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Down County Museum - Downpatrick - Co. Down Northern Ireland
If you are trying to discover Northern Ireland, you will come to the point where county Down is on the list and that is when you will need to check the touristic places that one could visit there. Down County Museum is located in Downpatrick, between Down Cathedral and Downpatrick Courthouse and it calls out for people to come and check this historical treasure found in the place.
Down County Museum brings to the visitors the history of county Down from the earliest times until the present day through the artifacts that are displayed there. This museum is located in the historic buildings of the eighteenth century County Gaol of Down, the Gaol was opened back in 1796 and it was then closed in 1830 - throughout all those years, it housed thousands of prisoners in it.
The Gaol used to incarcerate many people for very minor offences and it also held rebels captured after the battle of Saintfield and Ballynahinch in 1798, and the United Irishman, Thomas Russell, was executed for his role in the abortive rebellion in 1803. The Gaol was also a convict Gaol and hundreds of transportees were imprisoned in it prior to their journey to the convict colonies of New South Wales.
The main purpose and aim behind Down County Museum is to appreciate the history, culture and environment of the county through the organisation of exhibitions, the activities and events which are there to inform the visitor of the information that he/she might have came to the place searching for.
After the Gaol was closed, there were some restorations done to the place in 1981 and now visitors could check the conditions in which the prisoners were kept in the Gaol by visiting the restored cells which are complete with displays on individual prisoners.
Going through the programme of the museum, you will come to see that there are two different types of exhibitions held there, the permanent exhibitions and the temporary exhibitions. From the permanent exhibitions held there, there is the Down Through Time exhibition which brings 9000 years of human history in county Down, the temporary exhibitions on the other hand usually deal with everything from the Victorians to local artists.
The old Gaol building passed through lots of stations before reaching the final destination which is Down County Museum. When the prisoners were transferred to the new Gaol, there were some restorations done to the place and it was used for several reasons across the years, it was even used in the First World War by the Royal Irish Rifles, but it finally came to the point were history was being shared from the place when the museum started.
There are lots of important features from the old Gaol that still survive until this day, such as the original cells, doors and fittings, which are preserved on the ground floor of the three-storey cell block. The original roofing slates from the cell block also survived until today and they are displayed inside the entrance to the building.
There are lots of interesting things to be seen inside this museum and even though there are some original things still found inside until this day, there are those which were removed, such as the original window bars which could be seen from the chiselled grooves that still survive to prove that the windows were removed.
Inside Down County Museum, you will also see the image painted by Nigel Hughes back in 1992 about the old Gaol as it might have appeared when it was a prison. This enlarged image is displayed at the Museum's entrance vestibule in the west gatehouse.
This is not the only place to stop at while being in county Down, but there are other important destinations that should shape your trip and provide you with more historical information about the place. Dundrum Castle is one of the old historical castles that you could visit in county Down ( there is also Mount Stewart, the 19th century house and gardens which attract visitors to it ( The Moat in Donaghadee with the views that it could offer those who visit it ( Scrabo Tower is also one of the historical attractions that are found in county Down ( and there is also the Greyabbey or the Grey Abbey as some people prefer to say it which is also found in county Down (
There are lots of other historical destinations that could be checked in county Down, Northern Ireland, and Down County Museum in Downpatrick is one of the most famous; have you ever been to this museum before? What do you think about the things displayed through the video?
If you have been there already, share your experience with us and let us know what did you like the most about the place.
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Grainne Duffy with I Know We're Gonna Be Just Fine at the Down Art Centre Downpatrick
Grainne Duffy with I Know We're Gonna Be Just Fine at the Down Art Centre Downpatrick
by Tremaine Gregg
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Our Lady and Saint Patrick Bunscoil Mhuire
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Get on down to Downpatrick...
A day in Downpatrick finding good coffee and tea reason to visit, and wondering at the real story of St Patrick and how he came from northern England originally
CRACKS by Quintessence Theatre - Cast Interview - Leah Rossiter
Here's an interview with actor Leah Rossiter (protagonist Leanne in CRACKS) talking about what CRACKS means to her & why she thinks everyone should see it.
