The Sir Richard Wallace Exhibition – May 2018
The Sir Richard Wallace Exhibition – May 2018 Born in London in 1818, Sir Richard Wallace (d.1890) was the illegitimate […]
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From the Collection: a view of the River Lagan, Joseph W Carey (1859-1937), ‘October, 1907’
From the Collection: a view of the River Lagan, Joseph W Carey (1859-1937), ‘October, 1907’ Purchased 2017. Joseph William Carey
From the Collections: Flax Medal, Dunbar McMaster, 1903
From the Collections: Flax Medal, Dunbar McMaster, 1903 Hugh Dunbar, W.A. Stewart and John Johnston began manufacturing at the new
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From the Collection: Sister Margaret Johnston, Ballinderry, Memorial Plaque
From the Collection: Sister Margaret Johnston, Ballinderry, Memorial Plaque Although this might seem a little macabre, this Memorial Plaque commemorates
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From the Collection: A rare gold watch presented by the Lisburn Relief Committee 1863
From the Collection: A rare gold watch presented to Capt. Nickerson by the Lisburn Relief Committee 1863 Watch presented to
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From the Collection: Back Lane, Lisburn by Dennis Osborne
From the Collection: Back Lane, Lisburn by Dennis Osborne Back Lane, Lisburn by Dennis Osborne. This pen and watercolour on
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From the Collection: ‘Martin Luther, Heretic’, Etching, c.1650
From the Collection: ‘Martin Luther, Heretic’, Etching, c.1650 ‘Martin Luther, Heretic’ Etching c.1650 after Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77) Purchased 2017. This
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Christmas 2017 Holiday Opening Hours
Christmas 2017 Holiday Opening Hours We are closed in the 25/12/2017, 26/12/2017 and the 01/01/2017. Merry Christmas and a Happy
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‘Nurses from WW1’ a new publication featuring the museum’s collections
‘Nurses from WW1’ a new publication featuring the museum’s collections ‘Nurses from WW1’ a new publication featuring the museum’s collections
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Lisburn Suffragette story featured in a new NIMC book about ‘protest’ in Ulster
Lisburn Suffragette story featured in a new NIMC book about ‘protest’ in Ulster A shard of glass from the window
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New Reformation Exhibition Opens at the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum
New Reformation Exhibition Opens at the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum The new exhibition entitled ‘Reformation 500: the Reformation
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Tropical Storm Ophelia Update: museum closure
Sincere apologies to all our visitors, but due to tropical storm Ophelia the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum is
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The Follies Trust Lecture at Lisburn Museum Thursday 26th October featuring Dr Edward McParland
The Follies Trust Lecture in Lisburn Museum Thursday 26th October 2017 7.30pm ‘In praise of Follies’ An appreciation of Irish
Free Autumn Talks Programme 2017
Free Autumn Talks Programme 2017 Including: Michael Jackson, Philip Orr, Dr Henry Jeffries, Prof Johnston McMaster, Rev Dr Martyn Cowan
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Lisburn Historical Society Talks Programme 2017/2018
Lisburn Historical Society Talks Programme 2017/2018 Lisburn Historical Society was founded in 1967 for charitable purposes, in particular to promote
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Peace IV Progamme Launch 14th September 2017 – Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council
Peace IV Progamme Launch 14th September 2017 – Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council LISBURN & CASTLEREAGH COMMUNITIES INVITED TO BENEFIT
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Professor Alice Roberts’ visit to the museum, August 2017
Professor Alice Roberts’ visit to the museum, August 2017 On Friday 11th August 2017 the museum had the pleasure of
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Lisburn and the First World War, the Complete Story – Exhibition
Lisburn and the First World War, the Complete Story – Exhibition ‘Lisburn and the First World War, the Complete Story’
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July holiday opening hours 2017
July holiday opening hours 2017 The museum is closed July 12th and 13th 2017, re-opening on July 14th at 9.30am.
