Sir, – John Grenham's article (Irish Roots column, October 14th) highlights the lack of respect our Government has for itself and its citizens. The new General Register Office in Werburgh Street, Dublin, is indeed a disgrace and I too am ashamed of it.
It would make much more sense to have these records housed with our National Archives. Our National Archives should be, as in other countries, a building of some prestige, centrally situated and one of which we can be proud.
Currently our National Archive building can hardly be said to be such, hidden away at the end of Bishop Street, a side street off Wexford Street, Dublin. – Yours, etc,
MARION WALSH,
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Bushfield Avenue,
Dublin 4.