Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/institutions/gb-006628 an entity of type: Institution
Public records
PRONI holds public records mainly dating from around the formation of Northern Ireland (1921) to the present day. A small number date back to the 19th and late 18th centuries. ‘Public record’ generally refers to any document created by ‘official’ sources such as:
government departments
non-departmental public organisations
(courts of law, local authorities, non-departmental public bodies/quangos)
Privately deposited archives
These include business records and church registers and can range from a single emigrant letter to a vast landed estate archive containing thousands of items and spanning a 300 year period.
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
PRONI is the official archive and record office for Northern Ireland with a statutory remit to receive, preserve and make available public records and privately deposited archives.
Electronic Catalogue: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/search-archives-online/ecatalogue
Monday: 9.00am to 4.45pm
Tuesday: 9.00am to 4.45pm
Wednesday: 9.00am to 4.45pm
Thursday: 10.00am to 4.45pm
Friday: 9.00am to 4.45pm
You can register for a PRONI Visitor Pass on the day of your visit. You will need to be a registered PRONI Visitor and have your Visitor Pass to access research areas and view original records.
You must bring an acceptable form of photographic identification in order to register.
Seeing the need to raise the importance of records management, in consultation with staff from the Northern Ireland government departments, PRONI drew up the Northern Ireland Record Management Standard (NIRMS) in 2002 and updated in 2007: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/records-management-public-bodies
PRONI Enquiry Service: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/proni-enquiry-service
PRONI's Enquiry Service provides free advice and guidance about records held in response to written/ email enquiries. PRONI also offers fee-paying services including a Search Service and a Copy Order Service.
There are two disabled parking spaces available to Blue Badge holders free of charge opposite the main entrance to PRONI. In addition, there are six parking spaces on Titanic Boulevard which are pay and display to all, including Blue Badge holders.