IRISH HISTORY/FAMILY HISTORY
Visitors and indeed locals frequently ask tour guides to recommend books/sites etc which will help them to become better acquainted with the history of Ireland.....blacktaxidriver.com would highly recommend this site www.irelandstory.com
Regarding the recent conflict see http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/
To keep up to date on current events in Northern Ireland visit www.u.tv.com/news www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/nolan
FAMILY HISTORY
Researching family history is one of the reasons a large number of people visit Belfast so here are a few sites which should help with the search...
1911 Census for Counties Antrim and Down www.census.nationalarchives.ie
1912 Ulster Covenant www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/ulster_covenant.htm
Public Record Office NI website : www.census.nationalarchives.ie
Street Directories on Mary Lennon's website: www.lennonwylie.co.uk
Ulster Historical Foundation: www.ancestryireland.com
If you wish to do some of the research online and are looking for people to assist you try the following sites ...
Irish Genealogy on the NET
www.irishgenealogy.net/cp/phpbb3
