Digital Film Archive

DescriptionDate
thumbnailBangor Yacht Race

This film was shot in 1898 by Dr Robert Mitchell.
1898
thumbnailLaunch of the Celtic

The launch of the Celtic liner at Belfast Harbour in 1901.
1901
thumbnailTitanic

This film was made following the tragic sinking of the Harland and Wolff-built liner, Titanic, on 15th of April, 1912. The film is believed to contain the only authentic filmed material of the Titanic.
1912
thumbnailHarland and Wolff shipyards

Views inside Harland and Wolff offices and work in the shipyards.
1920
thumbnailBelfast Harbour Scenes

Various scenes at Belfast harbour.
1921
thumbnailNew Strangford Ferry

The launch of the new 'Porta Ferry' by Mr John D Concannon MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, 13th November 1975. The ferry operated across Strangford Lough between the towns of Strangford and Portaferry.
1975
thumbnailBangor Boat

News item on the launching of the one and only fishing boat built at Bangor.
1976
thumbnailFleet Visits Belfast

The fleet visits Belfast and the crew come ashore. Back to 'normalcy' - by this time (23rd May 1923) the 'Troubles' were completely over in Northern Ireland and there was not a single political/sectarian killing between 1923 and 1933.
1923
thumbnailItalian Air Armada

Newsreel of the arrival of the Italian Air Armada at Lough Foyle on 2nd July, 1933.
1933
thumbnailMrs Chamberlain in Belfast

Mrs Chamberlain, the British PM's wife, launches the new cruiser HMS Belfast and opens Belfast airport at Nutts Corner.
1938
thumbnailPicnic From Portaferry

Amateur film of an outing from Portaferry across Strangford Lough.
1995
thumbnailRiver Fishing

Amateur film showing fishermen in Omagh during the 1940s.
1949
thumbnailBelfast Harbour Scenes. Diver

Footage of a diver at work in Belfast Harbour.
1954
thumbnailBelfast Harbour Scenes. Diver

A diver being lifted out of the water at Belfast Harbour.
1954
thumbnailBelfast Harbour Scenes. Sir Thomas Dixon

The Sir Thomas Dixon ferry in the water at Belfast Harbour.
1954
thumbnailBelfast Harbour Scenes. Sir Thomas Dixon

Some of the Harbour Commission staff onboard the Sir Thomas Dixon ship.
1956
thumbnailBelfast Harbour Scenes

Work going on at Belfast Harbour.
1956
thumbnailBelfast Harbour Scenes. The Duke of Lancaster

View of the Duke of Lancaster.
1956
thumbnailThe Day We Went To Bangor

An affectionate, nostalgic, look at the seaside town of Bangor and surroundings.
1999
thumbnailCrayfishing off Rathlin Island

Amateur film from the 1950s shot by Wilfred Capper.
1959
thumbnailCrayfishing. Launching Boat

Amateur film from the 1950s shot by Wilfred Capper.
1959
thumbnailToilers of the Deep

Amateur film (from the Wilfred Capper Collection) showing fishermen at work.
1959
thumbnailConstruction and Launching of the Canberra

Various views of the contruction and launch of the Canberra at Harland and Wolff in Belfast.
1962
thumbnailCraiganlet, the last coal fired ship in service and the launch of the Sea Quest

Views of the Craigantlet and the launch of the new Sea Quest.
1966
thumbnail$5,000,000 tanker launched - 'Myrina'

The launch of the new $5 milion tanker - Myrina.
1967
thumbnailAmphicar in action

A road-water car that allows its owner to cross Strangford Lough.
1969
thumbnailAmphicar on Ards peninsular

An interview with the owner of the Amphicar, Major William Brownlow. The amphicar was a road-water car used by the Major to cross Strangford Lough.
1969
thumbnailNewry Canal

A news item on the decline in the Newry Canal and attempts to clean it up.
1980
thumbnailExtract from I Remember (Titanic)

An interview with John Parkinson, President of the Ulster Titanic Society, whose father worked on the Titanic and who remembers its launch on 2nd April 1912.
1999
thumbnailPickie Pool, Bangor

