The Military Archives: A History

by Daniel Ayiotis

In this new and vital work, Daniel Ayiotis skilfully explores how the Military Archives developed out of the vision of a handful of far-sighted military and civilians almost a century ago. That small group saw the critical need to preserve Ireland’s military records, and their efforts led to what was to become today’s outward-facing and internationally renowned Military Archives, the place of deposit for records relating to the Defence Forces and the Department of Defence.

In exploring its history, the author has shown what President Michael D. Higgins described as ‘the fundamental importance of the Military Archives towards our understanding of the founding events of the state’ and, indeed, of the century that has followed.

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Daniel Ayiotis is the Director of the Military Archives and a commandant in the Irish Army, based at Cathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines, Dublin. Since 1990 the Military Archives has been the statutory place of deposit for the records of the Irish Defence Forces, Department of Defence, and Army Pensions Board under the terms of the National Archives of Ireland Act, 1986.

236 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 18, 2022

Reviews

[Steve Doyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating history of the Military Archives. We are so lucky to have this resource. This book demonstrates how difficult it was to reach this point.