BELLAGHY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Tuesday, OCTOBER 11th, 2011
PATRICK DEVLIN: BLUE PLAQUES in ULSTER
The placing of blue plaques on buildings to mark the residence of a significant person or to
mark the site of a significant event began in England 1866.
The Ulster History Circle began the practice in 1983/4. To date, (October 2011), 141
plaques have been issued.
For selection, the person must be deceased for at least 20 years or have reached 100
years since birth; must have made a significant contribution in his chosen field; no other
memorial in place; one plaque per person; the plaque must be visible from a public
highway.
Buildings being marked must be sites of significant social/historical interest.
Funding for the plaques: heritage Lottery, private donations, councils.
To make a nomination, all bibliographies to Ulster History Circle.
Dictionary of Ulster Biography-published by the Institute of Irish Studies, (QUB), is now
also available on line.