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Proof Cloth, Clemow’s Hotel Queenstown, South Africa woven at John Shaw Brown’s

Proof Cloth, Clemow’s Hotel Queenstown, woven at John Shaw Brown’s Donated in 2021 this fantastic proof cloth was woven at John Shaw Brown’s damask factory Edenderry in 1927.  The cloth belongs to the Clemow’s Royal Hotel Queenstown, South Africa.  Have you been?  Did you work at John Shaw Brown’s?  If so, get in touch!

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New Acquisition: Medals of Dr J.G. Johnston M.C. (1884-1971), Lisburn

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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Dr Patricia Marsh Lisbun Museum

Video: Dr Patricia Marsh – “The doctors are being run off their feet”: Spanish Flu in Lisburn

Video: Dr Patricia Marsh – “The doctors are being run off their feet”: Spanish Flu in Lisburn Dr Patricia Marsh is a medical historian and expert on the history of the Spanish Flu in Ireland and Ulster. Dr Marsh has spoken widely on the flu pandemic, including at Áras an Uachtaráin, Dublin, Ireland. In this

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Chris Magill Talk - Video

Video: Christopher Magill – The East Ulster Riots and the Formation of The Special Constabulary 1920

Video: Christopher Magill – The East Ulster Riots and the Formation of The Special Constabulary 1920 In this talk, Christopher Magill examines Ulster in 1920, from the shipyard expulsions to the wave of summer rioting that swept through Banbridge, Dromore, Belfast and Lisburn, and the emergence of the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC). Dr Christopher Magill

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rof Brian Walker Talk - Video

Video: Prof Brian Walker – Centenaries, 1920-23: commemorations, conflict and conciliation

Video: Prof Brian Walker – Centenaries, 1920-23: commemorations, conflict and conciliation In this talk, Prof Brian Walker explores the issue of anniversaries, centenaries and commemoration in Ireland, from 1798 in 1998 through to 2021 and the ‘birth’ of Northern Ireland, reflecting on our changing response to remembering. Brian M. Walker is an historian and Professor

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