27 Loyalist movements, general
F28 Republican movements, general
F29 Other
F30 Local government, Boundary commissions, Elections, general
F35 Regional councils
F36 Municipal and parish councils
F40 Law and order, general
F41 Security forces. Anti-terrorist measures.
F42 Police
F43 Army
F45 Paramilitary organisations, general
F46 IRA (in Ireland generally)
F47 Civil liberty (NI)
F50 Crime and alleged criminal activity
F51 Trials
F52 Internment. Prisons.
F53 Other penalties
F54 Young offenders. For welfare of young people see Q52.
F60 General social and economic surveys
F61 Physical, social, economic, psychological effects of the ‘Troubles’
F62 Community relations
F64 Inter-church relations
F65 Politics in the media. Censorship.
F66 Espionage
F70 Peace and integration: general observations
F71 Official peace process
F72 Official integration process. Anti-discrimination.
F73 Non-governmental peace initiatives
F90 USA and politics in NI
G10 Genealogy. General guides to sources.
G11 Parish registers. Graveyard surveys. Other parish and diocesan records.
G13 Wills
G14 Civil registers and records. Electoral rolls.
G18 Epitaphs, inscriptions and brasses, general
G19 General works on Irish families. Collections of pedigrees.
G20 Collected biography: general
G21 Collected biography: saints and blessed. For legends of the saints see Y30. For church history see H30.
G22 Collected biography: clergy and religious. See also H43 and H44.
G23 Collected biography: laity. See also H49.
G24 One-name studies A – Z. Pedigrees and histories of one family.
G31 Individual biography: saints and blessed
G32 Individual biography: clergy and religious
G33 Individual biography: laity
G60 Forenames and surnames
G70 Heraldry, general
G71 Family arms. Heraldic visitations
G75 Civic and official heraldry
G76 Church heraldry
H10 Philosophy and religion, general
H11 Ethics, general
H15 Celtic (i.e. pre-Christian) religion
H20 General surveys of religious practice; statistics; directories
H21 Dogmatic and pastoral theology
H22 Spirituality, including general works on Celtic Christian spirituality
H23 Bibles, service books, prayer books. For hymn books and church music see V10 – V14.
H24 Evangelisation, catechetics, sermons. For general works on overseas Christian missions see Q91. Syllabus and examinations see S05.
H25 Church associations A – Z.
H26 Devotional practices (processions, pilgrimages etc.). General works on shrines. For church calendar and seasonal customs see Y01 – Y02. For pilgrimages abroad see Q94.
H27 Pilgrimages and retreat centres A – Z. For Celtic monasteries see H46.
H30 Church history, general
H31 Early church to 1073. Include general histories of Celtic Christianity here.
H32 1074 – 1530
H33 Reformation and aftermath 1530 – 17--
H34 1700 – 1850
H35 1851 – 1950
H36 1951 – 2000
H37 2001 –
H38 Church and state, Church and society, general
H39 Effects of Penal Laws 1609 – 1829
H40 Church structure and discipline. Penitentials
H41 Diocesan ad other territorial divisions, general
H42 Dioceses, A – Z. For biographies of bishops see G22.
H43 The clergy, general. For seminaries see S43, S44.
H44 Religious life, general
H45 Celtic monasticism
H46 Celtic monasteries, A – Z
H47 Religious orders, A – Z. Include works on individual houses with the Order. Class schools run by religious at the appropriate number in class S. Class histories of parishes administered by religious orders at H50.
H48 Solitaries and consecrated virgins
H49 The laity
H50 Parish histories A – Z
Sections H21 – H50 refer to Catholic Christianity
J20 Inter-church relations. For NI see F64.
J21 Church of Ireland: all aspects
J22 Other denominations, general
J28 Trinitarian denominations A – Z
J29 Non-Trinitarian denominations A – Z
J30 Christianity and other faiths
J31 Other faiths A – Z. See also Celtic religion H15, integration of religious minorities Q99.
J40 Cults
J41 New Age
J60 Rationalist philosophies. Secularisation.
K01 Military history, general
K10 Army. For armed forces in NI see F43.
K11 Regimental histories, including volunteer regiments, A – Z
K17 Military structures
K18 Weaponry. Arms trade. Arms limitation.
K19 General works on battles and battlefields. Class individual battles at the appropriate number in class E.
K20 Navy. Naval bases in Ireland.
K30 Air Force
K40 Auxiliary services
K60 British Army in Ireland
K90 Other
L01 Settlement and land tenure, general. For land utilisation surveys see C20.
L02 Rural development
L20 Early enclosure and common land
L21 Norman land tenure 1169 – . Feudal system.
L22 Plantation Movement 1580 – 1700
L23 Land Question 1701 – 1903
L24 Michael Davitt and the Land League, 1879 –
L26 Copyhold and freehold tenure
L27 Land transfers (sale catalogues etc.)
L28 Estate management
L29 Other. Terriers.
