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Iarsmalann an Iúir agus Mhúrn Newry and Mourne Museum Newry & Mourne Museum www.newrymournedown.org

Welcome to Exhibitions

Newry and Mourne Gallery 1 1 The story of Newry and Mourne is told from the prehistoric period up to Museum the 16th century. Artefacts on display include a grave slab from a pre- Tours Norman monastic foundation in the FREE guided tours of area and a stone carved with a human the main exhibitions head and a heraldic animal from the are available each medieval Cistercian abbey at Newry. Sunday at 3pm. Highlights include a range of artefacts including pottery from the Neolithic Numbers are limited to post medieval period, excavated in to 20 and pre booking 2011 at Carnbane, near Newry. of places is advisable. For more information Newry and Mourne Museum was Gallery 2 please contact originally housed within Newry Arts 2 The commercial and cultural heritage 028 3031 3178 or Centre and first opened its doors to the of Newry and Mourne in the 17th, 028 3031 3182. public on 31 May 1986. By March 2007 18th and 19th centuries is explored. Highlights include a late 16th century it had outgrown its home and moved Audio Guides portrait of Sir Nicholas Bagenal, who to Bagenal’s Castle where it remains to For visitors who just developed the Carlingford Peninsula this day. wish to take a stroll in the second half of the 16th century. through the galleries The Castle’s exact location was lost He also played an important role in the the Museum provides over the years due to constant political events of the period, and was audio guides in English, adaptation of the building, not least Marshal of the Army in Ireland. Irish, French and when the premises were purchased German. by Arthur McCann Ltd in 1894 and Gallery 3 An eclectic range of artefacts are converted into a bakery. Opening Times 3 used to trace the impact of political, Monday – Saturday economic and cultural events on Rediscovered in 1996 when McCann’s 10am – 4.30pm Newry in the 20th century. A section sold the site, the Castle has been Sundays of the gallery is also devoted to the sympathetically restored. During the 1.30pm – 5pm restoration process, drawings from a farming, fishing and domestic life of survey of the Castle completed c.1568 the area. Highlights include paintings allowed archaeologists to uncover many by Newry-born artist, Margaret Clarke, original features of the Castle and these one of the most significant figures in have been interpreted for the visitor. the history of early 20th century Irish art. An accomplished portrait painter, The main exhibitions in the Museum Margaret also ran her husband, Harry include prehistoric material, Newry as a Clarke’s stain glass studios in Dublin merchant town, the working life of the after his death in 1931. area and modern experiences of living in Admission to a border area. Changes are made to the the Museum is In addition to the three main galleries, there are two temporary main exhibitions on an annual basis. free of charge galleries, which have a vibrant programme of exhibitions. Newry & Mourne Museum www.newrymournedown.org

History of Bagenal’s Castle and McCann’s Bakery

The Bakery for the Castle becomes scarce The warehouse adjoining making it difficult to know how Bagenal’s Castle on the north far the Bagenals maintained side was added in the early the Castle as an important 19th century. In 1894 the residence. complex became the home of McCann’s bakery and employed By the time of his death generations of local families in 1712, Nicholas Bagenal until it ceased operating in the (great-grandson of Sir Nicholas late 1990s. The Castle Bagenal) had a well-appointed Built in the environs of the site Army in Ireland, Sir Nicholas house in London and his On the top storey of the of a 12th century Cistercian Bagenal and, subsequently his estates passed warehouse, the original floor abbey, Bagenal’s Castle is an son, Henry, played an important to his cousin, Robert Nedham. and roof have been preserved early example of a fortified and influential role in late A map accompanying a lease along with some machinery residence. Documentary 16th century Irish government from Robert Nedham to from McCann’s bakery. There evidence also indicates that and politics. Henry, who took Robert Hutcheson, a Newry are also displays of artefacts the Castle was surrounded by a leading part in the military merchant, in 1746 shows that from the bakery throughout the a bawn (a walled enclosure campaigns against Hugh the Nedhams may have been building. containing outbuildings) as well O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone, during attempting to re-establish as a garden and an orchard. the Nine Years War, was killed the Castle as a centre of when English forces were commercial enterprise. It was built by Sir Nicholas defeated at the Battle of Yellow Subsequent to this lease the Bagenal, an English settler from Ford in 1598. Castle was converted into two Staffordshire, who was granted dwelling houses. the confiscated estates of the After the ravages of the Nine Cistercian abbey at Newry, Years War, Bagenal’s Castle was Features relating to this phase along with land at Greencastle re-established as the centre of of the building’s history include and Carlingford, by King Edward the Bagenal estates as part of a bread oven, fireplaces, VI in 1552. the Ulster Plantation. After it windows with their original was attacked during the 1641 glazing bar holes and an 18th Appointed Marshall of the Rebellion, historical evidence century basement. Newry & Mourne Museum www.newrymournedown.org

Education Services

School Programmes The Museum provides workshops that utilise artefacts from the Collection which are based on the history of Newry and Mourne. Some of the topics include:

Build your own Castle Workshop Archaeology Workshop Families Students will learn more about Students will become archaeologists who lived in Bagenal’s Castle, for the day. They will examine changes Seasonal arts and the servants that were employed plus over time, handle artefacts plus have crafts activities for have a chance to build their own castle. the opportunity to create their own families are available piece of ‘Neolithic’ pottery. throughout the year. Dress up Costumes There are plenty of Children can try on some of the Toy Workshop activities on offer costumes on display and enjoy role Designed for the younger pupil, during these sessions play fun. children will learn about toys from the including the ever past and around the world, plus make popular Museum Living History Workshops their own to take home. Treasure Hunt and the These have been devised for schools so Children’s Comic. that pupils can learn more about the Historic Walking Tours past in an interactive and enjoyable We also organise historic walking Events way. They include: tours of Newry town. To complement this activity we can also provide a There are a number • The Workhouse: Students are transported to the time of Irish virtual tour of 19th century Newry, of workshops, courses Famine and are transformed into paupers entering the Newry using maps and photographs from the and lectures organised Union Workhouse in 1847 for the first time. Collection. throughout the year on different topics • The Victorian School Room: Pupils will appreciate education in Seasonal Activities and themes including the 21st century after they experience the strict discipline and There are activities for schools at the history and rigorous lessons of a 19th century classroom, where they may heritage of the region. even face the threat of the cane! Halloween, Christmas and Easter, themed on the temporary exhibitions To find out what is • World War Two: Pupils will learn how to be Fire Guard that run throughout the year. scheduled and to join Messengers. They will be instructed on blackouts, gas masks, our mailing list, please and what to do during an air raid. fell free to contact us at any time. Current and upcoming event Events and activities only cost £1 per child. Workshops information will also can be arranged according to your school or organisation be published on our £1 timetable. For bookings and more information please email: /newryandmourneArtsMuseum Facebook page. [email protected] Newry & Mourne Museum www.newrymournedown.org

Outreach Services Research Resources The Museum has archival collections which are available to research in the Museum Reading Room.

Reminiscence Touring Exhibition Loan Box Programme

The boxes are designed Travelling exhibitions are also available The Reside Collection the Collection relates to local to include multi-sensory free of charge from the Museum. The A wide ranging collection and family history in the items to help stimulate current exhibitions available, which shedding light on many aspects area. This includes photographs, memories and encourage each comprise of five pop-up stands, are: of local history in the Newry postcards, receipts from local reminiscence. area from 1715 to the 1990s. businesses, newspaper cuttings Newry and Mourne in the Great War The papers include estate and detailed notes on family This service is free and the Tells the local story of the impact of records such as rental books, history. boxes can be borrowed the First World War, with references to titles deeds, maps and estate for a two week period. Bessbrook, Jerrettspass, Kilkeel, Newry, surveys. The Éamon Donnelly Collection Museum staff can provide Newtownhamilton, and The Collection comprises the brief instruction on how . The records relate to the Earls personal and political papers of they can be used. They of Kilmorey, Marquises of Éamon Donnelly, a prominent The Great Famine include information and Downshire, the Hall family Nationalist politician in Ireland Provides an overview of how the famine items relating to: of Narrow Water and the during the 1920s and 1930s, and affected the local area, with reference Ross family of Rostrevor. The one of the founding members of • The 1940s and 1950s to Newry, Forkhill, Warrenpoint, Collection was compiled by Fianna Fáil. The Collection also • School Life and Crossgar. Major Gerald Reside, a local includes correspondence from • Household 1916 and After architect and historian, and leading figures including Éamon • Earning a Crust Themes explored include local figures can be viewed online at de Valera, Michael Collins, and • Rural Life associated with the Easter Rising of www.bagenalscastle.com Maud Gonne MacBride. • Grooming and Fashion 1916, how it was reported in local • The 1970s and 1980s newspapers and its impact on local The Hugh Irvine Collection For further information, or to • Christmas politics. Compiled by Hugh Irvine, a make an appointment to consult teacher in Kilkeel High School, any item please get in touch. Farming in the Local Area Looks at the development of farming, highlighting agricultural shows and farming co-operative information from Online resources Newry, , and The Museum also has an extensive range of south Armagh. resources on its website. These can be accessed at: www.bagenalscastle.com/newsletter Newry & Mourne Museum www.newrymournedown.org

Donating artefacts Meeting and and documents to conference facilities the Museum at the Museum

Donations of objects and like to donate, please contact will then be accessioned There are two rooms available documents by the public us. You can either bring your and accepted into the for events and activities that are pivotal to the work of a item to the Museum, or if you Museum Collection. Please complement the Museum museum as it seeks to tell the have a number of objects, we do not be disappointed if ethos e.g. lectures, workshops, stories of the past and help us can arrange for museum staff to your item does not go on seminars, community events and understand our heritage. visit your home to assess them. display immediately. Our meetings. Laptop, data-projector, Objects are also employed in main exhibitions are revised screen and flip-chart are also education work to bring the As an Accredited Museum we periodically and your object included in the room hire. past alive for children and work to national standards of may also be used in one of to stimulate memory and collection care and practice. our temporary exhibitions. Banqueting Room share personal histories in Items are accepted or declined Even if your object goes into Located on the second floor of reminiscence work. according to guidelines set out storage it will always be the 16th century Castle, the in the Museum Association’s available to the public for room contains original features, Guided by its Collections Code of Ethics for Museums and research. including a fireplace. Development Policy, Newry our defined collections policy. and Mourne Museum collects We may decide that our Meeting Room objects and documents relating If you would like to see a copy education activities or Located on the ground floor of to the Newry and Mourne area, of our Collections Development reminiscence work would the 19th century warehouse, including south Armagh, Newry Policy, please contact the benefit from your object. If this room occupies the former and south Down. The Museum Assistant Curator or Curator at this is so, the object, with McCann’s Bakery shop frontage. collecting policy also respects the Museum. your consent, will not be Newry’s historic hinterland accessioned but will join our To check availability, conditions of Rathfriland, , If we Accept Your Object ‘handling’ collections to be of hire, price and to book a Markethill and Omeath. If your object or document used by school children or room please contact Museum matches ethical guidelines and reminiscence groups. Reception. A booking form must Making a Donation our collecting criteria you will be completed. If you have an object or be requested to sign a Museum document which you would Object Entry Form. Your item / newryandmourneArtsMuseum

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