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‘Lisburn 1918-23’ exhibition opens at the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum
‘Lisburn 1918-23’ exhibition opens at the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum A major new exhibition detailing the events in
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BBC Ulster’s Songs of Ulster – The Wee Weaver, a collaboration
BBC Ulster’s Songs of Ulster – The Wee Weaver, a collaboration In June 2017 BBC Ulster’s ‘Songs of Ulster’, with
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‘Lisburn 1918-23, Community Conflict and Commemoration after the Great War’ Exhibition
‘Lisburn 1918-23, Community Conflict and Commemoration after the Great War’ Exhibition ‘Lisburn 1918-23, Community Conflict and Commemoration after the Great
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The world of fashion is brought to your fingertips in a new virtual exhibition by Google and the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum
The world of fashion is brought to your fingertips in a new virtual exhibition by Google and the Irish Linen
New website commemorating Lisburn and District’s First World War Dead
New website commemorating Lisburn and District’s First World War Dead In marking the ongoing centenary of the Great War (1914-18)
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Eddi Reader’s Rabbie Burns Trip: The Rhythm of the Weavers
A collaboration with the museum and the BBC. Scottish songstress and musician, Eddi Reader is as fascinated with the melodic
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Playful Museums Festival + Family Fun Day – February 2017
Playful Museums is a Northern Ireland Museum’s Council initiative designed to develop programmes aimed at under-fives and helping to make
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Exhibition: Dennis H Osborne Artist – An Appreciation
Exhibition: Dennis H Osborne Artist – An Appreciation The Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum’s new exhibition: Dennis H Osborne
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Christmas 2016 Opening Hours
Thr Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum is closed on the following days during Christmas and New Years 2016/17: Christmas
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 25: Hilden in the Snow, Neil Shawcross
Neil Shawcross, RUA, RHA (b.1940), Hilden Mill in the Snow c.1985 Oil on canvas ILC&LM collection 2016 © The artist This
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 24: Corner of Antrim Street/Bow Street in the snow, c.1963
Corner of Antrim Street/Bow Street in the snow, c.1963 Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image
Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 23: Market Square North in the snow, c.1963
Market Square North in the snow, c.1963.
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 22: The Corner House Pub, Antrim Street, c.1960s
The Corner House Pub, Antrim Street, c.1960s, now Midas the jewelers. The famous First World War image of the 11th
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Lisnagarvey Hockey Club and the First World War
Lisnagarvey Hockey Club and the First World War In preparing for the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum’s major exhibition
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 21: Fire Authority building, Castle Street
Fire Authority building, Castle Street (demolished c.1983), as viewed from Castle Gardens. Each day this Advent, we will be sharing
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 20: Convent, Seymour Street, c.1960s
The Sisters of the Sacred Heart arrived in Lisburn in 1870s, establishing a convent on Seymour Street. These building was
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 19: Old Quay Street/Bridge Street junction, photographed from the new Queens Road, c.1983
Who remembers Walter Allen? Old Quay Street/Bridge Street junction, photographed from the new Queens Road, c.1983. Each day this Advent,
Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 18: Quay Street with the Island chimney, as seen from Bridge Street, c.1960s
Quay Street with the Island chimney, as seen from Bridge Street, c.1960s.
Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 17: Bridge Street from the Gasworks, c.1960s
A rare view of Bridge Street from the Gasworks/Back Lane area of Lisburn. Many of the houses had long, sloping
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 16: Stannus Place and Hancock Street, viewed from the Queens Road, c.1980s
Stannus Place was a wonderful late-Georgian terrace of six three-storey houses set at right angles to the river.
Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 15: Greens and Chittick’s, Bow Street, c.1990s
Greens and Chittick’s shops on Bow Street, c.1990s, Chittick’s opened in 1931, selling a range of fashions. It closed in
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 14: The lion of Bow Street above Jordan Bros’ tea house, c.1970s
The lion decorated the shop front of the Golden Lion Tea House, which was established at 59 Bow Street. The
Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 13: Bow Street, photographed from Market Place, c.1990s
Who remembers Elmore’s at Bow Street/corner of Market Place? The business was established in the town in 1896. Each
Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 12: St Patrick’s RC church and St Joseph’s Hall, Chapel Hill, c.1990s
The new church was opened on Chapel Hill in June 1900, replacing an earlier building dating from 1786. The spire
Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 11: Haslem’s Lane, with James Street to the right, Smithfield, c.1964
Haslem’s Lane, with James Street to the right, Smithfield, c.1964 The now demolished James Street, where Lisburn Square now
Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 10: Former Royal Irish Constabulary Barracks, Smithfield, c.1970s
Former Royal Irish Constabulary Barracks, Smithfield, c.1970s Now Glasgow’s, this building was formerly Smithfield RIC barracks. There were two
Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 9: Terraced shops at Smithfield Street, c.1970s
Terraced shops at Smithfield Street, c.1970s This row of terraced shops at Smithfield Street is still standing today. In
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 8: Lisburn Swimming Pool at Smithfield, c.1970s
Lisburn Swimming Pool at Smithfield, c.1970s The old Cattle Market has been replaced with the Lisburn swimming pool, which
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 7: Smithfield, Lisburn, c.1960s
Smithfield, Lisburn, c.1960s Standing in Market Street/Linenhall Street this view of Smithfield (now the site of Lisburn Market/ back
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 6: A rare view of Linenhall Street, looking towards Market Street
A rare view of Linenhall Street, looking towards Market Street This rare view shows a shirt factory on Linenhall
Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 5: Corner of Market Street and Smithfield
Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 5: Corner of Market Street and Smithfield This photograph, by John Press shows the
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 4: the Island Spinning Mill, Lisburn
Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 4: the Island Spinning Mill, Lisburn. We have a real treat today, two unusual
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 3: Back Lane
Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 3: Back Lane Back Lane ran from (today’s) Governors Rd to Hill Street, at
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 2: Piper’s Hill Looking Towards Hill Street
Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 2: Piper’s Hill Looking Towards Hill Street This photograph, by John Press, looks
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 1: Hill Street Looking Towards Piper’s Hill, Lisburn
Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 1: Hill Street Looking Towards Piper’s Hill, Lisburn Each day this Advent, we will
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Follow us for updates
Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Follow us for updates Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image
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Nelson Russell, Lisburn’s First Winner of the Military Cross.
