Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

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History of PRONI

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Since opening its doors in March, 1924, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) has been the main archive repository for Northern Ireland.
The Public Record Office: A brief history (32KB) Adobe PDF formatted document Opens a new browser window. gives a short summary of how we come to have public records today, covering their origin in the middle-ages to the establishment of PRONI in the early 1920s.
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland: Past, Present and Future (60 KB) Adobe PDF formatted document Opens a new browser window. gives a more detailed account of PRONI, from its creation right up to its vision for the future.