Marsh’s Library was insured against fire throughout the Irish revolutionary period, and in the years which followed.
Fire was a worry because of the irreplaceable nature of the library’s contents.
Citation:
Fire insurance certificates,
Marsh's Library Exhibits: ‘Changed Utterly?’ curated by Elaine Doyle and Jason McElligott,
accessed March 8, 2026,
https://web.marshlibrary.ie/digi/exhibits/show/irishrevolution/item/633