Long-eared owl (Asio otus)LMILC.1992.9, purchased There are many myths about owls, but what we do know about these birds is that they have exceptional hearing, special feathers that allow them to fly almost silently, and can rotate their head up to 270 degrees! This male ‘long-eared owl’ is part of our small collection of natural […]
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Mr Michael Thomas, during a recent visit to the museum, gifted a portrait of his relative to the collection. Councillor Tim Mitchell, Communities and Wellbeing Chairman, kindly accepted this portrait of James Corry (1772-1848). As Secretary of the Irish Linen Board, Corry visited Lisburn in 1816 and toured William Coulson & Sons damask manufactory on
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In 2022 the museum acquired this portrait of Sir George Rawdon (1604-84). This acquisition was made possible through generous support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council. About Sir George Rawdon From the late 1620s, Sir George Rawdon was Agent for successive Lord Conway’s, and managed their Irish Estate. Rawdon
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Lib. [Liborio Prosperi], The Lobby of the House of Commons, 1886 (LMILC.2012.50, purchased 2012). Lithograph print for Vanity Fair, 1886. This cartoon is of politicians and staff in the House of Commons lobby in early 1886, following the historic UK general election of late 1885. It was the first election in which most adult males
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In 2022 the museum acquired this portrait of Lady Elizabeth Hastings (1731-1808). This acquisition was made possible through generous support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council. Elizabeth Hastings (1731-1808) The Countess of Moira was married to the 1st Earl of Moira, John Rawdon, the great-grandson of Sir George Rawdon.
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In 2022 the museum acquired this portrait of Lady Dorothy Rawdon (d.1676). This acquisition was made possible through generous support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council. Lady Dorothy Rawdon (Conway), wife of Sir George Rawdon, was the sister of the 1st Earl Conway. Dorothy spent her youth and later life
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New Acquisition: Medals of Dr J.G. Johnston M.C. (1884-1971), Lisburn Educated at Queen’s University Belfast, Dr Johnston practiced medicine at a surgery on Railway Street (later moving to Castle Street), Lisburn. A member of the South Antrim Volunteers (UVF), he was also a keen rugby player for Lisburn Rugby club. Dr Johnston was awarded the
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Bundles of thread from Wm Barbour & Sons, Lisburn, N. Ireland A kind visitor recently donated this rare bundle of linen thread from the world-famous Barbour Threads, Hilden, Lisburn. The museum holds all sorts of Barbour-related material in his collections, but staff had never seen this bundle before – have you? If so, let us
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Object: a photograph of Bridge Street, 2000 Do you remember the Millennium? What were you doing as we moved from 1999 into the year 2000? Were you worrying about the Millennium bug? Were you at a party, or watching scenes from the Millennium Dome live on TV? Here’s a photograph of the top of Market
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Object: Irene MacWilliam’s amazing Irish Linen Wall Hanging LMILC.1997.103 Irene McWilliam is one of the foremost quilters and embroiders. She was awarded a BEM for services to textile art in 2019, and has won numerous awards for her work. In 2021 she won RSPB NI’s artist of the year! Irene has exhibited her work in
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Snippet from the Collection: A short snippet from the museum’s collection: a red cross feeding cup c.1914-18 This patient Feeding Cup or Invalid Cup was used to help nurse injured Soldiers and Sailors who were bed-bound and could not sit up to feed. The cup is marked with a red cross, the symbol of the
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Photo: A view of the Crimean Cannon in Castle Gardens
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Photo: A view of the corner of Bow Street and Antrim Street in the snow, 1963.
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Photo: A view of Market Square in the snow, 1963.
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Market Square, 1919 David Gould (1871-1952) Born in Scotland, David Gould came to Belfast in 1891 to learn damask designing but qualified as an art teacher after attending the Government School of Art. He lived in Lisburn between 1909 and 1926 and taught at Friends’ School, Lisburn for several years. The Museum has a number
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Happy St Patrick’s Day To celebrate St Patrick’s Day we are featuring a beautiful postcard from the museum’s archive (Ref: LMILC:1990:136).
