About Us
What is BelfastEntries?
Belfastentries.com is a husband & wife website built to tell the historical stories of our people, places, products, folklore and other stories of interest in Belfast and further afield.
We originally planned this website as a post-retirement hobby but brought forward our plans during the Covid lockdown in 2020. However as we were confined to our house, we started to look into local history, places to visit, interesting people and stories that may be of interest to readers at home and abroad.
‘BelfastEntries‘ is specifically written to uncover engaging and little-known stories usually ignored in the history books and publish these in an accessible, readable format. Although thoroughly researched with quoted references to sources, the histories are written as accessible “coffee break” reads to bring the stories to life for casual readers.
The history books tell the big stories – we’ll leave them to it. Instead, as independent researchers and historians, we look at the smaller stories that impacted the everyday lives of our ancestors, our towns & villages and highlight into the famous and forgotten folk who tried to help those in need. Hopefully the posts will be of interest to all readers, home and abroad.
Early posts were naturally limited in scope due to the Covid lockdown – we were unable to visit libraries for research or visit the locations covered in the posts. Over time however our posts have become more detailed and illustrated where possible. The research involved is extensive – based on written histories, contemporary newspapers of the times and, of course, local history books. The human element is paramount – how did these people and events shape the lives of the our ancestors.
Please note that, although the website will occasionally cover historical figures and turbulent times, it is not a website about ‘the Troubles’ or other historical conflicts. We believe that we have much more in common that brings us together rather than the history that divides us.
What are the Belfast Entries?
The Belfast Entries
The ‘Belfast Entries’ are a series of alleys/ side streets around High Street and Ann Street that date back to the earliest days of Belfast. These provide a fascinating glimpse into Belfast history in themselves.
Why is the website called Belfast Entries?
The Belfast Entries website name is a simple play on words – reflecting our intention to produce website ‘entries’ or posts that will reference the everyday reality of our ancestors lives. Since December 2020 we have posted stories of on our historic streets & entries, old department stores, theatres, ghosts, outlaws and forgotten heroes who helped so many without due recognition.
Why not grab a cup of coffee, pull up a chair and join us on our journey into history?
Help Us Find New Readers
Belfast Entries is hobby website produced entirely by a retired husband & wife featuring articles on our shared history, memories and entertaining stories of our past. The stories are free to all. If you like our posts please help us to grow our readership by sharing the posts. A growing readership would be very much appreciated.
If you enjoy Belfast Entries please consider a small donation
If you wish to To help us meet website creation/ maintenance costs please click the coffee cup below to learn how to make a small donation. Please note that every contribution is valued and that we will acknowledge your contribution below (forename only or “Anonymous” if you prefer).
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Copyright Notice
Belfast Entries posts & photos are our intellectual property and copyrighted to us. Where we use photos that do not belong to us, it is because we believe them to be in the public domain or shared under a Creative Commons licence with appropriate attribution. None of our content or images can be used without our consent. Note that a link to our Copyright & Takedown notice is included in the website footer on all pages.
