Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann has one of the most valuable national archives of traditional music and song in the country. This collection, housed at Cultúrlann na hÉireann, contains over 4000 hours of edited priceless material, which is being added to regularly.

Much of this material was collected over the years by An Timire Ceoil, Séamus MacMathúna. It reflects the many talents and styles of the various regions of the country and the Irish community abroad.

The Ardchomhairle have initiated a campaign to establish Regional Archives both in Ireland and overseas. The County Clare Archive is located in Ennis at Cois na hAbhna. Others will be located in Counties Westmeath, Tyrone, Sligo, Kerry, Wexford and Tipperary. Britain and North America will also set up archives, and material will be exchanged between the national and regional centres. This initiative aims to ensure that archive material will be more easily accessible for students and others in the regions. It will also help to highlight the regional significance of our native traditions.