Ulster History Cirde Annual Rep(Mt 2022-2023 Uls er Is Irc IOH HERI 1918-2011 ULSTER HISTORY CIRCLE. John Hotivel Pl•4U . Sus8n HèiNel. dAught•rofJthn HerN. . L.R Suson Hol1. Prof8sorNJas AdAir ceE (X, L0 W c48el•s1. W. t. Jonny Lendtum. Vilh aonior pupi18 and gue81B. Annual Report andAccounts 2022-2023 Mlllam ARRAT L16XI.&176B Ini W1114am Stsrrat Plaque. . RfknBrt Low &ott, LDrd Lkryuianant laT Co.Tyrone bk p . L.R Rurt LLV+ry S(tt, LL, Chri• Spu. CWrm•n.Ul• HillW Cwde. er•d Dh•thrf.Uht•r Klh Kerrw-t>qrty Cty & 8tr8b8n• Di•triQ .W•n Miikli on works ol Wlliarn Slairnl. th• Llknter &ots pt Doroth IM-1gYJ Dorothy Parke Plaqu•. . Mayor of DC&SO¢, Coundlky Dulfy •ThJ SmythA tyollry P••. IMtaPlw ol Sl Cdumb'¥ Hall, Derry Crty. . Wll(M Mdntyiè 8 0hY P8rkeconwhton'¢)rtr the HMI •nd FwArf. id By8rs. OL¥Othy Byerd. 14uola McAlotar Ht Phlip HwNrth1. rlan yf John Herivel plaque 11th November 2022 at 11.00 am 1.1gY '1'?'é'7 8•¢k- J•nny Londrum.Prlncipal-Methodist Coll89è. Rev. Dr Janet Unsworth, Board of Gov•rnorn, Chris Spurr. Chalmian-ulster History Circle, lan Crozier, CEoLS1Or S¢ots Aggncy. G•orye Busby and Plper. Alan McCornii¢k Front- Susan Herlvel. ProfessorAlastair Adair, CBE. DL-Belfast, Dr. David Abruts( GCHQ, and Dèputy Lord Mayor4elfa$L Councillor Michèlle Kglly Brlan Moote Plaque. . The Lord M•yoi un1#the aqu$ . Texte tarn1¥0f Brian fvloore tWr1th Lcrfd Mw. Registered a5 a charty with the Charity Commission of Northem Ireland.. NIC100124
Ulster History CircAnnUal Report 2022-2023 Ulster History Cirde Annu Report 2022-2023 I"ELEBK4TI CHIEIERS Contents: Annual Report 2022-2023 Foreword Members of the Ulster History Cirde ........................................................................... Chairman's Foreword. .. . .. .. ................ .. The 2022-2023 81ue Plaque Pfogramme......... Images from the 2022-2023 Blue Plaque Programme................................................. Financial Summary. Proposing, F¢Jnding and Achieving a Blue Plaque........................................................ page The Dictionary of Ulster Biography.............................................................................. page Further Images frorn Ihe Circle's 2022-2023 Blue Plaque Prc4Jrarrrfre ....................... After years of unexrknd disruption. the Ulstei H15tory Circle's to erect commemorative blue pl and organtse unveiling ceiemonies had almost retumed to its usual pattern by April 2022 Over th8 101 year we were hoping to put up hvelve plaques, bul have been postponed. so ten new Circle plaque appea across five countses and In Bewast city by March 2023. Some of these plaques We on hol previrAJS years on a(mint of Covh19, arKI tlw were joined by some new additions. page In April 2022 Francis Street In Londonderry rang with music when JarYs MacCafferty'5 plaque was unv in May more music was to the fore in Cr05smaglen to celebrate John Hannon. and the ullann pipes w tune in Camlough In June to commemorate Netta Johnston. In September our plaques became dr8m811c, LyncTheatre In Bellasl to Mary O'malby. and in Bangor ¢0 the new city's actor-son Colin Blakely Thom85 Reid was ccmmemorated In Drumgooland In October. then on Armistice Day John Heri¥el was remei at Melhodist College, Bellast. To dose the calendar year, in November William Starrat had his plaque u In Strabane. Febnjary 2023 saw tsyo further plaques throughout th15 1vernOnth. to Dorothy Parke In another musral event of note, and to Bnan Moore In 8eWast. bnnging