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Opening hours

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The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) is open each weekday, apart from public holidays and our annual two-week closure for stocktaking (see below for details).  Late evening opening is available on Thursdays only (PLEASE NOTE: THURSDAY NIGHT OPENING IS CURRENTLY RESTRICTED - SEE BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS).  We do not close over lunchtime.
You are advised to check in advance for the late evening opening on Thursdays as it is occasionally necessary to cancel due to circumstances beyond our control.
Day Opening Hours Document ordering times
Monday 09:00 am - 4:45 pm 09:00 am - 4:15 pm
Tuesday 09:00 am - 4:45 pm 09:00 am - 4:15 pm
Wednesday 09:00 am - 4:45 pm 09:00 am - 4:15 pm
Thursday 10:00 am - 8:45 pm 10:00 am - 6.30 pm
Friday 09:00 am - 4:45 pm 09:00 am - 4:15 pm

Public Holidays in 2008

  • Tuesday 1 January 2008
  • Monday 17 March 2008
  • Monday 24 March 2008
  • Tuesday 25 March 2008
  • Monday 5 May 2008
  • Monday 26 May 2008
  • Monday 14 July 2008
  • Tuesday 15 July 2008
  • Monday 25 August 2008

Stock-taking Closure in 2008

  • Monday 24 November - Friday 5 December

Restricted late evening opening service

PRONI regrets that from Thursday 3 January 2008 it will be necessary to restrict the late evening opening service available to our customers.  Last orders for documents produced in the Reading Room will be 6.30pm (and not 8.15pm as previously).  Any orders placed before 6.30pm will be fulfilled and customers can remain in the Reading Room to consult the records up to 8.45pm.
The Self–Service Microfilm Room will remain open.  Customers can access:
  • Church records
  • 1901 Census
  • Index to the civil registers of births
  • Place name and personal names index to the Registry of Deeds
  • Tithe Applotment books
  • Abstracts of the 1858-1900 wills
  • Plus other popular sources available on microfilm or microfiche.
The Search Room will also remain open as normal.  Customers can continue to use:
  • the catalogues, guides and indexes
  • computerised wills database
  • Irish Emigration Database of the Centre for Migration Studies
  • Findmypast and Irish Origins websites subscribed to by PRONI
We will be reviewing the situation on a monthly basis and intend to resume the full evening service as soon as possible.  
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