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The Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum has acquired a rare medal awarded to local suffragette Lillian Metge. The medal was presented to Mrs Metge in recognition of a hunger strike she undertook in August 1914 while on trial for her alleged role in blowing up the east window of Lisburn Cathedral. The medal was
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From the Collection: a view of the River Lagan, Joseph W Carey (1859-1937), ‘October, 1907’ Purchased 2017. Joseph William Carey lived for some time at Kilwarlin, near Hillsborough, where his father was minister of the Moravian Church (see our Reformation exhibition for more information on Moravians). A talented illustrator, Carey worked for Marcus Ward and
From the Collections: Flax Medal, Dunbar McMaster, 1903 Hugh Dunbar, W.A. Stewart and John Johnston began manufacturing at the new spinning mill on Mill Street, Gilford, in 1836. Within two years the firm employed over 200 workers. Later, a large five-storey complex was added to the works, and by the 1840s the firm began trading
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From the Collection: Sister Margaret Johnston, Ballinderry, Memorial Plaque Although this might seem a little macabre, this Memorial Plaque commemorates Sister Margaret Johnston who dedicated her life to helping others. Having trained at the Royal Infirmary in Sheffield, Ballinderry-born Margaret Johnston was employed as a district nurse before undertaking church missionary work in Turkey. At
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From the Collection: A rare gold watch presented to Capt. Nickerson by the Lisburn Relief Committee 1863 Watch presented to Capt. Nickerson by the Lisburn Relief Committee 1863 Purchased USA, 2017 As a ‘token of their respect and esteem’ the Lisburn Relief Committee presented this gold watch and chain to Captain Moses Nickerson (1812-71), of
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From the Collection: Back Lane, Lisburn by Dennis Osborne Back Lane, Lisburn by Dennis Osborne. This pen and watercolour on cream card sketch is signed by the artist (1963), Dennis Osborne, and shows Back Lane just before demolition and widening. The Road became Laganbank Road. It was a narrow laneway between the gasometers and the
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From the Collection: ‘Martin Luther, Heretic’, Etching, c.1650 ‘Martin Luther, Heretic’ Etching c.1650 after Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77) Purchased 2017. This Spanish etching of Luther shows the devil whispering in his ear. He had been condemned as a heretic – holding views contrary to church teaching – by the Pope in 1521, and ex-communicated. The Reformation
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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 has been published by the Royal College of Nursing, Northern Ireland. The book features the story of Nurse Margaret (Hessie) Johnston from Ballinderry, Lisburn. She joined the Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service (R) and
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BBC Ulster’s Songs of Ulster – The Wee Weaver, a collaboration In June 2017 BBC Ulster’s ‘Songs of Ulster’, with presenter Marty Cullen, travelled to the glens of Antrim to hear emerging traditional singers chant the songs of their locality, including ‘The Wee Weaver’ by Meabh Meir which was recorded here in Irish Linen Centre
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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 3000 years of the world’s fashion is brought together in the largest virtual exhibition of style. The “We wear culture” project by Google Arts & Culture is a collaboration with the
New website commemorating Lisburn and District’s First World War Dead In marking the ongoing centenary of the Great War (1914-18) the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum, in conjunction with local researcher Pat Geary, have launched a free dedicated website (www.Lisburn-and-the-great-war.com) detailing the men from Lisburn and the wider district (from Aghalee to Dunmurry, Hillsborough
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A collaboration with the museum and the BBC. Scottish songstress and musician, Eddi Reader is as fascinated with the melodic rhythms of this century-old loom at the Irish Linen Museum in Lisburn as she is with the world and work of The Weaver Poets – Ulster’s own Bards who were linen workers and weavers by
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Neil Shawcross, RUA, RHA (b.1940), Hilden Mill in the Snow c.1985 Oil on canvas ILC&LM collection 2016 © The artist This picture was inspired by the artist seeing the red brick mass of Hilden Mill vividly set against the white of surrounding snow. Linen thread-making was established at the Plantation, Lisburn in 1784. By the late-19th
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Corner of Antrim Street/Bow Street in the snow, c.1963 Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn and district from the museum’s collection. Feel free to share them with your friends and family, and get in touch if you have memories of the area, or further pictures.
Market Square North in the snow, c.1963.
