Ulster History CircAnnUal Report 2022-2023 zrttss Uls er Is Irc 1918-2011 LSTER HISTORY CIRCLE, 24 1?16 John Herlvel Plaque . Su8n HeD¥el, dJuBhterof &Jhn Hen¥d. L-R Sugan Her1. Piolet8orWs CBE OL, Lcrfd W 018etrA. Kth. Cc4ry•. jn¥ Lèndtym, ¥enwrwwl¥4j guests. Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023 illlam ARRAT I6+1768 Wllll8m St•rr#t Plaqu•. . Rob•rt Lowry S¢ott. L LN?Lrten•nl lor Co Tyrone il pw . L-R Rob•rt Lwy Scott, LL, Chds Swrv, ch•lFLIStsr CirdD, Tr CKty.UWSCLNJAhj K•h Kerr¥)-Dtrty Cty & Strabane DMMGt Councd. .ALAn Milr ¥ptr8king VD the works ol iAhlliam Slarral. Ihe Ltsler Scot5 poet Doroth Dorothy Park8 Plaque. . M8yoi ofOC&SOC, Counolkv SDrdin Oufy•nd Jom Smyth A PUFIAol P••. I St. Columb'5 H411, Derry Cty. Ikxw M¢lntyr8 61N8 a Doroihy P$ CLXnPtYttffl"OM Ihe Hllkn FA.. .L.R J 8ygt¥, Oorothy Byarn. N1 MCAlIer HWL ond Phlip 1.1gPP John Herivel plaque 11th November 2022 at 11.00 am Back- J•nny L•ndrum.Principal-Methodi$t College, Rev. Or Jan•t Unsworth. Board of Governor¥, Chrls Spurr, Chalmianillster History cile. lan Crozler, CE04Jl8t&r Scots Ag•ney. Georye Busby and Plp•r, Alan Mccormick Brlan Moore Plaque. . Chairman Ulstei History Circle. Chri& spurr¥ Su McKetrilHC. Ltyd B81. BW. . The Ld May Unv15 the plaque. .The exiBnthd lamilns Moretogetra ith tr* Lord Mayor. Front- Susan H•rl¥•l. Prof•s8orAlastair Adaif. CB& DL4elfas( Dr. Davld AbrutaL GCHQ, and Deputy Lord IAayor4•lfas( Councillor Michelle Kelly Registered as a Chatity wrth the Charrty Commission of Northem Ireland.. NIC100124
Ulster History Cirde Annu81 Report 2022-2023 ULr CirdeAnnual Report 2022-2023 L FIISKA TINC ('l.11.nRATIXCJ'. CHIEITRS I.ICHIII'ÈRS Contents: Annual Report 2022-2023 Foreword Members of the Ulster History circ ........ page Chairman's Foreword.... . page The 2022-2023 Blue Plaque Programme..................................................................... page Images from the 2022-2023 Blue Plaque Programrro................................................. page Financial Surnrnary.. page Proposing, Funding at)d Achieving a Blue Plaque........................................................ page The Dictionary of Ulster Biography............................................................................... page Further Images from the Circle's 2022-2023 Blue Plaque Prcrfjrarry........................ After h¥0 years of unexFEct8d dlpt)41, the Ubter History circ,$ work to wect commemorative blue p18ques and organise unveiling ceremons ha¢1 almost retumed to its usual pattern by April 2022. Over the following year we were hoping to put up pLaques, but Iwo have been postpone(J, so ten new Circle plaques have appeared across five counties and in Betfast cty by March 2023. Some of these plaques w8re on hold from previcwjs yeats on account of CovKI.19. arKI th8y were joined by new additions. In April 2022 Francis Street in Londondery rang with music when James Maccafferty's plaque wa¥ unveiled,. in May more music was to the fore In Cr058maglen to celebrate John Hannon. and the uilleann pipes were In re in CarnliMJgh in June to commemorate Netta Johnston. In September our plaques became dramatic. at thtr LyricTheatre In Belfast to Mary O'malley. and In Bangor to the new city'5 actor-son Colin Blakely. Thomas Mayne ReKJ was commernorated in Drumgooland in October. then on Amistice Day John Herivel wa8 remembered at MethodL8t Cole, Bellast. To close the calendar year. in November William Starrat had his plaque unveiled in Strabane. February 2023 