This photograph is part of the Green Collection at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. Pickie Pool was a favourite swimming spot among visitors to the seaside resort town of Bangor. (© National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum)
2005
thumbnailSwimming at Bangor

This photo, from the Nevin Collection at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, shows enthusiastic swimmers at Bangor in the 1920s. (© National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum)
2005
thumbnailTitanic

Titanic at dock in Belfast Harbour. (Harland & Wolff Photograph Collection © N.M.G.N.I. Ulster Folk and Transport Museum)
2005
thumbnailSuper 8 Stories: 'Dopey Dick' Killer Whale

In the 1970s Londonderry gained a celebrity in the shape of a killer whale nicknamed 'Dopey Dick' who swam up the River Foyle and couldn't get back out to sea. James Kelly remembers shooting his film of the incident and his son, Eddie, talks about how the local children reacted. This clip appeared in Series 1, Programme 2 of Super 8 Stories.
1979
thumbnailSuper 8 Stories: Diving off Rathlin Island

John Cole demonstrates his equipment for filming underwater with an 8mm camera and shows footage of his diving club exploring the wreck of HMS Drake off the coast of Rathlin Island with added reminiscences from fellow diver, Mike Clarke. This clip appeared in Series 1, Programme 3 of Super 8 Stories.
1969
thumbnailSuper 8 Stories Extra Footage: Killer Whale in River Foyle

In the 1970s Londonderry gained a celebrity in the shape of a killer whale nicknamed 'Dopey Dick' who swam up the River Foyle and couldn't get back out to sea. Local schoolteacher James Kelly took this footage along with scenes of local children in a classroom at the time of the event. This is the original unedited footage which was used in the making of the Super 8 Story, ''Dopey Dick' Killer Whale'.
1979
thumbnailSuper 8 Stories Extra Footage: Diving on the Wreck of HMS Drake

Underwater footage of a diving club exploring the wreck of HMS Drake off the coast of Rathlin Island. Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'Diving Off Rathlin Island'.
1969
thumbnailSuper 8 Stories: Belfast Dock Workers

Workers from the Belfast Docks look back on their hard-working days labouring beside the boats in the busy port of Belfast during the 1960s. As well as being days of hardship there was a good camaraderie between the workers and a plethora of great stories to remember. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 1 of 'Super 8 Stories'.
1969
thumbnailSuper 8 Stories: The Portaferry Ferry

The ferry between Portaferry on the tip of the Ards Peninsula and Strangford provides a vital link between these two communities which sit side by side within sight of each other but are seperated by a round trip of around 100 miles by road. Some of the sailors on the ferry tell us of the opening of the ferry and of their time operating it, coupled with amateur footage of the events. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 2 of 'Super 8 Stories'.
1969
thumbnailSuper 8 Stories: Portavogie Fishermen

The fishing industry in the Irish Sea has always been important to many of the communities living along the shoreline of County Down. However, by the turn of the 20th Century into the 21st this way of life was very much in decline with huge impacts for the small towns which had been built up on fishing traditions and used it as their livelihood. Amateur footage from the 1970s, when the industry was performing well, is mingled with interviews conducted in 2005 with some of the fishermen from Portavogie who had watched its decline to make this one of the more melancholy segments of Super 8 Stories as a community comes to terms with a changing world. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 3 of 'Super 8 Stories'.
1979
thumbnailSuper 8 Stories Extra Footage: Belfast Docks in the 1960s

Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'Belfast Dock Workers'.
1969
thumbnailSuper 8 Stories Extra Footage: Opening of the Portaferry Ferry

Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'The Portaferry Ferry'.
1969
thumbnailSuper 8 Stories Extra Footage: A Day Trip from Ballycastle to Rathlin Island

Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'The McBride Family'.
1959
thumbnailSuper 8 Stories Extra Footage: The Jack McClelland Swim from Rathlin Island to Ballycastle

This is additional archive from Charlie McBride whose footage appeared in the Super 8 Story, 'The McBride Family'.
1959
thumbnailSuper 8 Stories Extra Footage: Visit of Lord Wakehurst to Rathlin Island

This is additional archive from Charlie McBride whose footage appeared in the Super 8 Story, 'The McBride Family'.
1959

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