L30 Farming, general
L31 Agricultural reports and surveys, general
L32 Agricultural workers
L33 Farm tools and machinery
L34 Agricultural improvement; drainage, enclosure etc.
L35 Turf-cutting
L40 Stock farming
L41 Dairy farming, cheese-making
L45 Poultry farming
L46 Horse breeding and horse studs. For racing and recreational riding see W27 – W28.
L50 Arable farming
L53 Horticulture and market gardening
L54 Nurseries and garden centres
L55 Domestic gardens and allotments
L56 Commercial forestry. For woodland history see C29.
L59 Other
L60 Fishing industry. See also ports and harbours N40.
L63 Commercial freshwater fishing
L67 Seafaring life and welfare. Personal reminiscences of life at sea. For travel and exploration see Q94.
M01 Industrial and commercial history, general. General economic and industrial surveys. For rural development see L02.
M02 General trade exhibitions; organisations promoting trade
M03 Industrial estates and enterprise zones.
M04 Industrial archaeology. For other types of archaeology, see E06 – E09.
M06 Industrial Revolution
M07 Apprenticeship and working conditions, general
M08 Trade Unions, general. Class individual unions with trade or profession, where feasible.
M09 Strikes and labour disputes, general
M10 Mining, quarrying and associated industries
M20 Ironfounding and steelmaking (including wire drawing, bellfounding and cutlery making)
M21 Tool and machinery manufacture
M22 Work with precious metals (for metalwork as a handicraft see T44)
M23 Precision instrument manufacture
M24 Electrical engineering
M25 Automobile engineering
M26 Shipbuilding
M27 Aeronautical engineering
M29 Other
M30 Textile industry
M36 Clothing trade
M39 Other
M40 Building trades
M41 Manufacture of building components
M49 Other
M50 Chemical, nuclear and related industries
M61 Paper making. Printing. For journalism see A69.
M63 Glassmaking
M64 Ceramic manufacture
M65 Woodworking. Furniture.
M66 Leather and other substitutes
M69 Other
M70 Food and drink manufacture. For cheesemaking see L41.
M80 Retail, commercial and professional services. Census of distribution.
M81 Wholesale trade
M82 Retail outlets: shops. Markets, medieval fairs.
M85 Hospitality industry and catering trade
M86 Tourist trade
M87 Inns, hotels, self-catering apartments, time-share
M89 Other commercial and professional services A – Z
M90 Commercial trading
M91 Banks, building societies, other savings schemes
M92 Coins and tokens
M93 Group trading organisations
M94 Co-operative Movement
M95 Exports and imports. Trade agreements.
M96 Free trade and protection
M97 European Economic community
M98 Smuggling, slave trade, gang-masters
M99 Other
N01 Transport and communications: general works
N10 Roads and road construction
N11 Road transport. Transport operations.
N19 Road safety. Highway legislation. Driving skills.
N20 Water-borne transport. River improvement
N25 Canals, general
N29 Canals, A – Z. Class here in preference to above, where feasible.
N30 Railways, general
N35 Individual railways A – Z
N39 Accidents, Signalling.
N40 Ports and harbours, general
N46 Ports and harbours A – Z
N49 Other
N50 Air transport and airports, general. For aeronautical engineering see M27.
N52 Airlines A – Z
N53 Airports A – Z
N54 Space exploration
N59 Other
N60 Post Office
N61 Postal service. Irish stamps. For philately as a hobby see W35.
N62 Telegraph service
N63 Telephone service. For telephone directories see A20.
N69 Other
N70 The media. See also performing arts V.
N71 Publishing, general. Journalism. For printing trades see M61.
N72 Radio
N73 TV, cine film, video, DVD
N74 The world wide web
N78 Censorship. For censorship on NI see F65.
N79 Other
P01 Central, local and regional government, general. Texts of constitutions. For all aspects of politics in NI 1922 – see class F.
P02 Central government
P03 Parliamentary reform
P04 Debates, general
P05 Acts of Parliament, general. Class individual Acts with subject.
P06 Government departments
P07 Finance of central government. National taxation. National Lottery.
P09 European Parliament. For other aspects of EEC see M97.
P10 National elections. Suffrage.
P11 Conduct of elections. Constituency boundaries.
P12 Members of Parliament, general (i.e. their speeches and political careers, not general biography)
P13 Members of Parliament, A – Z. Class their miscellaneous speeches here. Include English MPs who had significant influence in Irish affairs.
P14 Labour Party and labour movements in general. For trade unions see M08.
P15 Other political parties (except IPP) A – Z
P16 Irish Parliamentary Party
P20 General political and constitutional history
P21 Anglo-Irish relations, general
P22 Nationalist movements. Home Rule movement.
P23 To 1155
P24 1156 – 1541
P25 1544 – 1801
P26 1802 – 1921
P27 1922 – 1973
P28 1973 –
P30 Regional assemblies. County and local council administration, general.