saw tsvo further plaques throughout this tsvelvemonth. to Dorothy Parke in Derry, anothor musical event of note, and to Brian Moore in Bewast, bnnging home recognbbon of this tr8nsatlantic author. All ouf plaque unvwlJng$ aim lo be individual, distinct, and exceptional, and thtr first ¢ilizens of the cilie and boroughs concemed, family mwnbers of the person commemorated attended the majorty of thp unwlin9 c•remonw. Members of the Ulster History Circle 2022-2023 Officers.. Mr Chris Spurr Or Peter Collins Mrs Maud Flamill r Tim Clifford Chaiman Vice-chair Secretary Treasurer Mike Catto, Dr. Nuala McAllister Hart. Dr. David Hume MBE. Kenneth INiw. Lram Logan. Leslie McKeague, Seamu¥ McKee. Brian McKeown, Dr Eibhlin MhKAoidh. Tr•vor Palkhill M8E. Kirnty Raffan {resned Octotér 20221, Alister McRtrynolds lappoint•d F•brnary 2023}. Richgrd Froggatt- Editor- The Oicinary ol Ulstef Bwraphy. 8eginniThJ in 2012 the Cirde has put up a plaque annually in March to a woman of achievemènt to mark InternatK)nal Women's Day, except dunng pandèmic year in 2021 and now In 2023 . Although we had a blue plaque planne(l fvnded lor IWD thts year. circumstances have delayed rts unveilin9 Nor was rt possible to unveil a Cirde plaqu• th year in any of county.es Cavan, Donegal, and Monaghan. It Is th¢ ho that our future pl•que prcyafamme will 8nsura that toth th ntsn-ctcurren aro exceptions. In April 2022 thè Circl• trald •n ma&8e io Dublin to pay a courtesy call on Presidènt Mjehael D Higgins at Aras an Uachtarfdin. This visrt had onginalty planned lor March 2020 but was postponed on account of covid. For those members present it was a pmiw to meet Pfe$ident Hwgins and his wife to discuss the work of th• Cirde acr8 nine counties of Ulster. Thi5 report eovtrrs the ptrriod from April 2022 to March 2023. There was a total of 10 eommrtt•• mtr•ts"NJs h•kl and additionally, the Annual Gerra1 Meeting took plac in June prior to the Tegular mnthty rrthtiryJ. A Background Note Thè Ulst•r History Cirel• Ith• Cird•l wo8 fouThY•d owthirty yèars ago by Jam•8 Hawthom•. th• then Contrtslltr of BBC Northern Ireland. Observing how people of achieVent often commemoraled elsewhere by plaqves. he realised there was no univernal sthwne in place locally to celebrate those persons whose ¥chievements had made a significant c0ntnbutln to the htstory of Ulster MT Hawthorn? n$ered Ihere wa$ an opportunity for a blue plaque programmts and his Inspiration created Th6 Ulster Htstory Circle fint Crtlè plaque was to the artist William Conor and is on Stranmillis Road. Belfast. opposite Botanic Gardens. The Circle usualty fvihjs ts AGM in May. Our 2021 AGM wa¥ delayed until February 2022. and then our 2022 AGM was helJ in June 2022. We sincerety trust that we are now back lo our pattern of rneeting regularty thioughout the year and delivenThJ our plaque programme without undue Inttrrruption. Our volunteer mernbers continue to gwe th&ir invaluable support to the Circk. generously sharing their expertise and knowledge. All deserye thanks Iof the contnbution they makè to tsur effgrts, especially those who volunteer to lead a plaque unvwling nwber left our committee during the year. and anot1 was welcorned. Since this beginning in the mid 19808. the Circle has pul up 263 plaques to c•lebrat• hlrn. in •ry county and city in Northem Ireland. and in many towns and villages too. There are ten Circle plaques in tts Republic of Ireland. four In Co Donegal. kn In Co Monaghan and four In Co Cavan. Every year the blue