Souperism During the Famine years Protestants tried to convert the Catholic poor in some areas of the south and west. This was known as ...
Horse Shoes Obviously horse shoes were a very common sight in the late 19th century. In summer evenings men played ‘horse shoes’ as they threw the ...
Rev Henry Cooke Rev Henry Cooke was a high profile Ulster Presbyterian minister with a great interest in politics. In 1834 he addressed a crowd of ...
First Milk Many small farmers kept one or two cows, sometimes sharing the accommodation with the family. It became a custom in many parts of Ulster ...
Christening Gown Even poor people believed it was important to have their children christened. These children’s christening gowns could be expensive so ...
A Fashionable Wedding This photograph records the wedding which united two of Ulster’s wealthiest families. Thomas Andrews, a Harland & Wolff director, was ...
Wedding Group This wedding group photo taken early in the 20th century is evidence of a strange custom. The group photo includes the driver who is ...
Country Wedding This photograph shows a group of boys wearing straw costumes escorting the bride to the church. There are 6 strawboys in the photograph.
Temperance March Opposition to the production and sale of alcohol was very powerful around the turn of the century. The temperance movement organised ...
Feast Days Drinking alcohol played an important part in many of Ireland’s feast days and folk festivals. Whiskey was readily available and poteen, ...