home recognition ol this tran6 author. All our plaqug unveilings aim to b• ¢ndivJdual, distinct, and excEptponal, and the first citizens ol Ili and trfjroughs toncem•d, and famity members ol the person commemorated attended the mBiorily unveiling ceremonies. Members of the Ulster History Circle 2022-2023 Offle•rn'. Mr Chris Spurr Or Peter Collins Mrs Maud Hamill '¢r firn Clifford Chaimwn Vychair Secretary Trea$urtrr Mike Catto, Dr Nuala McAllister Hart. Dr. DavKI MBE. Kenneth lryir. LKgm LcJan. Lt¥lie McKeague, Seamus MCK. Brian McKeown, Dr. Eibhlin MhirAOh. Tr•vor Pafkhill MBE, Kirsty Raffan IresKJn8<1 Octobtrr 20221, Ali$ter McR•ynold$ lapptynt•d F•bw•ry 2023). Richard Froggatt. Editor. The DKtionary ol Ulster Biography. Beginning In 2012 the Circle has put up a plaque annualty in March to a woman of achievernenl I IntematK)nal Women's Day. expt during the pandemic year in 2021 and now In 2023. Although wo had plaque planned and fvnded for IWO Ihis year. circumstances have delayed Its unveiling Nor w89 It P0&8 unveil a Cirde plaque this year in any of wunlies Cavan. Dono9al. an(1 Monaghan. It is the hope that oui plaqu• programm• will •nsur• that both th668 non-occurrence8 are exceptions This report eovers the period IromApfil 2022 to March 2023. Ther• VA8 a total 0110 ctsnmTrtt•• IrlIngS hèld and additionally, theAnnual Genefal Meeting took place in Jur prior to the Tegular monthty moetirvJ. In April 2022 th? cl1 traVeld ert massè to Dublin tts pay a courtesy call on Presmlent Michael D Hig Aras an Uachtarain. Thts Vi8lt had originalty been planned for March 2020 but was po8tponed on BCC COV For those members present It was a prNile9e to meet PSident Higgins and his wile to discus5 th of the Cirde acro th? ni count$ of Ul¥l•r A Background Note Ulst•r HLStory Cirel• Ith• Cirdtrlwas lound•d ¢Jwthirty Yea ago byJawwws Havrthom?. ttpncontroller of 8BC Northem Iland. Observing how peopl& of achievement were often commemorated elsevh)er by plaques. he realised there was no universal schenx in place lo¢ally to brate those persons whose othievernents had made a gi9nificant contribvlion lo the hBtory of Ulsler Mr Hawthorne cr)nsidered there wag an opportunity for a blu• plaqutr programme and his inspiration Crèat The Ulster H15tory Cirde The fir¥tCird• plaque was to the artlst William Conor and is on Stranmillis Road. Beffast. opposite Botan Gardens. The Cifd8 usually hobas ts AGM in May. Our 2021 AGM was delayed until Fèbruary 2022. and then ou AGM was held in ju 2022 sincerely trltst that wtr are now back to our pattern of meeting F• throughgut the year and delivenng our plaque programm8 wthout undue interruption. Our volunteer iiiei eontinue to give their Invaluable support lo the Circk. genefously sharin9 their expertlse and knowled t1eserve thanks lor the contribution they make to our efforts. peCIallY those who volunteer to lead unveiling rrember left our cornrnitté• during th• y•af, and another was welcomed. Thanks are due to those bodies who have supported Ih? pl8qutr$ hav• put up during the pasl yeai Cty and Strabane District Counril. Foras Na Ga?1, Camlough Community Association, the Lyric T Ardg and North Down Borough Council, Amiagh City, Banbrhlge and Craigavon Borough Council, the Scots Agency. and Beffast City CouncAI, Sra1 of these organisations have commrtted lo a partntsrshi the Cirde for one annual pLqque or more Slnc• this WinnirwJ In lh• mh4 19808. th• Cwd• ha8 put up 263 plaqu•5 to eabbrat¢ •¢himw¥, in