One of the purposes of this site is to create an accessible database of the collections of Ballyfermot Heritage materials,  held at Dublin City Council's Ballyfermot Public Library . 

Given that part of the collection consists of photographs, both Ballyfermot Library and Ballyfermot Heritage Group encourage the taking of photographs of ordinary everyday life, preferably with a landmark or distinguishing feature in the photo, at least in the background.

This is because the collection has had numerous requests for photographs of the area from the past.  Unfortunately these are rare as people did not, and generally do not, take pictures of mundane landscape, the everyday ordinary environment whether that be a roadway, house renovation / extension, relandscaping front garden, shop fronts, green areas before redevelopment 

From 5pm on  5th September 2009

access to local history files based in Ballyfermot Library

will cease

due to closure of building until further notice

The Ballyfermot Heritage Group is pleased to annonce and be associated with the start of

The Ballyfermot Musical Heritage Project

This is an attempt to piece together a historical catalogue of music originating from the citizens of Ballyfermot, from the growth of the town in the 1940s to the present

next meeting in Ballyfermot Civic Centre at 6.30pm

Thursday  11^th March  2010 

The facsimile will no longer be viewable

due to closure of building until further notice 

A facsimile copy of the

Book of Kells

was launch on 21 June 2007 at 11.30am on behalf of the sponsors by it's benefactor

The Lord Mayor of Dublin (2006-2007) Vincent Jackson

in it's permanent location of

Ballyfermot Public Library

 As part of the National / European Heritage Week 2009

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