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The Corner House Pub, Antrim Street, c.1960s, now Midas the jewelers. The famous First World War image of the 11th battalion Royal Irish Rifles outside Tom Oliver’s was taken here. Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn and district from the museum’s collection. Feel free to share them with
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Lisnagarvey Hockey Club and the First World War In preparing for the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum’s major exhibition ‘The Somme, Our Story’ (opened July 2016), the museum has been conducting research into the men who played for, or had close connections to, Lisnagarvey Hockey Club and the First World War (1914-18). To date,
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Fire Authority building, Castle Street (demolished c.1983), as viewed from Castle Gardens. Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn and district from the museum’s collection. Feel free to share them with your friends and family, and get in touch if you have memories of the area, or further pictures.
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The Sisters of the Sacred Heart arrived in Lisburn in 1870s, establishing a convent on Seymour Street. These building was demolished in the 1970s. Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn and district from the museum’s collection. Feel free to share them with your friends and family, and get
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Who remembers Walter Allen? Old Quay Street/Bridge Street junction, photographed from the new Queens Road, c.1983. Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn and district from the museum’s collection. Feel free to share them with your friends and family, and get in touch if you have memories of the
Quay Street with the Island chimney, as seen from Bridge Street, c.1960s.
A rare view of Bridge Street from the Gasworks/Back Lane area of Lisburn. Many of the houses had long, sloping back gardens. Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn and district from the museum’s collection. Feel free to share them with your friends and family, and get in
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Stannus Place was a wonderful late-Georgian terrace of six three-storey houses set at right angles to the river. Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn and district from the museum’s collection. Feel free to share them with your friends and family, and get in touch
Greens and Chittick’s shops on Bow Street, c.1990s, Chittick’s opened in 1931, selling a range of fashions. It closed in 2006. Greens have been trading in Lisburn since the 1890s. Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn and district from the museum’s collection. Feel free to share them with
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The lion decorated the shop front of the Golden Lion Tea House, which was established at 59 Bow Street. The premises were later purchased by John G. Feguson and continued in use as a spirit grocery after its lease to Jordan Brothers around 1950.
Who remembers Elmore’s at Bow Street/corner of Market Place? The business was established in the town in 1896. Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn and district from the museum’s collection. Feel free to share them with your friends and family, and get in touch if you have
The new church was opened on Chapel Hill in June 1900, replacing an earlier building dating from 1786. The spire was added in the 1930s. The beautiful late Victorian St Joseph’s Hall was built in 1889, and only replaced in the 2000s. Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn
Haslem’s Lane, with James Street to the right, Smithfield, c.1964 The now demolished James Street, where Lisburn Square now stands, just off Haslem’s Lane. Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn and district from the museum’s collection. Feel free to share them with your friends and family,
Former Royal Irish Constabulary Barracks, Smithfield, c.1970s Now Glasgow’s, this building was formerly Smithfield RIC barracks. There were two other barracks in the town, at the Railway Station and Hillhall. Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn and district from the museum’s collection. Feel free to share
Terraced shops at Smithfield Street, c.1970s This row of terraced shops at Smithfield Street is still standing today. In the 1830s, Smithfield was described as being occupied by ‘several good and lofty houses…with respectable tradespeople’. Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn and district from the museum’s collection.
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Lisburn Swimming Pool at Smithfield, c.1970s The old Cattle Market has been replaced with the Lisburn swimming pool, which opened in 1970 and closed in 1999. If you look closely, the row of terraced houses can still be seen in Lisburn Square, although much altered. Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a
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Smithfield, Lisburn, c.1960s Standing in Market Street/Linenhall Street this view of Smithfield (now the site of Lisburn Market/ back entrance to Green’s) shows the Victorian terraced housing that once dominated this area. Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn and district from the museum’s collection. Feel
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A rare view of Linenhall Street, looking towards Market Street This rare view shows a shirt factory on Linenhall Street, located right next door to Coulsons and across the street from the town’s historic brown linen hall. Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn and district from
Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 5: Corner of Market Street and Smithfield This photograph, by John Press shows the corner of Market Street and Smithfield, where McCalls stands today. It’s taken from the junction of Linenhall Street, right outside the historic Brown Linenhall (now the Post Office). Note the very trendy 1970s white boots!