P32 Local government to 1897
P33 Local government 1898 –
P34 Boundary commissions
P35 County and regional councils A – Z
P36 Municipal and parish councils A – Z
P38 Community relations organisations. Community twinning. See also P43.
P40 International relations. For NI and USA see F90. For EEC see M97. For Anglo-Irish relations see P21, F23. For Irish diaspora see Q90 – Q94.
P41 International treaties. Class with subject if feasible.
P43 Overseas partnerships
P44 Other
P60 Orange Order
P65 Other patriotic societies, overt and covert. League of Kilkenny.
P66 Other secret societies
Q01 General social surveys and statistics
Q02 Social life: early to 1499
Q03 Social life under Tudors and Stuarts, 1500 - 1700
Q04 Social life: eighteenth century
Q05 Social life: nineteenth century
Q06 Social life: 1900 – 1950
Q07 Social life: 1951 – 2000
Q08 Social life: 2001 –
Q10 Nursing and medical services. Reports of Medical Officers of Health.
Q11 Medical profession
Q12 Hospitals, hospices, convalescent homes, general
Q13 Hospitals and other health care institutions A – Z. Include mental hospitals here.
Q14 Ambulance and other first aid services. For fire service see R40.
Q15 Clinics and other special services (Opticians etc.)
Q16 Spas and health farms
Q19 Other
Q20 Health and safety, general. For road safety, see N19.
Q21 Drainage, sanitation and sewage disposal
Q22 Refuse disposal. Recycling.
Q23 Food inspection
Q24 Control of pollution. Pest control.
Q25 Control of epidemics and plagues
Q28 Funerals, burial and cremation
Q29 Other
Q40 Public utilities, general
Q41 Water supply and water resources. See also C24 – C27, Y22, H27.
Q42 Gas supply, gas rigs. See also Q46.
Q43 Electrical supply and power stations, conventional. See also Q46.
Q46 Renewable energy (hydroelectricity, wind farms, solar energy)
Q50 Welfare services, general
Q51 Marriage and family life. Marriage breakdown. Sexual attitudes.
Q52 Children and young persons. Orphanages. For young offenders see F54.
Q53 Aged persons
Q54 Persons with learning difficulties or special physical needs. For education of special groups see S07. For services to the mentally ill, see Q13.
Q55 The poor. For employment and unemployment see Q84.
Q56 The homeless
Q57 Migrants and travelling people. For other minorities see Q86, for seafaring life see L67. See also Q73, Q90.
Q58 Addicts (to drugs, gambling, alcohol etc.). Temperance Movement.
Q59 Other
Include in Q51 – Q59 works on the lifestyle and needs of each group
Q60 Insurance and charities, general. Class individual charities with subject
Q61 National Insurance and pensions
Q62 Voluntary insurance
Q63 Commercial and industrial insurance
Q70 Population, general
Q71 Censuses, public and private
Q72 Vital statistics
Q73 Internal migration
Q74 Immigration, general. See also Q57.
Q75 Identity cards and other electronic methods of recording population
Q76 Historical demography
Q79 Other
Q80 Class divisions. Class mobility.
Q81 Housing conditions. Domestic economy.
Q82 Diet and food. For traditional cookery see Y60. Class institutional catering with the institution.
Q83 Wages and prices
Q84 Employment and unemployment
Q85 The Anglo-Irish
Q86 Other minorities defined by national, religious or ethnic origin. Class gypsies and travellers at Q57. See also other faiths J3.
Q87 Women in society
Q88 Other gender issues
Q89 Other
Q90 Emigration. Irish diaspora. Transportation.
Q91 Irish Christian missions: émigré clergy and religious, general. For lists of missionary orders see H47.
Q92 Expatriate organisations A – Z. For Irish seminaries abroad see S43, S44.
Q93 General works on Irish influence worldwide
Q94 Foreign travel and exploration
R01 Public protection. Anti-terrorist measures. For NI see F40, F41.
R05 Legal theory
R06 Collections of laws. For Penal Laws see H39.
R10 Courts and legal jurisdiction
R12 Ancient courts and ancient laws
R13 Medieval courts
R14 Modern courts. For NI see F51.
R15 Civil liberty
R18 Licensing. Trading standards.
R19 Trials and court proceedings
R32 Police service. For NI see F42.
R33 Crime. For NI see F50.
R34 Prison service, general. Crime and punishment, general. For NI see F50, F52.
R35 Prisons A – Z
R36 Other penalties for convicted persons. For transportation see Q90. For NI see F53.
R37 Youth custody. Reformatories. For NI see F54.
R38 Anti-social behaviour orders
R39 Other
R40 Fire service
R42 Fires, accidents, disasters, general. Disaster planning. Class individual fires, accidents and disasters with subject. See also weather extremes C42.
S01 Education, general
S02 School administration, general. Class primary school administration at S20, secondary school administration at S30.
