Getting To Know You: Rabbi Avraham Citron
Archival programme. Julius E Anakaa meets Rabbi Abraham Citron of the Jewish community in Belfast. He shares with us his experiences and insights into the Jewish culture and community.
Paymaster General’s Book of Accounts
Paymasters General’s Book of Accounts covering the period prior to and after the Battle of the Boyne 1690. Courtesy of the Museum of Orange Heritage, Belfast.
A Million Bricks
After a night of violence in 1971, during which six people were killed in the area, scores of Catholic and Protestant families left the last mixed street in West Belfast. In the optimism of the 1960s they had bought new homes in Springfield Park only to find themselves at the heart of a three-way battle […]
Band of Brothers
Discover the Archives Archival film about marching bands
Charleville Castle: Ireland’s most haunted castle
Discover the Archibes Archival film about Charleville Castle in County Offaly
Getting To Know You: K’Naan
Julius E Anakaa meets K’Naan the Artist popularly known as “The Dusty Foot Philosopher”. K’Naan gives us an insight into his life, Somalia, his home country and his experiences.
Edenderry Village: Past & Present
Built between 1866 and 1911 by the linen manufacturer John Shaw Brown, Edenderry is an excellent example of a semi-planned industrial community. Now a conservation area, Edenderry retains all of the charm and many of the features of a nineteenth century mill village. Learn about the history of this unique place and meet some of […]
Last Days of the Shankill Mission
The Shankill Road Mission, at the corner of Carlow Street, was completed in 1898 to a design by William Roome who also designed Mountpottinger YMCA. The pioneering urban mission work that the Shankill Road Mission provided included Gospel services and a Sunday school, music sessions; a cafe with affordable meals and trips to the seaside. […]
A Tour Of The Half Bap
Archival film with Joe Baker who takes the public on a tour of the Half Bap, more latterly known as Cathedral Quarter, in Belfast
A Tribute to Geoff Harden
Tribute night to Geoff Harden. Geoff Harden (8 July 1943 – 4 September 2006) was a journalist, broadcaster, recording engineer and folk music promoter. Born in Kent, England, Harden moved to Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1966. He became well-known on the music scene in Belfast after setting up the Sunflower Folk Club in Parliament Street, […]