One hundred years ago this month, the inhabitants of Lisburn hosted a civic reception to honour local-man Nelson Russell (1897-1971),
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Harry Ferguson’s Great Flying Challenge on BBC featuring Lisburn Museum
‘The Great Flying Challenge’ BBC One Northern Ireland’s new show, ‘The Great Flying Challenge’, follows Dick Strawbridge as he attempts
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Lisburn’s Lost on the Lusitania: the case of Christopher Evans McConkey (Guest Post)
Lisburn’s Lost on the Lusitania: the case of Christopher Evans McConkey A guest by local researcher Pat Geary, author of
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2016 Autumn Talks Programme featuring Eamon Phoenix, Donal McAnallen, Lar Joye, Jason Burke, Tom Hartley, Marja Almqvist, Fearghal McGarry and Pat Geary, Sept-Oct
2016 Autumn Talks Programme featuring Eamon Phoenix, Donal McAnallen, Lar Joye, Jason Burke, Tom Hartley, Marja Almqvist, Fearghal McGarry and
Lisnagarvey Hockey, the Olympic Games, and Lisburn’s first Olympian?
Lisnagarvey Hockey, the Olympic Games, and Lisburn’s first Olympian? In August 2016 the Olympics Games will take place in Rio, Brazil, and
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Summer Archaeology Dig 2016 at Hillsborough Castle
Summer Archaeology Dig 2016 at Hillsborough Castle This summer we need your help to discover what’s underneath the gardens
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‘THE SOMME, OUR STORY’ EXHIBITION, July 2016 *Official Press Release*
‘THE SOMME, OUR STORY’ EXHIBITION, July 2016 *Official Press Release* Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council has opened a new public
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Exhibition: The Somme, Our Story, 1916
The Somme, Our Story, 1916 To mark the Centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, the
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‘Colin Mountain from Hillsborough’ by Basil Blackshaw, Lisburn Museum 2014
‘Colin Mountain from Hillsborough’ by Basil Blackshaw, Lisburn Museum 2014 Medium: oil on canvas, Size:45 x 44.5 cm. (17.7 x
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The Tricolour That Flew Over the GPO: the Story of Sgt Davis (Lisburn) 1916
The Tricolour That Flew Over the GPO: the Story of Sgt Davis (Lisburn) 1916 With the surrender of the Easter
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Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th Birthday Exhibition
Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th Birthday Exhibition Our new exhibition – titled: Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th Birthday Exhibition – will open in the
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Circuit of Ireland Rally Winners 2016 receive Lisburn Linen
Circuit of Ireland Rally Winners 2016 receive Irish Linen There was Lisburn Linen For the Circuit of Ireland Rally Winners
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Lisburn and the Circuit of Ireland: The Town’s First Winner Wilbur Todd 1953
Lisburn and the Circuit of Ireland *For event details on Lisburn and the Circuit of Ireland 2016 see the bottom
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Lisnagarvey Transmitting Station 80 Year Anniversary (BBC) Collections
Lisnagarvey Transmitting Station 80 Year Anniversary This year we are celebrating the Lisnagarvey Transmitting Station 80 Year Anniversary. Located in the
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Happy St Patrick’s Day 2016 from the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum
Happy St Patrick’s Day 2016 from the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum
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‘Thundery Showers, County Down’ by Terence Philip Flanagan
‘Thundery Showers, County Down’ by Terence Philip Flanagan As featured on ArtUk’s website, ‘Thundery Showers, County Down’ by Terence Philip
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A fragment of glass from Mrs Metge’s bomb at Lisburn Cathedral
Mrs Metge and the Lisburn Bomb A fragment of glass from Mrs Metge’s bomb at Lisburn Cathedral has recently gone
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Rising Voices: Lisburn at Easter 1916; New Exhibition Exploring the Easter Rising and an Ulster Town
Rising Voices: Lisburn at Easter 1916 New Exhibition On March 24th 2016 the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum opened
Temporary Museum Closure: March 7th-11th 2016
Temporary Museum Closure: March 7th-11th 2016 Due to essential maintenance, the museum will be closed from March 7th to March
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Talk by Eamon Phoenix and Philip Orr on Ethical Remembering, March 15th 2016, Lisburn Museum
Talk by Eamon Phoenix and Philip Orr on Ethical Remembering Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council’s Good Relations Programme cordially invites you along
History of Irish Linen: Upcoming talk at the Ulster Scots Centre, as part of their season of events for Spring 2016
