Northern ireland

Some 175,000 historical Irish records, including 60,000 pre-1901 census records previously thought to be lost, have been published online. On 30 June 1922, the Public Record Office of Ireland in Dubli

Ballast Hills is a largely forgotten, unconsecrated burial site in the heart of Newcastle. Also known locally as Grannies Fields or Plaguey Fields, it became the final resting place for generations of

ATOP a red tour bus in sunglasses and shorts, my friends and I took a jaunty trip round the bustling town centre of Belfast. It was a warm summer’s day, but the wind blew playfully in our ears as we r

THE beautiful Boyne Valley is a wondrous gorge of greenery, luxurious views, fascinating Neolothic ruins and some of the best cultural experiences you can have in the Republic of Ireland. I learned al

Tyne & Wear Archivesa Discovery Museum, Blandford Square, Newcastle NE1 4JA t 0191 277 2248 e archives@northeastmuseums. org.uk w twarchives.org.uk Tyne & Wear Archives preserves material from locatio

Of all of the houses I’ve lived in, it is my childhood home that I think about the most. A three-storey, double-fronted Victorian end terrace called Iona Cottage (despite looking nothing like one), it