| Description | Date | |
 | Comic Battle, Belfast It is likely that this is a reconstruction of the Battle of the Boyne which is held every year on the 13th July at Scarvagh, Co. Down. This annual event is traditionally known as 'The Sham Fight' | 1910 |
 | Ulster Day The newsreel starts at 01:07. Saturday 28th September when all men who could prove Ulster birth were invited to sign the Solemn League and Covenant to pledge that they would use ´all means which may be found necessary´ to prevent the setting up of a Home Rule parliament in Dublin. The Bill had already been introduced into the House of Commons in the spring. Women signed their own separate declaration. Altogether 471,414 men and women signed either the Covenant or the declaration, over 30,000 more women in fact than men. This film shows scenes from the day in Belfast including Orange lodges marching towards the City Hall, cheered by enthusiastic crowds held back by stewards (some wearing bowler hats) appointed by the organisers, the Ulster Unionist Council. The Ulster Unionist leader, Sir Edward Carson, is seen signing the Covenant in the City Hall. Carson returned from Belfast to Britain on board the ´Patriotic´ (the captain was Captain Paisley) to Liverpool where he was greeted by the local Conservative MP, F. E. Smith - Smith (known as ´Carson´s galloper´ because of his devotion to the cause) later became Lord Birkenhead and was a signatory of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty. There is poor quality footage of Carson addressing a crowd at the dock. | 1912 |
 | The Ulster Covenant Compilation of documents, stills, and film archive footage recording the events surrounding the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Ulster Covenant. | 1912 |
 | Belfast Unionist Demonstration 27th September 1913 at the agricultural showgrounds at Balmoral in south Belfast. This was one of several demonstrations organised by the Ulster Unionist Council to maintain local morale and to show the public in the whole of the United Kingdom the strength of feeling in Ulster against the Third Home Rule Bill. The Ulster Volunteer Force had been formed in January 1913 and the film shows Sir Edward Carson inspecting Unionist Clubs and members of the UVF. With Carson is Lieutenant-General Sir George Richardson, veteran of the the Afghan Wars who had also led the final assault on Peking during the Boxer Rising, who had agreed to become commander-in-chief of the UVF. Also present with Carson and Richardson is Captain James Craig, the Unionist MP for County Down who in 1921 became Northern Ireland´s first Prime Minister. Some Unionist Club members are wearing the traditional Orange sash. Men on motorbikes are members of the UVF Signalling and Dispatch Rider Corps (02:02). The men on horseback (02:10) are probably members of either the Ballymena or the Enniskillen Horse of the UVF. The flag claimed to be the largest Union Jack in the world is unfurled (02:28) - it had made its first public appearance on Easter Tuesday 1912 at Balmoral when the conservative leader, Andrew Bonar Law, had addressed Unionist Clubs. | 1913 |
 | Orange Day This is the last ´Twelfth´ before the onset of the First World War. Carson appears fifteen seconds into the clip in Belfast city centre, and he can be seen speaking on a union flag covered podium at 42 seconds in a rural setting (probably ´the Field´ at Belmont). Two days earlier, Carson had addressed a secret meeting of the Ulster Unionist Council and explained that the provisional government of Ulster would have to begin operating. He clearly expected civil war: ´I see no hopes of peace, I see nothing at present but darkness and shadows...we must be ready´. | 1914 |
 | The Dear Little Shamrock The practice of distributing shamrock to the Irish Guards was begun by Queen Victoria and, during the First World War, Irish troops at the fromt were sent peices of the national emblem to be distributed by officers. The clip shows supervised children picking shamrock (which is no more than clover in early growth) and putting it into baskets and sacks. | 1914 |
 | Protestant Graffiti Graffiti and mural painting became a standard with Nationalists and Unionists as a way of expressing their political beliefs. | 1920 |
 | Unionist Flag Ceremony Flag ceremonies were used by Northern Ireland Protestants to maintain the political tradition of Unionism. | 1920 |
 | Ulster Day the Twelfth Orangemen assemble at 'The Field' at Ballylesson on 12th July 1921. The northern 'Troubles' are in full swing - hence the army vehicle. The parade down Donegall Place looking towards the City Hall. Sir James Craig, Prime Minister since May, is making the main speech. | 1921 |