plaque prrJramme continues to expand. thanks to those who support rts acti¥rti•s. There Is no similar body within the Who tsland of Ireland doing what the circ does. With no monies of rts own. The Ulster History Cirde relies on financé from outside funders, and Its activitie5 depend on the ellorts ol rts m?rnber5. a wholly volunieer wcrfking committee. which has a number limited by constrtution, to h%nty. Thank3 are due to those bOdS who have supportttd the plaques we have put up during the past year.. Derry CAY and Strabane Distnct CouncAI, Foras Na Gaeilge. Carnlough Community A¥18110n. the Lyric Theatre., Ards and North Dthvn Borough Council, Armagh City. Banbridge an¢J Craigavon Borough Ctsuneil. the Ubtgr- Scots Agen, and Bellast Cty Counal. Strv•ral of these organisats'ons have committed to a partnership with lh for one annual plaque or more. The D'Onary of Ulster Biography represents an important part ol the Cl,& work and includes thousands r •ntries. The Didionary. muc broader In scope than our plaque programme. offers a rich and continual, expanding basè of entries. all wrrtlen ond ediled in a voluntary capacity to an extremety hoh standard. and ha its Imn websrte at %*ww.ul8terbiogmphy..Uk Ulster History Clrcle - Dublin Vlslt 11th Aprll 2022 The Cirde ahvays ha5 a busy prograrnn of plaque unveilings in progress. but it is possib to propose a person 0faChment for consvjerabon. Hty¥tr. rt 15 advisable to un(Jerstand that many ofthe proposals we receive for 8 blue plaque are not aNvays accepted. It is also Important to remember that any new plaque proposal must ir¥Jale hu4V this mwhl be fvnded. as the Circle has no money of our own. To discover more about our pi8que Ptograme. l encourage you lo read Ihe inf0mtIOn induded in thisAnnual Report, or to access the How the Scherre Works page on our web sit• at www.uk4terhi5torycirde.org.uk VL8rt by m•mbèrs of th• Ulstsr History Cirek• to Aras an Uachtarain to meet President Michael D. Higgins and his wife. Sabina. Back row" firn Clifford, Ker Irvine, Leslie M¢Keague, Dr Nuala M¢Allister Hart, Dr. Eibhlin Mhi¢Aoidh. Brian McKeown, Seamus M¢Kee. In conclusion. rt is my pasure On again to Ihank all those who have supported the Ulstef History Circle across the past year. both wrth funding and In friendship. and to thank in advance those who will do so in the ftrture. Front row." Maud Hamill. Chris Spurr, Dr. Peter Collins. Chris Spurr. Chairnian, May 2023.
Ulster History Circle Annual Rewl 2022-2023 Ulstw History Cirde Annual Report 2022-2023 ICHIEIIRS I ACHIEVEK The Blue Plaque Programme 2022-2023 The Blue Plaque Programme 2022-2023 Plaqu• Numbqr P•r4on c0meOr•I•d Lo¢•tytsn dl Pl4u• O&tr of lJnv•lllnu Unv•lknd 254 Jarnb# IAatCaff•trty 11916-199SI ul¢ln, Tckn, Ch01rnter. F# Dolre 25 Fiancis Slfeel Derry Cty 22fdAy Grtham th&MaY( of tkrry Cty & SirabAne Derry City & Strabane CtrJntil lohn HANNON IW-1931 Math. Pataxl Un mCaerty John H4nrbon {1B67-t9311 Scho14r, Colkctor ol •po¢n Irl•h ol Fvw• 20 Nthry Street crossgTr 2fAh IAay Sean O Co CEO Fras na Gae John Hannon Plaque. . utyiw ¢hAKnw, EIft ubtsr Clr( the8¥8rf ID Crrmm8an. . l.RK&n Mccon1. Ch•fftMn£rÈyJ r)•¥Trinle Sean Ocekn. CEO ofFfrf•e G•ellg8 2S6 N•tt• J•nv tr41choll Jvhn•ton11879-198)1 Uill••nD Plp•r, T••chv of u•ic.'Th• Lady Plpqrol Cimlough, 19.21 Manng Ro1 Carrjg 30th Ju Rov VK491 JthriiMI. C¥inkx C(Mnmw¥ty . Ilewrty •Awr NM&fK. CKwh c¥NArAr Fywn, MLA£cwMurphy. NkKwhr-Ul$l•r Hhlory Clr¢l• 2S7 Mry O'M#lhy 1191B-20061 LyncThet 55 Slr••l Bema & ol