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 4: the Island Spinning Mill, Lisburn. We have a real treat today, two unusual views of the Island Spinning mill. Opened in the 1860s, the mill produced linen thread for over 120 years, only ceasing production in the 1980s. Now demolished, the sites is now home to Lisburn &
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 3: Back Lane Back Lane ran from (today’s) Governors Rd to Hill Street, at an angle to Bridge Street and Barnsley’s Row. The town’s gasworks were on one side of the street. Photograph by John Press. Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 2: Piper’s Hill Looking Towards Hill Street This photograph, by John Press, looks across to Hill Street from Piper’s Hill/Market Lane. On the right it the partially cleared site of the world-famous Coulson’s Damask factory, on the left is Barnsley’s Row. Dates from the mid-1960s. Does anyone know
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Day 1: Hill Street Looking Towards Piper’s Hill, Lisburn Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn and district from the museum’s collection. Feel free to share them with your friends and family, and get in touch if you have memories of the area, or
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Lisburn Advent Calendar 2016 – Follow us for updates Each day this Advent, we will be sharing a different image of Lisburn and district from the museum’s collection. Feel free to share them with your friends, and if you have any memories then let us know!
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‘Colin Mountain from Hillsborough’ by Basil Blackshaw, Lisburn Museum 2014 Medium: oil on canvas, Size:45 x 44.5 cm. (17.7 x 17.5 in.) ‘Colin Mountain from Hillsborough’ by Basil Blackshaw was an oil painting by one of Ireland’s finest artists and was presented to the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum in 2014. The generous donation
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Lisnagarvey Transmitting Station 80 Year Anniversary This year we are celebrating the Lisnagarvey Transmitting Station 80 Year Anniversary. Located in the civil parish of Blaris , the tower is actually situated in the townland of Magherageery, and not Lisnagarvey. The townland of Lisnagarvey, which Lisburn derives its name from, is actually in the centre of Lisburn city.
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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 Read More »
‘Thundery Showers, County Down’ by Terence Philip Flanagan As featured on ArtUk’s website, ‘Thundery Showers, County Down’ by Terence Philip Flanagan (1929–2011) is held in the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum’s collection. Painted in 1965, this oil on canvas was gifted to the museum on 1996. T. P. Flanagan T. P. Flanagan is considered
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Mrs Metge and the Lisburn Bomb A fragment of glass from Mrs Metge’s bomb at Lisburn Cathedral has recently gone on display in the museum’s ‘Lisburn, 1912-1915’ exhibition. The fragile piece of glass is on loan from Lisburn Cathedral.
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Guest Post: this post was written by Alison, a 6th year student from Wallace High who spent some time in the museum in January 2016 on work experience. The original castle of Sir Fulke Conway began construction in 1622 and was in the style of a manor house. During the 1660s and 1670s further work
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Researching Damask Our Curator, Brian Mackey, with Linda Eaton, John L. & Marjorie P. McGraw Director of Collections & Senior Curator of Textiles at Winterthur Museum, Delaware, who visited the museum recently. Linda is researching linen damask made for the American market, and had the opportunity to explore the museum’s internationally-significant damask collection. Brian Mackey,
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Philadelphia exhibition 1876: Woven Damask banner Woven to celebrate the centenary of the signing of the declaration of independence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this banner features a scene from Benjamin West’s famous depiction of the Quaker William Penn (1644-1718) signing a peace treaty with the Native Americans. Note the text below Penn: ‘The Only Treaty Never
New Book: The Chemistry of Textile Fibres A new publication on the Chemistry of Textile Fibres featuring material from the museum’s collections has been published. This is the 2nd edition of Mather and Wardman’s seminal text, revised and updated. The publisher’s blurb: Textiles are ubiquitous materials that many of us take for granted in our
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Exhibition (April 2015) – The ‘dreaded peninsula’ April 25th (Anzac Day), marks the centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign, a series of disastrous allied landings in, what is now, modern-day Turkey during the First World War (1914-1918). Turkey’s entry into the war had cut off the supply route between Britain and France and their ally Russia
Happy Paddy’s Day To celebrate St Patrick’s Day we’re featuring a beautiful postcard from the museum’s archive (Ref: 1990.136). This St Patrick’s day why not drop in to the museum and enjoy our new exhibition Lisburn, 1912-1914 or explore the fascinating history of Wallace Park in our temporary display.