S03 Teaching profession and ancillary staff, general. For teacher training colleges see S41 and S42.
S04 Government and local authority directives
S05 Public examinations, curriculum
S06 School inspection
S07 Education of special groups
S08 Special educational systems
S09 History of education, general
S10 All-age schools, general. General guides to schools.
S11 All-age schools A – Z by place
S12 Pre-school and after-school facilities
S13 Nursery education
S20 Primary education, general
S21 Primary schools A – Z by place
S30 Secondary education, general
S31 Secondary schools A – Z by place
S40 Further education, general
S41 Vocational education, general
S42 Vocational and further education establishments A – Z by place
S43 Seminary education, general. Include Irish seminaries abroad.
S44 Seminaries A – Z by place. Include Irish seminaries abroad.
S45 University education, general
S46 Universities and university colleges A – Z by place
S47 Other forms of education: correspondence courses etc.
S49 Other
T01 General works on the arts
T02 General arts associations A – Z
T03 Arts festivals
T04 General recreational and cultural exhibitions. Arts treasures exhibitions; antiques fairs.
T05 Arts centre A – Z by place
T20 Libraries and librarianship, general
T21 Archives and record offices, general. For archive material see A50.
T25 Libraries and record offices A – Z by place. Class libraries that are part of an institution with the institution, if desired.
T30 Museums, art galleries, heritage centres, general
T31 Museums A – Z by place. Include catalogues here.
T32 Heritage centres A – Z by place
T33 Art galleries A – Z by place
T40 Painting, sculpture and handicrafts, general. Include general works on Celtic art here. For traditional crafts see Y70.
T41 Painting and drawing: history and technique
T42 Calligraphy and illuminated MSS
T43 Sculpture. See also H27, D58.
T44 Metalwork and jewellery. For church plate see D86. For industrial manufacture see M22.
T45 Embroidery and textile arts. For descriptive works on church embroidery see D87.
T46 Ceramics and glass as an art form. For industrial production see M63, M64. For stained glass in churches see D84.
T47 Photography as an art form
T48 Other
T49 Painters, sculptors, craftspeople A – Z
T50 Anthologies of prose and verse by more than one author (shelved under title)
T51 Poetry
T52 Playscripts
T53 Fiction
T54 Other literary forms (essays, humour etc.) by one author
T55 General literary history and criticism. Include the Celtic traditions here.
T56 Poetry criticism
T57 Drama criticism
T58 Fiction criticism
T59 Critical monographs on Irish authors, A – Z
V01 Performing arts, general
V02 Irish music: general historical and descriptive works
V03 Instruments, including bells. For church organs see D88.
V04 Music festivals
V05 Musical societies A – Z
V10 Sacred music: general historical and descriptive works
V11 Sacred music in practice. Organisations promoting sacred music.
V12 Collections of sacred music. Hymn books.
V13 Individual works
V14 Choirs A – Z
V20 Secular music: general historical and descriptive works
V21 Secular music, vocal (including opera and musical comedy)
V22 Secular music, vocal: scores and libretti. Include works by Irish composers or with Irish theme.
V23 Secular music: instrumental
V24 Secular music, instrumental: scores
V25 Orchestras, choirs and other groups of musicians A – Z
V30 Traditional music: general historical and descriptive works
V31 Traditional music, vocal: scores and libretti
V35 Traditional music, instrumental: scores
V36 Groups of performers of traditional music A – Z
V40 Individual composers and performers of sacred, secular and traditional music, A – Z.
V50 Theatre, general
V51 Music hall and variety, general
V52 Traditional drama: historical and descriptive works
V53 Drama festivals
V54 Theatres A – Z by place
V55 Societies A – Z by name
V56 Actors, directors A – Z
V59 Other
V60 Dance, general
V61 Ballet
V62 Recreational dance
V63 Traditional dance. Include sacred dance here.
V65 Groups A – Z
V66 Choreography, general
V69 Dancers A – Z
V70 Cinema as an art form
V71 Films set in Ireland
V73 Fairs
V74 Circuses
V75 Social clubs
V79 Other
V80 Television, general
V81 Television: programmes (drama) set in Ireland
W01 Sport and recreation, general
W02 Sports councils and other official organisations
W03 Sporting events covering more than one sport
W10 Athletics
W11 Gymnastics
W12 Boxing, wrestling and martial arts
W13 Hurling, camogie, hockey
W14 Association football
W15 Rugby football
W16 Gaelic football
W17 Badminton, tennis
W18 Golf
W19 Other
W20 Animal sports and pastimes
W21 Bearbaiting, bull baiting and cockfighting
W23 Falconry, hawking
W24 Dogs: breeding, showing, racing
W25 Other animals as pets
W26 Cage birds
W27 Recreational horse riding and racing. Hunting. Horse shows. For horse studs see L46.
W29 Other forms of hunting (hare coursing etc.)