Mary O'Mal. Ihlnrfred Bem CtyFound•r Lyrfc Pl•y•r• Cdln 8l•k•ly 11930-19871 Slay •nd r••nA¢¢or 241h Cw&irw SM BLko IOHNSTON 13 RoJ Batyoi Thomai Il•yn• R•ld DrurryodaThY PresbylenaD cL¥ch 251h magh Cty. CourK4x Paul Gr•enfiBld •nd AdV•nrnT Rothy. Chjbme Co Dn N•ii• J•n• Nlcholl Johnston Plaque. . ct¥ Swrr. Chwrn.UHC wth Vkn, Camwh CcqrrfMtyAucdlllKm aryj Cwty Mayor of M&EAC. CouncillDI eelhAdger M8E. . L lJl••nn pw. K¥. D•vNI Hum•, Mwy Wx, 8•ihAdgor. R•v Jthnsloff, niK• Df J¥M• N11 John•t who John H•fv•l 14ethodMI Cotr 1 Ro•Y ethY•61 11th CBE OL.Belt•gt. HI1. d•tyJMw M•th•m•¥¢l•n Cod•bv••k•r Bl•t¢hl•y P•rk IMO TheAI 1A Raikn8y Slie•t Slrab4ne 25th Robort ScrAt Lord Lthrten•M Cory uhtsr.seo 11690-17681 Phllomaih. L4nd SuTh•yor. E4ty Ul•t•r-S¢ots Po•1 1722 X2 Ooiolhy Pa• Sl ColUn'S H&• Stro 2W23 SaThJia Oufy. ayorot DeTry Crty Strabane DMIr1 Owryctyw SliabJDe ch51 CL¥Jnul 1¢14n •nd Compomr OeFTy C Mary O'Mall8y Phque. O'Mal. olmnry O'MDley ond WlnrfrJ 8eM of Mqry. bJepW LytK. •JinThy Fay. Ex•xrtNe ThBth {iiiNlh dynit4rM inc4u£fj. Stethn Lh2thd•. cre Conor O'M41, Brlin 14oor• 11921-19991 Nov4ll•t and Sern•nr Clthn Str Suryery 15-17 Clthn Slreet Bell8st 21 B¢thtCty rim BI . ¢knts ar InETrJs atth2 In Reway Street. 8elh51 lames M2cCAFFERTY Colin BLAKELY ty15-19Y5 19Y)_1987 Jam•8 Maccafforty Plaque. . Family ol Jarnes Mxcaffety ¥wth Mayor(rf&SoC, Eancffl Pal NuakH McAllistsr Hart. 1th5ter Hthy Cir0 j ChvA Spurr. Uknr Cwth. . Guests and ftignds tywpb4ue. FrJnciF Stymt, Ckny Cty. Colin Blakely Phqu•. .Arthbr6hop E¥m¢n Marti)vrith N8rn) ¥J C•thal McCai. R
Ulster History Circle Annual Report 2022-2023 Ulster History Cirde Annual Report 2022-2023 o I IEbPAIIXC, lTrlTrnMTINC,: 1 4CH1Elf, Ulster History Circle Proposing. Funding, and Achieving a Blue Plaque Financial Summary 2022-2023 Receipts and Payments Account ftirth• y•ar ènd 31st Alarch 2023 An Ulster History Circle blue plaque unrtes a person with a bcation in their life. and the Circle carries out careful and extensive research Into the sile of eh plaque Street Indexes are checked over. site visits made. and ners and tenants consurted lor pemiission to allow the plaque on their premise5 These activitses can take ConsK1efab tyrre. especially when seeking permission to put up a plaque. The plaque wording is carefully thosen. invrtabons are designed and tssued." a person tts unveil the plaque invited,. guest speakers arranged, as each unveiling is accompanied by a talk on the person being honoured. and family m8rnb8rs. as well as members ol prolessional bodEs associaled with the plaque recipsent. are contacted and invited. Thè whole is ra[UllY planned and c¢Trordinated. towards ¢reatin9 8 sin9k speoal event. RecèSpts Derry & Strabane District Council Ards & North Down District Council Belfast Cty Council Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon BC Fora$ na Gaeilge Camlough Community Associab'on Lyric Theatre Nl Ul8ter Scots Agency Total Grant Incom• Donations Payments Plaque Manufacture and Frtb"n9 Plaque DesvJn Meetsng Expgn5es Events Administration Printir¥J and Ststior Insuran Acujunting Other £2,8(Kl £2,200 £1,2 £1,2C4J £1,OLX) £1,0j £1,orxJ £256 £10,658 £35 1£7.0301 (£5601 (£4801 (£8361 (£881 {£2941 (£5081 (£501 {£3571 a petson must be deceased at ast fftnty years. unless they would have reached their 1Wlh birthday by the dale of the proposed p18que unveiling Ihe person must be a550aated wrth Ulst•r Inintr tNe$l by rèason of birth, edUCatn, work, resKJence, of vocabon. the person should