 | The Chinese in Belfast In 1986 there were 5000 Chinese in Belfast, the majority being from Hong Kong. This documentary looks at their economic and social life. | 1986 |
 | Ulster Rich and Rare A film made and narrated by Lord Wakehurst for the opening of Ulster Television in 1959. | 1959 |
 | Thatching Katy Carrington examines the re-emergence of thatched roofs in 1975. | 1975 |
 | Funeral of his Eminence Cardinal Logue at Armagh The funeral of the Archbishop of Armagh, Cardinal Logue, in Armagh Cathedral on 25th November 1924. Logue refused an invitation to attend the formal opening of the Northern Ireland Parliament two years before and refused to recognise the new regime. His successor, Cardinal McRory, was no better disposed and for long refused to allow Catholic services to be broadcast by the BBC. | 1924 |
 | State Visit to Derry The Duke of Abercorn visits Derry. | 1929 |
 | Prince of Wales opening parliament buildings at Stormont HRH Prince of Wales lands at Belfast to open new Government building at Stormont in November 1932. | 1932 |
 | The Wee Blue Blossom The story of the Irish linen industry from the harvesting, processing, spinning and weaving of the flax to the distribution overseas of the resulting linen. Many people will remember this film from when it was shown before the main feature at the cinema. | 1933 |
 | Belfast Greets Their Majesties on Final Coronation Tour This newsreel shows George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Belfast. George VI became King on 12 May 1937 following the abdication of his elder brother, Edward. | 1937 |
 | Country House A view of an unknown country house. | 1939 |
 | Extract from Ulster This film shows Ulster's contribution to the war effort. It details the natural and industrial resources of Northern Ireland, from flax to shipbuilding and aircraft manufacture. | 1940 |
 | Irish Interlude Post World War Two film, starring Joseph Tomelty to encourage girls to work in the linen mills by showing improved working conditions and good pay. | 1948 |
 | Parade in Omagh Amateur film showing the visit of a Judge to Omagh. | 1949 |
 | Ulster Greets Royal visitors The Queen (now The Queen Mother) and Princess Margaret on a three day trip to Northern Ireland. | 1951 |
 | A Governor's Notebook A personal record by Lord Wakehurst of some of his activities since becoming Governor of Northern Ireland in 1952. | 1955 |
 | Family Farm A look at the Forsythe family farm, a 30 acre farm near Ballynure, Co. Antrim. Narrated by the father Will and includes his wife Joyce, sons Wilson and Samuel and daughter Muriel. | 1957 |
 | Saul Pilgrimage This traditional pilgrimage on St Patrick's Day has recently been re-established. | 1959 |
 | James Boyce. Smithfield Market A James Boyce piece on Smithfield Market in 1959, with contemporary voice-over by Sam McAughtry. A look at the various types of shops/stores - from pawnbrokers to the ‘The Magic Box’ | 1959 |
 | Wheatfield Infants school A brief look at a rural primary school in Co. Armagh | 1959 |
 | A Royal Occasion Compilation programme comprised of amateur film of the Coronation in 1953 and the subsequent three-day visit of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. | 1991 |
 | Folk singing. Frank McPeake An extract from Stockton's Fling comprised of film taken by the American folk singer and musicologist, Pete Seeger. | 1960 |
 | Love and Marriage Attitudes towards love and marriage in 1964 Northern Ireland. | 1964 |
 | James Boyce. Man With Cure For Sprains Mr Woods, a healer of sprains, works on reporter James Boyce. | 1964 |
 | Republican and Loyalist parades to mark the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising Parades by both Loyalists and Republicans to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. | 1966 |
 | Apprentice Boys parade through Derry The parade is held in August, celebrating the relief of the city at the end of the siege of Derry, on 1st August 1689. Another parade is held in December, commemorating the closing of the gates by the original Apprentice Boys on 7th December 1688. The December event is popularly known as Lundy's Day. | 1969 |
 | Fit-Ups A documentary looking at the disappearing life of travelling players, featuring the Courtney Brothers' drama and variety show. | 1969 |
 | James Boyce. Killyleagh Estate Murder, family feuds and reconciliation - all part of the history of Killyleagh Estate as told by James Boyce. | 1969 |
 | Chestnut Trees Report by Gloria Hunniford about the removal of chestnut trees in Portadown to make way for a new motorway. | 1970 |
 | Orangemen on Parade Orangemen parading on the streets of Northern Ireland. | 1972 |
 | Dusty Bluebells A documentary looking at children's street games in West Belfast. | 1973 |
