| Description | Date | |
![]() | Bangor Yacht Race This film was shot in 1898 by Dr Robert Mitchell. | 1898 |
![]() | Launch of the Celtic The launch of the Celtic liner at Belfast Harbour in 1901. | 1901 |
![]() | Titanic 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 |
![]() | Harland and Wolff shipyards Views inside Harland and Wolff offices and work in the shipyards. | 1920 |
![]() | Belfast Harbour Scenes Various scenes at Belfast harbour. | 1921 |
![]() | New 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 |
![]() | Bangor Boat News item on the launching of the one and only fishing boat built at Bangor. | 1976 |
![]() | Fleet 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 |
![]() | Italian Air Armada Newsreel of the arrival of the Italian Air Armada at Lough Foyle on 2nd July, 1933. | 1933 |
![]() | Mrs Chamberlain in Belfast Mrs Chamberlain, the British PM's wife, launches the new cruiser HMS Belfast and opens Belfast airport at Nutts Corner. | 1938 |
![]() | Picnic From Portaferry Amateur film of an outing from Portaferry across Strangford Lough. | 1995 |
![]() | River Fishing Amateur film showing fishermen in Omagh during the 1940s. | 1949 |
![]() | Belfast Harbour Scenes. Diver Footage of a diver at work in Belfast Harbour. | 1954 |
![]() | Belfast Harbour Scenes. Diver A diver being lifted out of the water at Belfast Harbour. | 1954 |
![]() | Belfast Harbour Scenes. Sir Thomas Dixon The Sir Thomas Dixon ferry in the water at Belfast Harbour. | 1954 |
![]() | Belfast Harbour Scenes. Sir Thomas Dixon Some of the Harbour Commission staff onboard the Sir Thomas Dixon ship. | 1956 |
![]() | Belfast Harbour Scenes Work going on at Belfast Harbour. | 1956 |
![]() | Belfast Harbour Scenes. The Duke of Lancaster View of the Duke of Lancaster. | 1956 |
![]() | The Day We Went To Bangor An affectionate, nostalgic, look at the seaside town of Bangor and surroundings. | 1999 |
![]() | Crayfishing off Rathlin Island Amateur film from the 1950s shot by Wilfred Capper. | 1959 |
![]() | Crayfishing. Launching Boat Amateur film from the 1950s shot by Wilfred Capper. | 1959 |
![]() | Toilers of the Deep Amateur film (from the Wilfred Capper Collection) showing fishermen at work. | 1959 |
![]() | Construction and Launching of the Canberra Various views of the contruction and launch of the Canberra at Harland and Wolff in Belfast. | 1962 |
![]() | Craiganlet, 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 |
![]() | $5,000,000 tanker launched - 'Myrina' The launch of the new $5 milion tanker - Myrina. | 1967 |
![]() | Amphicar in action A road-water car that allows its owner to cross Strangford Lough. | 1969 |
![]() | Amphicar 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 |
![]() | Newry Canal A news item on the decline in the Newry Canal and attempts to clean it up. | 1980 |
![]() | Extract 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 |
![]() | Pickie 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 |
![]() | Swimming 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 |
![]() | Titanic Titanic at dock in Belfast Harbour. (Harland & Wolff Photograph Collection © N.M.G.N.I. Ulster Folk and Transport Museum) | 2005 |
![]() | Super 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 |
![]() | Super 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 |
![]() | Super 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 |
![]() | Super 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 |
![]() | Super 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 |
![]() | Super 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 |
![]() | Super 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 |
![]() | Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Belfast Docks in the 1960s Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'Belfast Dock Workers'. | 1969 |
![]() | Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Opening of the Portaferry Ferry Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'The Portaferry Ferry'. | 1969 |
![]() | Super 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 |
![]() | Super 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 |
![]() | Super 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 |