National museums, archives and heritage in Northern Ireland

FLAME. the Gasworks Museum of Ireland 44 Irish Quarter West Carrickfergus BT38 8AT 028 9336 9575 www.flamegasworks.co.uk Carrickfergus boasts Ireland’s sole surviving coal gasworks and is one of only three left in the British Isles. Visit this unique site and see how gas was made from coal in Europe’s largest set of hoizontal retorts. You’ll … Read more

Major new exhibition on Belfast’s linen industry

The Linen Hall Library in Belfast has launched Linenopolis, a major new exhibition celebrating, examining and spotlighting the historic social and industrial linen industry of Belfast and Northern Ireland. The exhibition and associated events and activities are funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund Northern Ireland, Tourism NI and Department for Communities to mark the European … Read more

Dark tourism, darker history: exploring museums of crime

If you want to know more about your criminal ancestors, there are an increasing number of museums catering to your needs, as Nell Darby explores. Dark tourism is the act of travelling to sites that are associated with death, tragedy or crime. As such, dark tourism has been increasingly analysed by academics, drawing parallels between … Read more

Museums, archives and heritage in County Tyrone

Tyrone, an inland county of Ulster province, Ireland; is bounded NE. by county Londonderry, E. by Lough Neagh, SE. by county Armagh, S. by county Monaghan, SW. by county Fermanagh, and NW. by county Donegal; greatest length, NW. and SE., 48 miles; greatest breadth, NE. and SW., 38 miles; average breadth, 28 miles; area, 806,658 … Read more