 | The Hobby Horse Man When this film was made Mickey Marley had been entertaining children for nearly 30 years. His roundabout is now housed in the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. | 1973 |
 | Margaret Barry Margaret Barry was a Cork-born traveller who moved to England in the 1950s and became legendary worldwide as a singer and banjo player. Her accompanist, Maire O'Malley, later appeared in Alan Parker's 'The Commitments' in 1991 as the mother of Joey 'The Lips' Fagan and as Mrs Kennedy, the Postmistress, in Kirk Jones' 'Waking Ned Devine' in 1998. | 1977 |
 | The Gig in the Round Hosted by Paul Brady and Andy Irvine and featuring Liam O'Flynn and Tommy Peoples | 1977 |
 | The Gig in the Round Presented by Paul Brady and Andy Irvine, featuring The Bothy Band. | 1977 |
 | Travellers A documentary looking at the changing life of a travelling family caught between social antagonism, a strong sense of traveller identity and having to adjust to a changing world. | 1979 |
 | Accents News item on a study into Northern Ireland's regional accents. | 1981 |
 | Townland Placenames News item with Dr Brian Turner, curator of the Down Museum in Downpatrick, discussing the significance of townland placenames in the wake of the Post Office introducing rural road names to replace the placenames. | 1982 |
 | Turf Cutting News item showing a government scheme to encourage the young and unemployed to take up turf cutting for a living. | 1983 |
 | Mother Ireland A documentary looking at the representation of nationalism and feminism. | 1988 |
 | Dust on the Bible Documentary about religious fundamentalists in Cornmarket, Belfast. | 1989 |
 | Ulster Dictionary An English - Ulster dictionary has been published to help foreigners understand common Ulster words. | 1989 |
 | Keep the Party Going Story telling at wakes in Moy, Co. Tyrone. | 1993 |
 | Restored Manor House on Rathlin Island TV news item featuring the Manor House on Rathlin Island which has been bought, restored and opened to the public by the National Trust. | 1998 |
 | Farming Limavady News item which depicts the fears of small farmers in the market town of Limavady about the imminent closure of their local market. | 1999 |
 | Belfast Under Home Rule postcard This postcard from the Belfast Telegraph shows some of the fears felt by the Unionists of Northern Ireland at the prospect of Home Rule in the early years of the 20th Century. Note the demolition of the Albert Clock Tower, the poor house in the background, a Protestant Emigration Office - and the wheeling in of a statue of John Redmond, a Protestant Nationalist, who played a strong role in negotiating the parliamentary path to the Home Rule Bill. (Photograph reproduced with the kind permission of the trustees of the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland) | 2005 |
| Carding Wool and Spinning with a Castle Wheel, Antrim Antrim, in the early 20th Century. This photo from the Green Collection at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, shows the old manual process of carding and spinning wool for the textiles industry. (© National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum) | 2005 |
| Protestant Boys Song Book and lyrics Cover of the Protestant's Boys Song Book which include the lyrics of 'The Sash My Father Wore'. (© National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum) | 2005 |
| Royal Visit Tour Programme 1924 Programme of the Royal Visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Northern Ireland on 24th July 1924. (© National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum) | 2005 |
| Straw Men at a Wedding This photo from the Green Collection at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum shows 'straw men' gathered at the cottage of a bride on her wedding day. (© National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum) | 2005 |
| The Graphic. Anti Home Rule Demonstration The Graphic magazine reports on a Unionist Anti-Home Rule demonstration in Belfast on April 13th 1912. (Courtesy of PRONI) | 2005 |
| The Graphic. Ulster Covenant Illustration Dramatic illustration of Ulster Day in the magazine, The Graphic. (Courtesy of PRONI) | 2005 |
| The Graphic. Ulster Covenant Report Report on the signing of the Ulster Covenant against Home Rule (The Graphic). (Courtesy of PRONI) | 2005 |
| We Will Not Have Home Rule Christmas Card © National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum | 2005 |
| Winnowing Corn in Mournes Near Kilkeel This photo, from the Green Collection at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, shows a farmer winnowing seeds in the Mourne Mountains. (© National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum) | 2005 |
| 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 |