Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

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Welcome to the PRONI website

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Welcome to the PRONI website. PRONI aims to identify, preserve and make available Northern Ireland's unique archival heritage and community memory.
All the information that was available on our old site has been rearranged into a new structure, plus lots of new information has been added! We hope you find this site user friendly, helpful and informative.

Changes to PRONI services


Changes to PRONI services - please read before you visit. Please note this affects all visitors.

Advance Notice:  Please note these dates if you are planning a visit.

Interruption to PRONI service: September 2010 - May 2011

In preparation for PRONI's forthcoming relocation to Titanic Quarter, from September 2010 to May 2011 there will be no public access to PRONI's Balmoral Avenue site.  See DCAL Press Release of 3 September 2009 Opens a new browser window. for further details and closure clarification document (140KB) Adobe PDF formatted document Opens a new browser window.  issued by PRONI 30 September 2009.  

PRONI News

Forthcoming Records Management Conference

Forthcoming Records Management Conference

The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) and the Records Management Society, Ireland (RMSI), are pleased to announce that a joint Records Management Conference will be held at the Lagan Valley Island Conference Centre in Lisburn on 11 March 2010.
Catalogue Update

Catalogue Update

PRONI has published a further 80,650 entries on the e-catalogue. This brings the total number of entries on the catalogue to 1,255,929. This figure will continue to grow in the New Year as PRONI staff continue to process, update and input new catalogue items.
PRONI Street directories launched online

PRONI Street directories launched online

29 street directories (1819 to 1900) held by PRONI can now be searched and accessed online