W30 Hobbies, general
W31 Board and table games
W33 Handicrafts
W34 Photography
W35 Philately. For production of Irish stamps see N61.
W36 Other collectables
W39 Other
W40 Countryside sports on land
W41 Camping and caravanning
W42 Rambling
W43 Climbing and caving
W45 Orienteering
W49 Other
W50 Watersports
W51 Boating
W52 Fishing
W53 Swimming
W54 Waterskiing, wind surfing
W55 Sub-aqua sports
W59 Other
W60 Vehicular sports
W61 Cycling
W62 Flying
W63 Parachuting, hang gliding, ballooning
W64 Motor racing, motorcycle racing, karting
W69 Other
W70 Traditional games
W71 Irish bowling
W80 Winter sports
W81 Skating
W82 Skiing and snowboarding
W83 Curling
Y01 Customs and traditions, including Celtic customs, general
Y10 Calendar customs (including those of church calendar)
Y11 Spring (Lent, Easter, Maytime)
Y12 Summer
Y13 Autumn (Harvest, All Souls)
Y14 Winter (Christmas and New Year’s Eve)
Y20 Non-calendar customs
Y21 Rites of passage
Y22 Customs concerning water and wells
Y30 Traditional tales and legends. For pre-Christian Celtic myths see H15. Include collected legends of the saints here.
Y31 Proverbs and sayings
Y32 Children’s rhymes and games
Y33 Giants and dwarfs
Y34 Fairies. For fairy tales see Y30.
Y35 Ghosts
Y36 Witchcraft. Charms and spells.
Y37 Demonic possession
Y38 Curiosities (flying saucers, ley lines etc.)
Y39 Other. Prophecies.
Y40 Local and national commemorative events
Y43 Carnivals and themed festivals
Y44 Occasional celebrations, e.g. Victory celebrations. Class celebrations in honour of famous visitors at A97.
Y50 Traditional costume. For ecclesiastical dress see D87.
Y60 Traditional food and cookery. For general works on diet and food see Q83.
Y70 Traditional crafts
Z Material in special forms
Z01 Printed illustrations
Z02 Photographs
Z03 Slides
Z04 Microfilm
Z05 Cinefilm
Z06 Videos
Z07 DVDs
Z09 Other
All the above can be subdivided by whole scheme if necessary
Z21 Records: speech
Z22 Records: sacred music
Z23 Records: secular music
Z24 Records: traditional music
Z25 Records: other
Z26 Records: miscellaneous
Z31 Audio-cassettes: speech
Z32 Audio-cassettes: sacred music
Z33 Audio-cassettes: secular music
Z34 Audio-cassettes: traditional music
Z35 Audio-cassettes: other
Z36 Audio-cassettes: miscellaneous
Z41 CDs: speech
Z42 CDs: sacred music
Z43 CDs: secular music
Z44 CDs: traditional music
Z45 CDs: other
Z46 CDs: miscellaneous
SUBJECT INDEX
(E) = Eire (NI) = Northern Ireland
Abbeys (architecture) D82
Abbeys (church history) H46, H47
Accidents, general R42
Actors V56
Acts of Parliament (E) P05
Addictions Q58
Aeronautical engineering M27
After-school provision S12
Aged persons, welfare of Q53
Agriculture L30 – L50
AIDS Q25
Air Force K30
Air transport N50 – N59
Airports and airfields (civilian) N53
Airports and airfields (military) K30
Alcoholism Q58
All-age schools S10
All Souls’ Day Y13
Allotments L55
Ambulance service Q14
Angling W52
Anglo-Irish Agreement F21
Anglo-Irish citizens Q85
Anglo-Irish relations (E) P21 (NI) F23
Animals (natural history) B30
Animals (sports and pastimes) W20 – W29
Anthologies, literary T50
Anthropology B40
Anti-terrorism (E) R01 (NI) F41
Apprenticeship M07
Archaeology E10 – E18
Archaeology, industrial M04
Architectural, history D30
Architecture and planning D01
Archive repositories T21, T25
Archives A50
Arms trade K18
Army (E) K10 (NI) F43
Army, British, in Ireland K60
Art galleries T30, T33
Art history T40
Artists T49
Arts, general T01
Arts festivals T03
Association Football W14
Astronomy B67
Asylums Q13
Atheism J60
Athletics W10
Authors T59
Authors on non-Irish topics A99
Automobile engineering M25
Autumn customs Y13
Badminton W17
Ballet V61
Ballooning W63
Banks and banking M91
Battles and battlefields K19
Bear baiting W21
Bell-founding M20
Bell ringing V03
Bibliographies A04
Biography, collected G20 – G23
Biography, individual G31 – G33
Birds B33
Boating W51
Botany B20
Boundaries, local government (E) P34 (NI) F30
Boundaries, national (NI) F01
Boundaries, parliamentary (NI) F24 (E) P11
Bowling, Irish W71
Boxing W12
Brasses (genealogy) G18
