Making St Bridget crosses
Lovely day in #NothernIreland, making St Bridget crosses from rushes.
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A log with two fungi sprouting. They are two long, black, finger-shaped fungi.
A log with two fungi sprouting. They are two long, black, finger-shaped fungi. Beside the fungi, a hand is making a peace sign.
This past month has seen a flourishing of #fungi at the Folk Museum - including a sighting of Dead Man's Fingers, the most fiendishly-named fungi 🍄
Explore some of the fungi to keep your eyes peeled for on a hair-raising Hallowe'en walk → bit.ly/Fiendishfungi
#UlsterFolkMuseum #Halloween
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Watch as our visitor guide Suzanne makes a harvest knot, also known as a compass weave plait, or our favourite - a love knot. ❤️
Watch the full video → bit.ly/4pxe6Jm
#UlsterFolkMuseum #Harvest #HarvestSeason #HarvestKnots #LoveKnot #History #IrishHistory
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Two boys carrying home potatoes during harvest. They both wear baskets on their back. Photographed near Newcastle, County Down at the coast.
"Bringing home the taties"
📷 Photographed near Newcastle, Co. Down. Photo by William Green.
🍂 Explore the #HarvestSeason and book tickets to our harvest experience on Saturday 20 September → bit.ly/3VeB3mI
#UlsterFolkMuseum #Harvest #LammasDay #IrishHistory
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Go behind the scenes in our Heritage Carpenter's workshop.
Learn about the craft of carpentry, and why #HeritageCarpenter Peter Sloan loves his job.
Watch the full film here → bit.ly/4m2TiHn
#UlsterFolkMuseum #Carpentry #HeritageSkills #Woodworking
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As the 12th approaches, we reflect on how history, identity & tradition shape life here. At Ulster Folk Museum, we’re reinterpreting the Orange Hall with the Museum of Orange Heritage. Discover the story of the Hand & Pen banner:
bit.ly/3Iex8Tv
#UlsterFolkMuseum #Reawakening #OrangeHall #Identity
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Too fragile to display, the original Orange Hall banner has been replicated using modern tech so it can be shown in the hall. The original stays safe while its story stays visible. #UlsterFolkMuseum #KeepingHistoryAlive #Reawakening
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What stories live within the walls of the Orange Hall at Ulster Folk Museum?We’re exploring its history, meaning & evolving role in NI’s culture as part of our Reawakening project with the Museum of Orange Heritage.
ulsterfolkmuseum.org/stories/hand-and-pen-orange-hall
#UlsterFolkMuseum #Reawakening
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On the 21st June, we marked the longest day of the year with a Midsummer celebration - a celebration of fire, rituals and the sun.
Watch the full video here → bit.ly/3Tol5VZ
#UlsterFolkMuseum #Midsummer #SummerSolistice
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We've been working with the Woodland Trust to restore our woodlands.
This #WorldEnvironmentDay, go behind-the-scenes at the #UlsterFolkMuseum and learn about the work we're doing to save our heritage landscapes 🌳
bit.ly/Woodland-Restoration
#WoodlandRestoration #Sustainability #AncientWoodland
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👋 Welcome to Ulster Folk Museum!
Discover skills & stories passed down through generations.
Check out our BTS film on the Lace Collection — history woven in every thread.
💬 What tradition connects you to your roots?
📍 Ulster
🔗 youtu.be/nKZPJXd0OkA
#UlsterFolkMuseum #LivingHistory #LaceCollection
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Pig lying in a muddy field with piglets suckling at her
A feeding frenzy at the #UlsterFolkMuseum this week
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Sunlight streaming through a yellow door onto a tiled floor
Low white-washed forge buildings amongst trees under a blue sky
Two lambs looking through a gate
‘Frame’ of yellow gorse flowers around a field against a blue sky
No better place to work than the #UlsterFolkMuseum on a day like today ☀️ 🍃 🐑
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Cover of EXARC experimental archaeology digest for 2024, publication pending. Shows a woman in grey trousers up a ladder working on a wooden structure. List on cover shows some of the articles, including boomerangs, spamaking and Chinese hair dye in the early medieval period!
Title of paper, Hay is for horses: making and usng a traditional style Irish straw harness, by Maguire and Johnston. The image is of the Pictish Kirriemuir stone, and shows a straw saddle on a horse
Just seen the pdf of my contribution in this years #EXARC #Digest journal and they've done all authors proud.
It was awesome fun to do this project with one of the craftspeople of #UlsterFolkMuseum, because every project goes better with people you learn from
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