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GARDENS • CULTURE • LITERATURE • LOCAL HISTORY • MYTHS & LEGENDS • HERITAGE • CHRISTIAN HERITAGE • CREATIVE • NATURE • ACTIVEMaking A Living Was Hard WorkFrom cutting turf to our oldest beetling mill and once thriving linen industry,this absorbing tour takes you through rural working life of yesteryear in County Tyrone.Begin your tour at An Creagán 1 with tea or coffee and scones in the restaurant. Enjoy anengaging tour of An Creagán exhibition and hear the stories of the local peatlands andbogs before visiting a turf cutting area nearby to discover how turf was cut and how bogland is turned into fuel.Next, follow the Biodiversity Trail at the centre to find out the important part the bog landplants play in keeping our air and water clean. Relax by the duck path and communitygarden area before lunch is served in the restaurant. Make sure to leave enough time tobrowse the fabulous goods in An Creagán Craft & Gift Shop, which has an enticing rangeof quality handcrafted items and gifts to choose from.After lunch take a short bus trip to Wellbrook Beetling Mill 2 to learn the history of thelocal linen industry. Beetling was the last stage in the manufacturing of linen – andWellbrook is the last working beetling mill in Northern Ireland. The Mill has a 16ft waterwheel, which is powered by the adjacent Ballinderry River. Enjoy a guided tour and ‘handson’demonstrations of how linen was produced in the 19th century.TO BOOK CONTACTAn Creagán T: (028) 8076 1112 E: info@ancreagan.comVisit contacts1An CreagánCreggan, Omagh,Co. Tyrone, BT79 9AF.(028) 8076 11122Wellbrook Beetling Mill20 Wellbrook Road,Corkhill, Co. Tyrone,BT80 9RY.(028) 8674 8210WHILE YOU’RE in THE AREAEating Out - An Creagán Restaurant; Glenavon House Hotel; Otter Lodge.Retail therapy - An Creagán Craft & Gift Shop; National Trust Gift Shop at Wellbrook BeetlingMill; Cookstown Town Centre.Extending your visit - Springhill House; Beaghmore Stone Circles; Creggandevesky Chamber Grave.your day outAt a glance6HOURSGroup size10-50min-max246For additional information and more group day visit ideas, please visitdiscovernorthernireland.com/groupsWellbrook Beetling Mill
GARDENS • CULTURE • LITERATURE • LOCAL History • MYTHS & LEGENDS • HeritaGE • CHRISTIAN HERITAGE • CREATIVE • NATURE • ACTIVEIreland VS AmericaJourney from the thatched cottages of rural Ulster, via a full-scale emigrant sailing ship,to the log cabins of the American Frontier at the Ulster American Folk Park.Enjoy refreshments in the café on arrival at the Ulster American Folk Park 1 before takinga walk around the Emigrants Exhibition which explains the story of over 200 years ofmigration from Ireland to America.Then step outside to explore life in rural Ulster 150 years ago through a range of authenticexhibits like the Mellon Homestead, typical of the farmsteads left behind as Irish peoplesought a new life in America. You will meet an array of costumed characters on your journeywith traditional crafts to show, tales to tell and food to share. Sit behind an original 1900sschoolhouse desk, chat to the blacksmith and pull up a stool in O’Reilly’s Pub, before visitingthe printer for your ticket to America.In the ship and dockside gallery discover a replica of an early 1800s emigrant sailing ship,relive the voyage of emigrants and find yourself in a whole new world. Inhale the aroma offreshly baked corn bread or try your hand at candle dipping in the buildings which representthe type of houses early settlers built in frontier America. Before heading home enjoy a finalcup of tea or coffee in the café and a browse around the craft shop.As much of the museum is outside sensible shoes and appropriate clothing for the seasonand weather should be worn.TO BOOK CONTACTBreege O’Sullivan, National Museums Northern IrelandT: (028) 8224 3292 E: breege.osullivan@nmni.com W: www.nmni.comVisit contact1Ulster AmeRICAn Folk Park2 Mellon Road,Omagh, Co. Tyrone,BT78 5QU.(028) 8224 3292WHILE YOU’RE in THE AREAEating Out - Ulster American Folk Park café; Mellon Country Inn.Retail therapy - Ulster American Folk Park Craft Shop; Omagh Town Centre;An Creagán Craft & Gift Shop.Extending your visit - South Sperrins Scenic Driving Route; An Creagán; Gortin Glen Forest Park.your day outAt a glance6-7HOURS248For additional information and more group day visit ideas, please visitdiscovernorthernireland.com/groupsulster American folk Park
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