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