Brewing M70
Building materials D32
Building societies M91
Building trades M40 – M49
Bull baiting W21
Buses N11
Butterflies B36
Cage birds W26
Calendar customs Y01 – Y14
Calligraphy T42
Camogie W13
Camping W41
Canals N25 – N29
Caravanning W41
Card games W31
Carnivals Y43
Castles D41, K17
Catalogues, general A04
Catechetics H24
Catering trade M85
Cathedrals (architecture) D81
Cathedrals (RC diocesan administration) H42
Cattle farming L40
Caves C21
Caving W43
Celtic art T40
Celtic church H31
Celtic customs, general Y01
Celtic Ireland E22
Celtic kingdoms E20
Celtic languages A60
Celtic monasticism H45, H46
Celtic religion (pre-Christian) H15
Celtic spirituality H22
Censorship (E) N78 (NI) F65
Census Q71
Ceramic manufacture M64
Ceramics (art) T46
Charities (general) Q62
Cheese making L41
Chemical industry M50
Chemistry B64
Children, welfare of Q52
Choirs, church V14
Choirs, secular V25, V36
Christmas customs Y14
Church and state H38
Church discipline H40
Church history H30 – H39
Church of Ireland J21
Cine film (communications) N73
Cine film (art form) V70
Cine film set in Ireland V71
Cine films: collections Z05
Circuses V74
Civic architecture D50
Civic heraldry G75
Civil liberty R15
Civil liberties (NI) F47
Civil registration G14
Class divisions Q80
Clergy: collected biography G22
Clergy: general works (RC) H43
Clergy: individual biography G32
Climate C40
Climate change C41
Climbing W43
Clinics Q15
Clothing trade M36
Coasts C23
Cockfighting W21
Coins M92
Collecting (hobby) W36, W35
Commemorative events Y40
Commerce and industry M
Commercial architecture D6
Commercial trading M90 – M99
Common land L20
Common Market M97
Communications, general N
Community relations (E) P38 (NI) F62
Composers V40
Conferences, general A90
Conservation (environment) B10
Constitution (E) P01 (NI) F21
Constituencies (E) P11 (NI) F24
Convalescent homes Q12
Cookery, general Q82
Cookery, traditional Y60
Cooperative movement M94
Costume, traditional Y50
Councils (local administration) (E) P35 – P36 (NI) F30 – F36
County administration (E) P35 (NI) F35
Courts (E) R10 – R14 (NI) F40 – F51
Crafts (fine arts) T41 – T48
Crafts (hobbies) W33
Crafts, traditional Y70
Crime, general (E) R33 (NI) F50
Cromwell in Ireland E35
Cults J40
Curiosities Y38
Curling W81
Curriculum S05
Customs Y01 – Y22
Customs and Excise M95
Cycling W61
Dairy farming L41
Dance, traditional V63
Dancers V69
Dancing V60 – V63
Demography, historical Q76
Demonic possession Y37
Denominations, Christian J22 – J29
Dental services Q15
Devil Y37
Devotional practices H26
Diaspora, Irish Q90
Dictionaries, Irish A63
Dioceses (RC) H41, H42
Direct Rule (NI) F23
Directories, general A20
Disasters, general R42
Divorce Q51
Doctors Q11
Dogs W24
Domestic economy Q81
Drainage and sanitation Q21
Drama T52
Drama, traditional V63
Drink manufacture M70
Drug addiction Q58
DVDs Z07
Dwarfs Y33
Easter customs Y11
Ecology B10
Ecumenism (E) J20 (NI) F64
Education S
Elderly persons Q53
Elections, local (E) P30 (NI) F30 – F36
Elections, national (E) P10 (NI) F24
Electoral rolls G14
Electoral engineering M24
Electricity supply Q43, Q46
Embroidery T45
Emigration Q90 – Q92
Employment Q84
Enclosure L20
Enterprise zones M03
Epidemics Q25
Epitaphs G18
Espionage (NI) F66
Essays T54
Estate management L28
Ethics, general H11
European Economic Community M97
European Parliament (E) P09
Evangelisation H24
Examinations (educational) S05
Exhibitions (recreational and cultural) T04
Expatriate organisations Q92
Exploration Q94
Exports M95
Fairies Y34
Fairs, medieval M82
Falconry W23
Family history G19
Famine in Ireland E55
Farms D43
Farming L30 – L50
Feminist movement Q87
Ferries N20
Feudal system L21
Fiction T53
Finance (central government) (E) P07
Fires and fire service R40 – R42
First aid services Q14
Fish (biology) B38
Fishing industry L60 – L63
Fishing, recreational W52
Floods C42
Flowers B22
Flying, recreational W62
Flying saucers Y38
Folk dancing V63
Folklore Y30 – Y39
Folksong V31
Food inspection Q23
Food manufacture M70
Food (social conditions) Q82
Food, traditional Y60
Football W14 – W16