every winty and eity in North•m Ir•land. and In many towns and villagès tts) Thèrè are ten cir plaquès in the Republic of Ireland, four in Co Donegal. in Co Monaghan and four In Co Cavan. Every year the blue plaque proJfamm• continues to expand. thanks to those who support rts activrties The is no similar body within the whole island of Ireland doing what the circ does With no rnonies of rts own. The Vbler HBtory Cirde rel on finance from. outsmye lunders, and rts activities depend on the efforts of rts members. a wholty volunteer wthing commrttee. ith has a number lirnited by Consblvl. to h¥enty. Th• Ots.0ftary of Ulstèr Bwraphy rePents an important part of the Circle's work and includ88 thou8 entnes. The Dictionary, much broader in scope than our plaque programrné, offats a rich and conl expanding base of entnes. all wntten and edile(J In a voluntary capacty to an extremely high standard, ai ts ry4vn dedted websrt¢ at wM.ulstwbwraphy.co.uk Ulster History Circle - Dublin Wisit 11th April 2022 The Cirde aayS has a busy program of plaqye unveilin95 In progiess, but it Is possible lo propose a of a¢hvement ft)r con5ider8tion. However, rt Is advisabk to understand that many ol the proposals we r tor a blue plaque aTe not afayS accepted. It Is also important to mernber that any new plaque propos indicate how thts mKJht be lunded, as the Circle has no money of our own. To discover rnore aboul oui programme, l encourage you to ad the information included In this Annual Report, or to access the Ho Scheme Works page on our web wte at wvw ulst•thtstoryurde.org.uk Visit by members of the Ulster History Cirde lo Aras an Uachtarain to et President MKh*l D. Higgins and his wife. Sabina. Bad( row. firn Clifford, Kenneth Irvine. Lesl McKeague, Dr. Nuala McAllister Hart. Dr. Eibhlin MhicAoKlh. Brian McKeown, Seamus McKee. lil J5"1,' In o)ndusKJn. rt is my pleasure On again lo thank all those who have supported the Ulster History oss the past year. both wth fvnding and In friendship. and to thank in advance those who will do 80 fvlure Front row. Maud Hamill. Chns Spurr, Dr. Peter Cdlins. Chris Spurr, Chaimian, May 2023.
Ulster History circAnDal Report 2022-2023 Ur History CirdeAnnual Rewi 2022.2023 '( -jEBKiTIXC CHIEITRS , ACHIEVEL% I The Blue Plaque Programme 2022-2023 The Blue Plaque Programme 2022-2023 PIAquo Number Pw60n Commen1 Localbon ol Plwu• D•t• UmTlIng Un¥I•d by 8ody 254 Jamm M•cCaffwty 1191>1995} u8ici•n. T•Kh•r, Choivrn•¥l•r, F•1• Ooir• 25 Franos Street De Cdy 25Ap1 Graham Trtharke-may of Detry Cty & Sliabane tryCty& lohn HANNON AT¢hbthy Er kwin Pol wJ lh IW-19Jl John H•nnon11167-19311 Scholr. Collwtvrol pok•n IdAh of th• 20 Nwry Str Cros¥m¥J 28th May S¢1 O ctnn CEO Fty•s n8 G4e F¢m G8• John Hannon Plaquo. Ubter Hmtuy Cirdecharnan. Chrii Eknhln MhAC•Jh. UW HCw¢l•kn OU11 lo tho In C$¥n)n L.R KaTr MGecThth. Chammgrtrowi HNtsy Sr•. GoArOid Sekno Ctynn. CEO of Frw n• G•8ibJewho Nolla JAn¢ Nicholl Johniton 11878-19531 u111 Plpr. TCh•Fol Mulc,'The dY Plp•r ol C&mlotsgh' 19-21 Maiir Road Carnkjh 3(Mh JLr Cnkngh Communffy 257 Mlry O'M411•y 11818-20061 ThtrO Dirnctor Co¥ound•r Lyr1¢ Py• LYFK Theatre 55 Stteot 8ettas1 13 CorKrf O'Mal. son. & frnd ofmary O'IAll. Colln 814k I19319$7 8tag• •n¢J ScT••n Actor stud la la Hwnihon 24th SepknDbet Cardire and Step 81ake Ards Nr iOHN5TON 111?JI-IYSJ 2LS• Thom1 Mayn• 11 11B1B-198JI DrumoL?l Prèsbytèik•Tr Chur 64 DiunvJodsnd Road. Cloth Co 25th B•nbrKJè N•tta Jan• Nlcholl Johnston