Hello, I plan to visit PRONI too in a couple of weeks. Is it open on the weekend too? Any advice on where to stay by the Ulster American Folk Park? Thanks, Kim McCord Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 6, 2015, at 2:00 AM, cotyroneireland-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > > You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the CoTyroneIreland-D mailing list. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, or wish to search or browse the archives or unsubscribe from digest mode and subscribe in list mode, see http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NIR/CoTyroneIreland.html for links and instructions. See http://cotyroneireland.com/ for our associated web site. > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. visit to PRONI (Malcolm Houston) > 2. Re: visit to PRONI (Margaret Barnes) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 07:45:33 +0100 > From: Malcolm Houston <malcolm.houston@gmail.com> > Subject: [CoTyIre] visit to PRONI > To: COTYRONEIRELAND@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <CA+YMEGS7us3E-ojYW9GX3M9PG_SXeJ8nrG1HJB_mXxu-vsRHLw@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Malcolm Houston <malcolm.houston@gmail.com> > Date: 6 July 2015 at 07:37 > Subject: PRONI > To: mmarion@rogers.com > > > HI > > If you are going to PRONI, my advise is to be there at 9am when they open > on a midweek morning (flights are probably) cheaper then as well. The > Premier Inn is a good value hotel and there are none nearer. > > When you first enter the reception desk is to your right - you will need to > register and they will take your picture and print an access card which you > will need to enter the different rooms. After you get your card they will > swipe at reception desk and you can they swipe yourself in everytime you > visit. > > head up the stairs when in front of you and go to the glass window at the > top of the stairs and purchase your printer credits - they are really cheap > ?2 for 5 credits (they come on a disposal card) - this allows you to print > A4 or A3 and is 1 credit per page regardless of size. buy as many as you > need as this will save you from losing your place at the printer. > > walk along the gangway to the reading room - swipe your card to get access > - when you enter head to your right and go to the back of the room - they > microfiche machines with printers and at the end of the desks (2 of them). > get your notepad etc unpacked at one the go to the information desk and > they will help you find the film and show you how to use the machine. > > you insert the printer credits card into the reader at the side of the > printer - when you find the page you are looking for - use the film reader > to zoom to fit the page within the boundary boxes and focus the image as > best you can and push the print button. > > you should be able to fly directly into Belfast City aiport (flyBe) which > is the closest or belfast international airport - where are you coming > from?? > > if the international there is a bus into Belfast city centre and you could > then walk to PRONI (about 20mins) or get a taxi which shouldnt be too > expensive. if flying into the city airport - then a taxi to the hotel will > probably be the best. > > really easy to use. if you need anything further, please let me know. > > Malcolm > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 16:54:01 +1000 > From: Margaret Barnes <barnes.margaret@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [CoTyIre] visit to PRONI > To: mmarion <mmarion@rogers.com> > Cc: COTYRONEIRELAND@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <C83AF3A2-1581-41F6-9FBE-D2F70E29D9C3@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi Margaret, > > We were in Belfast last year and stayed at Premier Inn Cathedral Quarter and the one opposite PRONI. For convenience I would definitely choose the one opposite PRONI. We thought PIs were fantastic value and also enjoyed their restaurants. > > Margaret in Oz. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the COTYRONEIRELAND list administrator, send an email to > COTYRONEIRELAND-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the COTYRONEIRELAND mailing list, send an email to COTYRONEIRELAND@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of COTYRONEIRELAND Digest, Vol 10, Issue 143 > ************************************************