Forenames G60
Forestry L56
Fossils C21
Free trade M96
Freemasonry P66
Funeral customs Y21
Funerals Q28
Funfairs V73
Furniture making M65
Further education S40
Gaelic football W16
Gaelic League A68
Games, ball W13 – W18
Games, board and table W31
Games, children’s Y32
Games, traditional W70
Gang masters M98
Garden centres L54
Gardens, domestic L55
Gardens, public D27
Gas supply Q42
Gay rights Q88
Gazetteers C17
Genealogy G10
Geography C
Geology C10 – C19
Ghosts Y35
Giants Y33
Glass (art form) T46
Glass manufacture M68
Global warming C41
Golf W18
Government, central (E) P01 – P06 (NI) F20 – F26
Government, local (E) P30 – P36 (NI) F30 – F36
Graveyard surveys G11
Great Famine E55
Gymnastics W11
Handicrafts T44 – T49
Handicrafts, traditional Y70
Hang gliding W63
Harbours N40 – N49
Harvest customs Y13
Health and safety Q20
Health, general Q
Health farms Q16
Heraldic visitations G71
Heraldry G70 – G76
Heritage centres T30 – T31
Hills C28
Historical societies A15
History of Ireland, general E
History of Northern Ireland 1922 - F
History, political (E) P20 – P28 (NI) F01 – F16
Hobbies, general W30
Hockey W13
Holy Wells Y22
Home Rule Movement P22
Homelessness Q56
Horse Breeding L46
Horse racing and recreational riding W27
Horticulture L53
Hospice movement Q12
Hospitality industry M85 – M87
Hospitals Q12 – Q13
Hotels M87
Housing conditions Q81
Housing estates, general D26
Humour T54
Hunting W27
Hurling W13
Hymns V12
Identity cards Q75
Illuminated MSS T42
Illustrations collections: guides A40
Illustrations, printed Z01
Immigration Q74
Imports M95
Industrial archaeology M04
Industrial estates M03
Industrial Revolution M06
Industry, general M
Inns M87
Insects B36
Institute of Irish Studies A01
Insurance Q60 – Q62
Inter-Church relations (E) J20 (NI) F64
International relations (E) P40 – P44 (NI) F23, F90
Internet N74
Internment (NI) F52
Inventions, general B60
Ireland: county guides C04
Ireland: general surveys C01 – C03
Ireland: history E01, E22 – E66
Ireland: politics P
Ireland: travel E02
Irish influence worldwide Q93
Irish language A61 – A69
Irish Parliamentary Party P16
Irish Republican Army F46
Ironfounding M20
Islands, Irish E90
Jewellery making T44
Jewish faith J31
Journalism N71
Labour movements (E) P14
Labour Party (E) P14
Laity, RC H49
Lakes C26
Land League L24
Land Question L23
Land tenure L01 – L24
Land transfers L27
Land utilisation C20
Landscape history C20
Law and order (E) R01 – R39 (NI) F40
League of Kilkenny P65
Learning difficulties, people with Q54
Leather goods M66
Legal profession R10 – R14
Legal theory R05
Legends Y30
Lenten customs Y11
Libraries T20, T25
Licensing R18
Linen manufacture M30
Literary criticism T55 – T59
Literature T5
Local government (E) P30 – P36 (NI) F30 – F36
Lottery P07
Loyalists (NI) F27
Mammals B32
Maps C10 – C16
Market gardening L53
Markets M82
Marriage Q51
Marriage customs Y21
Martial arts W12
Mathematics B61
May Day customs Y11
Media N70
Media and politics (NI) F75
Medical services Q10
Members of Parliament (E) P12 – P13 (NI) F25
Memorials and monuments, religious D85
Memorials and monuments, secular D58
Mental hospitals Q13
Metalwork (handicrafts) T44
Metalwork (industrial manufacture) M20 – M22
Microfilms Z04
Migrants, welfare of Q57
Migration, internal Q73
Military history (E) K01 – K90 (NI) F43
Mining M10
Missions and missionaries Q91
Molluscs B37
Moorlands C27
Mossland C28
Motor racing W64
Motorcycle racing W64
Motorways N10
Museums T30 – T31
Music V02 – V40
Music, sacred V10 – V13
Music, secular V20 – V25
Music, traditional V30 – V36
Music festivals V04
Music halls V51
Musical instruments V03
Musicians V40
Nationalist movements (E) P22
National history B01
Nature reserves B11, B12
Navy K20
New Age J41
Newscuttings A33
Newspapers A11
New Year customs Y14
Northern Ireland F
Nurses Q10
Nursery schools S13
One-name studies G24
Opera V21
Opticians Q15
Oral history A70
Orange Order P60
Organs, church D88
Orienteering W45
Orphanages Q52
Painting T41
Painters T49
Papermaking M61
Parachuting W63
Paramilitary organisations (NI) F45
Parish histories H50
