Public Record Office of Northern Ireland has closed

The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) in Belfast closed its doors to the public yesterday evening in response to the COVID 19 outbreak. A statement on the website says:

'In light of the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland will be closed to the public from 4.45 pm Wednesday 18 March until further notice.

'While able to do so, PRONI will continue to respond to written enquiries and operate its fee-paying search and copying service. A range of digitised records, databases and other resources are also available on PRONI's web pages.'