Plaque. . Sww. ChAwman.UHC Deputy Moyoi ofM&EAC. CoubIl0r B•ihAOJw MBE. L.RUkn fj• DAwd Hum•. MAryWat•on. B•th W, Rtht Vlol•tJohnAtoTr. ol N•tta Nitholl John•ton ¥tho 260 John H•rlv•l 11918-20111 Malh•m•dcln Cod•bru•r Bl•hl•y pa 1WO Methodist l Malono Re•J Plores•stay Adwr. CBE DL.Bellosl. arnj Sus•n Hwrrf. d•wht uhttt.Sc(4J . LtyJw IAukh•y Ll•nn pyo• pry t¥ilh Uan• Ximy •nd hur l•mity 211 V•llllim Stslrn¢ 11690-17881 Phlloffl4th. L•nd Sur¥•yor, Earfy Ul•t•r4cots Po•t 1722 Thkn¥ ThBatT• 1A Rai4Y sir¢•l Yh 282 Dorothy PMrk• 119Q4-19901 Mu•6cl•n •nd CLMTrPOMV Sl Columb's Hall Newrn4rtet Stseot Dery Crty 2023 cOur S•ndr• Dufy. ol Derry Cty and Sliab•ne 01 CourKJl Str•bone(b 15th Febwary Mary O'malley Plaque. . CC101401ev. soi c4 Mary •TrJ e•j lrfeknry fviBTrJ rlw, un¥1 al Ihfy Lyrlc . Foy. ExeoJthY Ir¥ht}ith dw¢rn thrJthrJ. 8trythn Doth. MuN•y. 0,11•y. Bel aThJ Chns Swrr Brt•n Moorn Clffton Sli••t 2181 F•bruary Lord Mayor ot B8ifxi. CmIkAy fina B No¥•lknt4nd Scr44nwrlt•r 15.17 cirfton Stm81 BeKAsI lames •nllAii Colin BLAKELY 1930-1987 MacCAFFERTY 1915-19 Jam98 M#¢Gallrty Plaqu¢. • Fwnity ofJame¥ Ma¢Caffertywth Mwof DC&Stt. Y4the, PalmaIty. Nuala MrAlthr Hart. ULter Htstoty arwj Swr, cIwrrrTr Utslet HWlryyCw. . GuE¥b gnd friEnd¥ cekbtpto fv unv6ylry offv bkn p. FrwKis StrFfjl. tknrycty Colin Bl•ktly Plaque. L.R It¥ arKJ T¥n Cknxd. ilhtsr Hthy h Ccln Mallmw. standiry mEmberof Bangor Drdma Club. . SputrwBkyrn Cathe BW. Ll &akety, MayorofArds aTrJ Lknm cnl, tkxwJlas. Stry> wakety, rp1 otcolin Bety. .A$¢p E8ffK Mathn ith Pl M¢CabearK Cath M6fth.
Ulster History circ Annu Report 2022-2023 Ulster History Cirde Annual Report 2022-2023 Ulster History Circle I ACHIEVE Proposing. Funding. and Achieving a Blue Plaqu8 Financial Summary J)22-2023 R8cèlpts and Paymonts Account for the yoar ended 315t March 2023 An Ulster History Cirde blue plaque unrtes a person wth a locabon in their lrfe, and the Cirde Carries out careful and exlensive reseafch into the srte of each plaque. Street Indexes are checked over, slte visits made. and (ywnets and tenants con5ulied for pemiiss¢on lo allow the plaque on their premises. These activities can take cx)nsiderable time, espwally when seeking permtssion to put up a plaque. The plaque wording is carefully chosen.. invilabon$ are desKJned and issued". a pewn to unveil the plaque invited", guest speakers arranged, as each unveiling is ac(x)mpanied by a talk on the person being honoured, and family members, as well as members ol professional bodie5 associated with the plaque r8cipient. are Contacted and invited. The Who is carefulty pnned and oiordinated. ttrATards creatlng a ngkn Spe81 event. Receipts Derry & Strabane District Council Ards & North Down Oistrict Council Belfast City Council Armagh. Banbridge & Craigavon BC Foras na Ga8ilge Camlough Community AssocIatn Lyric Theatre Nl Ulster Scot5 A98ncy Total Grant Ineom• Donation8 Payments Plaque Manufacture and Fth"n9 Plaque Des¥Jn Meetsng Expen Events Administration PrintiThJ and StatK Insurance Accounbng Other £2,8 £2,2C £1,2CiI £1,2C £1,orx) £1,OfyJ £1,0() £258 £10.658 £35 1£7.OXII (£5601 {£4801 (£8361 (£881 (£2941 (£5081 i£soi (£3571 person must be deceased at 8st nty years, unless they would have reached their 100th birthday by the date of the proposed plaque unveiling. Ihe person musl be assorjated with Ulster (nine CUnt$) by re8son of birth, •dueation, work, esIden, vocatK)n the person should be acknth¥led9td and reccsnBed as having rnade a significant