CRACKS
A powerful original play exploring mental illness in Ireland
“I’m falling between the cracks in myself, and I don’t know how to crawl back out…”
In this darkly comic and deeply moving new play, an unsuccessful suicide attempt leaves young Leanne Dowd estranged from those she loves and attempting to pick up the pieces of a life still shattered by mental illness.
In Cracks, Quintessence Theatre use their inventive physical ensemble story-telling techniques mingled with film and music to explore the profound struggle individuals with mental illness face on a daily basis in Ireland today.
First devised by the company in 2016 and directed by Anna Simpson (a Creative Associate of the Pleasance and Practitioner with the Globe, London), this new work, already revived multiple times for sell out runs, seeks to expose the lived experience of battling a severe mental illness in an inefficient and unsympathetic system through the eyes of one young woman.
CAST
Leah Rossiter
Anthony Kinahan
Fiona Keenan O’Brien
Directed by Anna Simpson
Executive Producer Paul Hayes
Trailer edited by Joy McKeon
“Brave, daring and innovative…has a virtuoso flair and arresting boldness. A substantial piece of theatre” – Northern Standard
'Went to see this amazing play last night! I have to say it was brilliant! It portrays a young persons struggle with their mental health and demonstrates how those around also struggle to understand.’ - Bairbre Kelly, Counsellor and Psychotherapist.
Tour Dates:
7th September – Draoicht, Blanchardstown
13th September – An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk
19th September – Civic Theatre, Tallaght
21st September – Dlr Mill Theatre, Dundrum
22nd September – glór, Ennis
25th September – Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Down
27th September – The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre, Armagh
29th September – Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick
2nd October – Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise
4th October – The Town Hall Studio, Galway
5th October – St John’s Theatre and Arts Centre, Listowel
6th October – Belltable, Limerick
9th October – Garage Theatre, Monaghan
10th October – Axis, Ballymun
13th October – Friar’s Gate Theatre and Art Gallery, Kilmallock
16th October – Waterside Theatre, Derry-Londonderry
17th October – Riverside Theatre, Coleraine
20th October – Ards Arts at the Web Theatre, Newtownards
NB - Each performance is followed by a short post-show discussion with the cast/director & a mental health professional.
This 18 venue islandwide tour of CRACKS is funded by the Arts Council (An Chomhairle Ealaíon) and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Check the Quintessence Theatre on social media for more information
Facebook - facebook.com/quintessencetheatreco
Twitter - @QuintessencePro
Last post for downpatrick legend Brendan Kelly RIP
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Global launch of GLUE touring exhibition on April 11, 2013 at DAC, N. Ireland [2:24]
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Saint Patrick Centre Promotional Video
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Uncover Our Stories- Railway Journey (Derry-Londonderry UK City of Culture 2013)
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The Somme Museum opened in 1994 as an educational facility and tourist attraction. It examines Ireland's role in the Great War with special reference to local cross-community involvement in the three volunteer Divisions raised in Ireland: the 10th and 16th (Irish) Divisions, and the 36th (Ulster) Division. Since 2000 the Museum's remit has expanded into World War Two and other modern international conflicts. The Museum has increasingly focused upon the community relations potential of this shared history as a vehicle to further cross-community and cross-border contact, mutual understanding and reconciliation.
The Museum has an extensive collection of material from the Great War period and in the last number of years a growing collection from World War Two including a large oral history archive has been catalogued. In 2002 it became a fully registered, independent museum.
What am I supposed to Do
Thank you 2014 for a fantastic year of gigs. This video captures some of the moments along the road in 2014. We were lucky enough to play across Europe in so many lovely and interesting places such as England, Scotland, Wales, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Svalbard, Norway and of course right home here in good old Ireland! We had a blast and thank you to everyone who came along to share in it with us. Also a big thank you to anyone who bought any music or shared your vibes with us online. Hope to see you along the road again in 2015...with new music on the way too. Happy 2015 to all... Who knows what it may bring. Hope you enjoy this. ;-)