Brexit prompted a surge in genealogy queries to Carlow library in the past year.
The library dealt with many inquiries from people who were on a mission to find out if they were eligible for an Irish passport.
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John Shortall is the Carlow County librarian. He says “we run a genealogy service two days a week at the local facility and it’s very busy as it stands but the minute Brexit hit we had a huge surge in queries in particular from the UK but further afield as well.
He adds that the number of ebooks and e-audio downloads has increased significantly in the past year.
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Locally, Carlow libraries hosted 151,000 visits in the past year but the library says it needs more investment to reach ambitious targets.
