St Patrick’s Church Seed Fund: The Braniff Tiles

St Patrick’s Church Seed Fund: The Braniff Tiles

by | May 19, 2023

Discovered in the bottom of a chicken coop by Father O’Niell, these tiles are the work of local artist Daniel Ignatius Braniff. DI Braniff was a stained glass artist, and examples of his work exist in St Patrick’s, St Stephen’s, Millfield and Belfast City Hall. Whilst...
Great Place Project – Another Busy Year

Great Place Project – Another Busy Year

by | Oct 6, 2022

What a year! Today is officially the last day of our fourth year of this amazing project of the North Belfast Heritage Cluster. Through Great Place North Belfast, members of the Cluster, all fourteen of them, have been working hard to deliver and support regeneration...
Inside St Patrick’s archives

Inside St Patrick’s archives

by | Sep 2, 2022

Behind the doors of St Patrick’s archive is a wealth of historical materials and documents relating to the Church and Parish. From paper documents like St Patricks school registers and local maps to some slightly more ornate objects… Monstrance in St...
Great Place/ Great People: John Lavery

Great Place/ Great People: John Lavery

by | Sep 1, 2022

John Lavery pictured in 1909 Lavery was born into the parish of St Patrick’s Church, Donegall Street and was baptised there in 1856. Lavery’s father, Henry, was a spirit merchant nearby, he unfortunately died in 1859 after the Pomona boat he was aboard...
Six x Six: St Patrick’s Church

Six x Six: St Patrick’s Church

by | Aug 2, 2022

As part of the ‘Look North: North Belfast Festival’, six video interviews were recorded, each 6 minutes long, featuring six of the Cluster Member buildings. Father Eugene O’Neill and Paula Reynolds, Chief Executive of the Belfast Charitable Society,...