contribution to education, industry. CAy7Thrc, sci8nc•, arts and lrt•olur•, intsm8b.onol affairs or other Calling nYWhe in the workj. the ptrrson must havè a buiKling ¥¢11ed with them in Ulster. a place of birth, education, fesKlence, work. or similar. the Cirde's plaques are to persons of achiev•m•nt and do not eomm•mor•ts builJing8. placej, organwtyons or movements. Total EXNdIturn {£10.2031 N•t Incom• tal Incom• £10,693 St4tem•nt of A•g•tslLiabillU•• A proposal for a plaoue should contain th• rèason¥ for a person's nomination. a short biographical note. and suggestn of where a plaque might be Socaled All pfoposalg should also givè an Indication of hgw th• plaqve vnll b• funded The Cirde has no fvnds of its own, and rel9 on such as local authorithrys, businessès, organisaknons. and IndNKluais to pay ftsr rts plaqu•s Openlng AOUr¢• N•t Incorne £8,548 £489 N•t A88•ts rrI•d for4Yard £9,037 Eath propJso1 B ¢8fullY consJered by the Circle committee, and rf acc6pt•d, it joins the 11st of pro¥pective plaquès. list 8y5 has a conshderabl? number ol plaques pending. 80 a acc8ptane• ean tak• Con$thrab time lo pro8 The Circle undtsrtakes 811 the necessary work as outlined above in order to achieve the plwue unveiling but can only undertake a plaque proJ&d whèn lunding 1$ agrged bOrehand. and in plac•. Propwts for plaques can submitted to the Cifde at.. ulsterhistorycircle1@gmail.com R8pm•nt•d by: Balanco per eank St•t•m•nt Uncashed Cheque Net Bank ealan¢g £9,072 (£351 £9,037 The Circle's ebsite has und•rgon• a ¥ntrfieant improv•mgnt ond redevelopment and can be accessed at.. wAw.ubt•rhr8loryrirde.cYg.uk Th• Dictionary of Ulster Biography The DKtMary of Ulster Bwraphy fDUB? has rts origins in th• publishèd work 119931 of the name, eornpiled by Kate Newmann Its initial 1644 entries were digrtised by the Circle In 2007. and form the basis 01 the pSeTr1 on-line DUB. which Is edrted. In a voluntary capacity, by ¢he Circle to a very high standard. Many of the ong¢nal entries now indude addrtional details, and nèw èntriès are added evgry month. with the ¢ Ihat Ihe DUB currently offers InFormation on over tsyo thousand people. By publishing on-lints, thè DUB benei.. from regular updabng, and there are many contemporary entries. for although a person must bè d•cè8sèd to be induded In the ¢Jicbonary. the 2(year delay related to blue plaques does not apply. The DUB contains b)graphiCal infr)miation on all the persons commemorated In the Circl8'5 Blue Plaque Programme. including many ofthose p80P celebrated by the Ctrcle's plaques up until March 2023. REID 18W-IB&3 The DUB has the speual advantage of being for all to Xc. is easily Searchable. It is recognised V8luabk reference source. and the DUB website receives tsns of Ihousands of visrtors trvery year frorn Thomas Mayne ReSd Plaque. . Coundlbr PAUI Greenfie. MByorofsknAgh Cty, BWmb3ej Crn3A¥M cu¥1 the bk plA4ue tythe klxAL. An and Her fam15. . CounL¥lbts forthe A8C Counul wth lthayor Paul Greenfield. arrj Counul oifK%r&. se Bar¥¢j Jax CiThYwJ. . James MarAuty shLV5 theThoma5 Mayne Ad frdrrtytree to Chri&Spwr. ChawmarFUtskn CK. Aswth the Cirth's plaques. the DUBeoncems itseifwith persons born in, orstrongly associatedwrth Ulster. Thè Edrtor aayS wekomes suggestions for entries frorn new rKJntributors. who will receive lull acknowledgement of aulhwshy. and copyrvJh( although there ts no payment m*Je for entries. The Edrtor can be rtacted at the DU8 %%tbsrte, which 8t.. www.nvwulsterbiography.co.uk