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Ulster Folk Museum

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Celebrating everyday skills, stories & traditions passed down through generations in Ulster. 🧵 Putting the past in dialogue with the present — to shape the future. 📍 Part of National Museums NI | 🔗 ulsterfolkmuseum.org

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Ulster Folk Museum@ulsterfolkmuseum.org · 2mo ago

Have you ever wondered how our houses get built back up? Stone by stone of course! These photos show the Ballyvollen Houses from their original location near Lough Neagh in 1995, to their new home at the Folk Museum.

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Ulster Folk Museum@ulsterfolkmuseum.org · 3mo ago

🧵Last week, we got the chance to explore the archives of our museum's founders. Before our first cottage opened in 1963, they visited open air and folk museums across the UK, Europe & the world. They brought back with them not only new ideas and friendships, but also pamphlets. Very cool pamphlets.

Ulster Folk Museum@ulsterfolkmuseum.org · 3mo ago

After watching our incredible visitor guides make their own butter (🤯), we found these delightful photographs in our archives that give a glimpse into a past life of butter making. Please note: these days, we do not recommend you put sour milk under your bed. For any reason.

A black and white photograph of a small bed, pushed up against a wall. Underneath the bed, two large pans of milk have been placed to sour, for some reason. A black and white photograph of a woman in a large kitchen. She has two butter pats in her hands, and she is patting butter in a large wooden bowl.
Ulster Folk Museum@ulsterfolkmuseum.org · 4mo ago

Have you ever heard of an #EasterCakeDance? 🎂💃 During the Easter festivities, some families enjoyed dancing outdoors if the weather was nice. This sometimes took the form of a contest where a large, specially baked cake was the prize. This Easter dance contest was called a “cake dance”.

Ulster Folk Museum@ulsterfolkmuseum.org · 5mo ago

🌱 Untitled (Springtime in Ireland) by Caroline Watson, 1983. In our Sound Archive, we're honoured to have a recording of Caroline Watson reciting her poetry. This one was inspired by #spring in Ireland. As our days are getting warmer, brighter & longer, we're delighted to share this gem with you 🌸

Ulster Folk Museum@ulsterfolkmuseum.org · 5mo ago

This handkerchief tells of a small but significant act of Mother Mary Smith to uplift Irish women in the 1800s. The handkerchief has a border of Youghal needlepoint lace. Youghal lace was developed by Mother Smith of Presentation Convent, Youghal, to provide employment for women in the local area.

A delicate lace handkerchief with a border of lace, incorporating plant designs including clover.
CEDaR@cedarrecordsni.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The first signs of spring @ulsterfolkmuseum.org Lesser celandine, with its yellow flower & heart shaped leaves signifies “joys to come”. It’s one of the first pollinator food sources to emerge after winter! Last spring we received 105 records of Ficaria verna. Let us know if you see it this year!

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Ulster Folk Museum@ulsterfolkmuseum.org · 5mo ago

📷 Rowland Street/Tea Lane, June 1974 This terrace of six houses were built in the late 1820s on Rowland Street, off Sandy Row. They were dismantled and moved to the Folk Museum in 1976. Join Victoria Millar, Senior Curator of History, for a talk on the Tea Lane Houses → bit.ly/4b3rgYa

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