be acknOWdj and recogni5ed as having made a svJnificant conlribLttion lo education, industry. C(xrwrTCe. scnce. arts ond litera?, intgm$tJonal affairs or oth•r calling nYWhe in the worbj. the person must have a buikling assocsated with them in Ulster.. a place of birth. education, sIden. work. or similar the Cir¢le5 plaques to ptrrwi$ of achi•v•mtnt and do not commèmorate buildings, place8, organisations or mov•ftwnts. Total Exp•ndltu 1£10.2031 Net Incom• I Incom• £10,693 Statemont olA•8•twLlabllltl•# A proposal for a plaque should contsin the rea8ons lor a person's nomination. a short bitrJr8phical nott. and g 8uggttbon of where a pl¥u& Mht be located. All proposals shoukl also give an indication of how the plaque will be lunded The Circle hag no funds ol rts and Tel on such as local oulhorilio$. bu$in¥¥#•$, organisatsons. and IndNKluals lo pay for il¥ plaqu. Op•nlng R•sour¢•¥ Net Incom• A••ot• carrlod forward £9.037 Eath Pfoposal is eartrlully c(Jnsthred by the Circle committee. and if accepted. rt joins the lisl of prospectivè pqUes. The list aN¥ays has a considerabse number of plaques pending. so a new acceptance can tsk• ¢nsKlerable time to prcce5s. Th¢ circ undértak•s all th• necessary work as outlined abtsve in order to ochk•ve tht plaqLh• unveiling but can only undertake a plaque proi8Ct when funding is agreed beforehand, and in place. Pmposals for pLiques can be submitted to the Circle at.. ulsterhistorycircle1 gmail.com R•prented by.. Balanco per Bonk statnent Uneashed Cheque$ N•t 8ank Balanc• £9.072 1£351 È9,037 Th? Cirde'¥ h¥s un[91 • $4nthc•nt improv•m•nt and i•dw•lopment and can b8 acc8888d at.. Mw.ukitorhMtoryrArd•.¢xg.uk The Dictionary of Ulster Biography Th• of Utsl8r 8wr8phy (DUB) has rts origins in the published work119931 of the same nam?, C4ynpiled by Kate Newmann Its inrtial 1644 entries were digitised by the Gile in 2007, and form the basis ol prestrnt on-line DUB. whid) Is edrted, In a voluntary capacity. by the Circle to a very hh standard. Many of the oThJinal entries now include addrtional details, and new entrS a added every month. with the res. thal the DUB currently offers informabon on over tsvo thousand people By publishing on-line, the DUB ntr. frIMn regular urxlatsng. and there are many eonttmporary entriè5. for although a person must be deceased to be induded in the di¢Aionary, th• 20-year d•lay related to blue plaques does not apply. The DUB contains bwraphical infomation on all the persons commemorated in the Circle's Blue Plaque Pro9ramme. including many of th peopk cèlebratéd by the Cird•'$ pl>4ues up until Mafch 2023. Ma)r REID The DUB has the speaal •Jvantage of bw'ng free for all to arLess, and is easily searchable. It is recognised as a valuable reference sour(e, and the DUB website receives tens ol thousands of visiloTS every year from a¢r0$3 the workj. Thoma8 Mayne Reld Plaque. . cnrAIr Paul Greenfiek1, Mayor0flm9h Cty, BartbJg&j pl¥4U?j Anson and HeOn farn11K. . coun1¥6 forlheABC Councilth Maw Path Gfeenfiekl. ¥tthe Herii•Jfy otys, Sew B8thi •xlJa8() DwrrtJJ. . Jarr6 MacAuley Shows the Thornas Mayn2 Rekl farnity treetoC*m Swr. Chairm&v cl1. As wthlhe circ.$ plaques, the DU8¢orKems rtsellwrth persons bom in. or strongly associated wrth Uljter The Edrtor aayS lComeS suggestn$ for entrEs from new contbOr$, who will receNe lull acknovAedgwnent of autFKyship. and ca)pynght. althO3h there i¥ no payment made lor entrie5. The Editor can be contacted at Ihe DUB %bEbsite. which 81. vMw.n8wubstetbiogiaphy.co.uk