Ulster Folk and Transport Museum

The Old Rectory

The Old Rectory, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum

This quaint thatched cottage is a former rectory that's been a part of the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum for as long as I can remember.

According to estimates based on the tree growth rings inside the house, it was originally built in 1717. The rectory was originally sited in Toomebridge, Co. Antrim.

I'm incredibly pleased with the photo, which was taken this autumn on a clear, crisp November afternoon. The light on the thatched roof was just fantastic, as were the leaves on the nearby trees.

Old Cushendall Courthouse

Old Cushendall Courthouse, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum

Built around 1858, the courthouse in the Ballycultra village was originally situated in Cushendall before being relocated to the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.

The courthouse is on the first floor of the building, but the archway underneath was used to hold markets.

The museum has used the courthouse to great effect in the past - I remember one year a green-clad Santa Claus was tried for burglary in open court.

Ballyverdaugh National School

Ballyverdaugh National School, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum

Originally built in 1836, Ballyverdaugh National School was originally situated near Ballycastle. It was dismantled and moved to the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum where it's been for...well, as long as I can remember!

Having grown up in Ballycastle, one of my early memories of this building was a school trip to the museum in Primary 5, which would have been roughly 1985. Our teacher then was Gerard Gillan who told us that his father had once attended the school before it was 'rescued' by the UFTM.

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