Dr. BARNARDO’S HOMES
 NORTHERN IRELAND
SORTED BY COUNTY

Dr. Barnardo’s opened hundreds of children’s homes across the UK from Thomas Barnardo’s day until the 1970’s. During World War II lots of Barnardo children were evacuated to large homes in the country, away from the nightly bombing raids, many of these homes were donated for the duration of the war, but are still listed as for some these were the only homes they knew.

Today Barnardo's don’t run orphanages or children’s homes. This is a directory of all the homes that are listed for Northern Ireland and what happened to them. From 1960 children were no longer sent over the water to England and the Dublin sub-office opened. Click on any name for a photo and some information, those that are in bold print have further information or memories added of the old Home, some have a link to a web site.

Most of the photographs listed were taken in 1956 in black and white, presumably to celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the Dr. Barnardo Homes. Some of the photos have been scanned from old magazines so the quality of some of the photographs are poor. The most important thing is you send some background information on your old home, please click here  and just add your memories or photos. . DO YOU KNOW OF ANY MORE OLD HOMES? or can you add to this archive.

All information and photographs held within this web site are Barnardo’s © copyright  and should not be copied or shared without Barnardo's express permission.

Most of these homes are listed in Childhood Memories a photographic history of Dr Barnardo's. Where listed it will be referenced with the page number, then photo plate number