Parish registers G11
Parks D27
Parliamentary building (architecture) D52
Parliamentary reform (E) P03
Partition F01
Peace process (NI) F70 – F73
Pedigrees G19, G24
Penal laws H39
Penitentials H40
Performing arts V01
Periodicals and serials A10, A11
Pest control Q04
Philately W35
Philosophy H10
Photographs (collections) Z02
Photography (art form) T47
Photography (hobby) W34
Physically disabled Q54
Physics B65
Pig farming L40
Pilgrimages abroad Q94
Pilgrimages in Ireland H26, H27
Place names C18
Plagues Q25
Planning and architecture D
Plantation Movement L22
Playscripts T52
Poetry T51
Police (E) R32 (NI) F42
Political parties and groups (E) P14 – P16 (NI) F20, F25
Politics and media (NI) F65
Pollution control Q24
Ponds C26
Population Q70
Ports N40 – N49
Post Office N60
Postage stamps, Irish N61
Postal services N61
Poultry farming L35
Poverty Q55
Prayers and prayerbooks H23
Preaching H24
Prehistoric Ireland E19
Prices Q83
Primary Schools S20 – S21
Printing industry M61
Printing of Irish language
Prisons (E) R34 – R35 (NI) F52
Processions, religious H26
Prophecies Y39
Proverbs Y31
Public utilities Q40
Publishing W71
Punishments (E) R36 (NI) F52, F53
Quarrying M10
Radio N72
Railways N30 – N39
Rainfall C41
Rambling W42
Rationalist philosophies J60
Record offices T21, T25
Recordings (oral history) Z21 – Z46
Recycling Q22
Reformation (church history) H33
Reformatories R37
Refuse disposal Q22
Regimental histories K11
Regional government (E) P30 (NI) F35
Registration, civil G14
Religion H, J
Religious orders H44
Religious orders: biography G22 – G23
Religious practice H20
Renewable energy Q46
Reptiles B39
Republicans (NI) F28
Retail trade M80 – M82
Retreat centres H27
Rivers C25
Road safety N19
Road transport N11
Roads, general N10
Rugby football W15
Rural development L02
Saints: collected biography G21
Saints: individual biography G31
Saints, legends of Y30
Sanitation Q21
Schools S01 – S31
Science, general B01, B60
Sculpture (art form) T43
Sculptors T49
Seafarers L67
Secondary schools S30 – S31
Secularisation T60
Security forces (NI) F41
Seminaries S43, S44
Serials A11
Sermons H24
1798 Uprising E41
Sewage disposal Q21
Sheep farming L40
Shipbuilding M26
Shops M82
Shrines H26
Skating W81
Skiing W81
Slave trade M98
Slide collections Z03
Smuggling M98
Snails B37
Social history Q02 – Q08
Social surveys (E) Q01 (NI) F60
Soils C22
Solitaries H48
Spas Q16
Special needs, people with Q54
Spirituality H22
Sport W
Spring customs Y11
Springs (geology) C24
Stained glass (in church) D84
Steelmaking M20
Stock farming L40
Stormont F22
Storms C40, C42
Strikes M09
Stuarts in Ireland E34
Sub-aqua sports W55
Suffrage P10
Summer customs Y12
Surnames G60
Swimming W53
Taxation, national P07
Teachers S03
Telegraph service N62
Telephone directories A20
Telephone service N63
Television N73
Temperance Movement Q58
Tennis W17
Textile manufacture M30 – M39
Theatre V50
Theology H21
Tides C23
Tokens M92
Toolmaking M21
Tourism M86
Town guides C05
Town histories E95
Trade agreements M95
Trade exhibitions M02
Trade unions M08
Trading standards R18
Translations (English from other languages) A98
Translators of Irish language A66
Transport and communications N
Transportation (penalty) Q90
Travel (foreign) and exploration Q94
Travelling people Q57
Treaties, international (E) P41
Trials (E) R19 (NI) F51
“Troubles”, effects of (NI) F61
Tudors in Ireland E33
Turf cutting L35
Ulster to 1922 E99
Unemployment Q84
Universities S45 – S46
Urban geography C30
Urbanisation C30
USA and NI F90
Vehicular sports W60
Vernacular architecture D31
Videos (collections) Z06
Vikings in Ireland E30
Visual arts T4
Vital statistics Q72
Vocal music V12, V21, V31
Vocational training S41
Wages Q83
Water sports W50 – W59
Water supply Q41
Water skiing W54
Weaponry K18
Weather C4
Welfare Q50 – Q59
Wells (geology) C24
Wells, holy Y22
Wholesale trade M81
Wills G13
Windsurfing W54
Winter customs Y14
Witchcraft Y36
Women in society Q87
Woodland C29
Woodworking trades M65
Wrestling W12
Young offenders (E) R37 (NI) F54
Youth, welfare of Q52
Zoology B30
Zoos B31