Barney Hughes

“Barney Hughes 1808 – 1878, Master Baker, Philanthropist, lived here”

Barney Hughes was a master baker, famous for his hatred of sectarianism and his bread making innovations.

From the website ulsterhistory.co.uk/hughesbarney.htm: “It is for his bread that he is best remembered. His innovative production and marketing ideas provided the city’s working population with cheaper bread at a time when they needed it most, particularly during the years of the Great Famine. He also introduced Barney’s `bap’, which is famed in the Belfast children’s song `half a bap with sugar on the top’.”

The picture was taken on College Square North, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

This is part of the Ulster Historical Circle collection of plaques around Northern Ireland. More info here: http://www.ulsterhistory.co.uk/.