Irish Linen History at the Ulster Scots Centre This spring 2016 explore the history of Irish Linen at the Ulster
History of Irish Linen and Flax
In the Beginning, Flax… Linen is woven from flax (Linum usitatissimum), which comes from the Linacea family, and is one
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Answer the Call – Recruitment Posters from the Great War – Exhibition
Answer the Call – Recruitment Posters from the Great War – New Temporary Exhibition Running from December 8th 2015 to
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Exhibition: Market Square Through Time – a History of Market Square Lisburn
Market Square Through Time Explore over 400 years of history of Market Square in the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn
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Kevin Myers – Ireland and the Great War
On Tuesday 27th October 2015 noted author and journalist Kevin Myers delivered a talk titled ‘Ireland and the Great War’
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Commemorating Men from Lisburn and District who fought and died at Gallipoli
Commemorating Men from Lisburn and District who fought and died at Gallipoli In October 2015 the museum’s curator, Brian Mackey,
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Researching Damask: A visit from the Winterthur Museum, Delaware
Researching Damask Our Curator, Brian Mackey, with Linda Eaton, John L. & Marjorie P. McGraw Director of Collections & Senior
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Exhibition Launch: Loose Thread Quilters – October 2015
On 2nd October 2015 the museum launched its latest exhibition, ‘Tale of the Threads’ by the Loose Thread Quilters. Loose
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Damask banner woven for the Philadelphia exhibition 1876, Bessbrook spinning co. Ltd, c.1876
Philadelphia exhibition 1876: Woven Damask banner Woven to celebrate the centenary of the signing of the declaration of independence in
Memories of Hilden School: Call for Stories, Pictures or Reminiscences
A former teacher at Hilden Primary School, Ms Hanthorne, is collecting material (stories, images, text, reminiscences or other ephemera) relating
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Autumn Events Programme 2015
Autumn Events Programme 2015 Please browse our Autumn Events Programme (2015) or download it here.
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New Book: The Chemistry of Textile Fibres
New Book: The Chemistry of Textile Fibres A new publication on the Chemistry of Textile Fibres featuring material from the
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New Exhibition: Linen Futures (19th-31st August 2015)
This collaborative exhibition celebrates craft and design practice based on the past, current and future landscape of Irish linen. Ten
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The Windows of Lisburn Cathedral, a new guide from Lisburn Museum (Launch 2015)
A new guide to the stained-glass windows of Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn, was recently launched by the Rector, the Rev
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Exhibition Launch: The Boyne
Today Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council Mayor Councillor Thomas Beckett, along with the Chairman of the Leisure Services Committee Alderman
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The Boyne: 325 Year Anniversary (New Exhibition for Summer 2015)
The Boyne: 325 Year Anniversary This summer the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum is marking the 325th anniversary of
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Waterloo: 200 Years Display (June 18th-September 2015)
On June 18th the museum is commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo by mounting a small display
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My Anzac Story: Private Alexander Martin | Manning River Times
Private Alec Martin’s niece telling the story of her uncle, born in Magheragall, who died on April 25th at Gallipoli:
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Event: Remembering the Gallipoli Campaign, April 24th 2015
Image: The Mayor, Councillor Thomas Beckett with Councillor Paul Porter, Chairman of Leisure, Finny O’Sullivan, whose father fought at Gallipoli,
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Exhibition (April 2015) – The ‘dreaded peninsula’: Lisburn and district men at Gallipoli, 1915
Exhibition (April 2015) – The ‘dreaded peninsula’ April 25th (Anzac Day), marks the centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign, a series
The return of Brigadier General John Nicholson to Market Square (Photos and Videos)
On April 21 2015 the statue of Brigadier-General John Nicholson returned to Market Square. Originally erected in January 1922 in
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Easter Workshops (2015) at Lisburn Museum
We are running our popular free drop in Easter workshops again! They start on Tuesday 7th April – Saturday 11th
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