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BBC’s Imagining Ulster, featuring material from the museum’s collection Did you see William Crawley’s fantastic Imagining Ulster? Recently featured on BBC One NI, the show: “explores some of the social, cultural and political influences that have shaped aspects of identity in Northern Ireland. It looks at how Ulster has been a meeting place between different
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Scottish Diaspora Tapestry: Hilden Mill The museum as recently involved in the first and second editions of the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry. This is a ‘community arts project celebrating the Scottish Diaspora through embroidery’. The museum made a number of contributions, notably on the Barbour panel.
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Royal Irish Rifles ‘Brodie’ Helmet Taken from our collection, this Royal Irish Rifles ‘Brodie’ Helmet – named after its designer John Brodie – was donated by Mr J A Anderson. It belonged to Corporal James Anderson (1895-1945), originally from Boardmills but later Belfast, who fought in the Great War with the 1st Battalion of the
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Cardiff and Lisburn Last weekend I had the opportunity to visit Cardiff. As I explored the city, particularly the castle, I noted that both Lisburn and Cardiff have similar histories. For example: 1. Both have histories that can be traced back to the First Millennium, and beyond. Lisburn, and its name, owes much to the
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The Irish Volunteers at Christmas (1914) Formed in November 1913, the Irish Volunteers were, in part, a nationalist reaction to the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). The Volunteers, with Eoin MacNeill acting as a figurehead, although they were largely controlled by the secretive Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), who would later launch the Easter Rising in 1916. Bulmer Hobson (1883-1969),
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Natural Colours Guest Post: this post was written by Megan, a second year student studying Textile Art, Design and Fashion from the University of Ulster, Belfast. Megan has been on a placement at the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum preparing a natural dyeing project, experimenting with extracting dyes from various organic matters. “Dyeing with plants is a kind
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The November/December issue of History Ireland features an article from our Research Officer Ciaran Toal on local suffragette Lillian Metge and her attempt to blow up Lisburn Cathedral in the fight for women’s suffrage. The article brings together primary and secondary research and not only examines the events surrounding the August 1914- bombing of
Glenmore Bleach Works and Glenmore House Guest Post: this post was written by Callum, a year 12 student from Laurelhill Community College who spent a week in the museum on work experience. Fantastic job Callum! Glenmore House was originally called Lambeg House, one of the original owners of the house was Francis Seymour, 1st Viscount Conway.
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Eamonn Mallie at Lisburn Museum To mark the recent presentation to the museum of Blackshaw’s ‘Colin Mountain from Hillsborough’ (c.1970) by the Lisburn Historic Quarter Arts Group, Eamonn Mallie, the organiser and editor of the publication ‘Blackshaw’ (2003) was invited to give a guest lecture on the artist. To a packed Assembly Rooms on October
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Great news for the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum: our Museum Accreditation has been renewed! What is Museum Accreditation? The Accreditation Scheme The Accreditation Scheme sets nationally agreed standards for museums in the UK. There are currently just under 1,800 museums participating in the scheme, demonstrating their commitment to managing collections effectively for the
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‘Riverland – The River Lagan’ The BBC’s new series Riverlands explores Ireland’s waterways, and in the first episode ‘The River Lagan’ the show features pictures videos from the museum’s collections. Special attention is given to the Lagan’s role in supporting the linen trade, including: Lisburn’s canals, Barbours’ Hilden Mill and the retting dams and ponds
Killeaton House c.1900. It is believed that the photo shows, from left to right, Mrs Harriet Grubb, Mrs Lillian Metge (seated), Mr Richard Grubb and Mrs Margaret Maguire, the Grubb’s housekeeper. Killeaton House Built in 1870, Killeaton House was home to Richard Cambridge Grubb (d. 1916) and Harriet Richardson (1847-1943), daughter of Jonathan Richardson (1804-1894),
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Lisburn’s Republicans: the Irish Volunteers The Museum’s latest exhibition was recently featured in a piece in the Andersonstown News. The Irish Volunteers uniform is featured in a section on Ernest Blythe, the Magheragall-born Protestant, Irish republican, and Gaelic-language enthusiast. For more information visit ‘Lisburn, 1912-1914’ .
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The Art and Science of Linen The Art and Science of Linen from Alex May on Vimeo. “The Art and Science of Linen” is a video artwork created by artists Anna Dumitriu, Alex May, and microbiologist Dr John Paul, with sound by Martin A. Smith. It looks at the whole ecology of linen production from
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