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Country Skills Day

Ulster Folk Museum, 153 Bangor Road, Cultra, Holywood, County Down, BT18 0EU
Two horses pulling a manual plough through a field, with two farm workers aiding

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Come along to Country Skills Day on Saturday 27th April as we celebrate and honour local heritage skills and show why they're still important today.
Celebrating and preserving everyday skills, customs and traditions passed down over many generations in Ulster is what we do at the Ulster Folk Museum. As part of this, we have a working farm on our rural site where heritage country skills are practised and demonstrated daily.

Watch how horseshoes are made at Lisrace Forge and see shoeing in action with farriers applying horseshoes to horses using traditional methods. Our working sheep dogs will be out in the fields where you can watch demonstrations of heritage ploughing techniques. Have a go at rope making with straw and make sure to say hello to all of our farm animals before you go!

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This is a general admission event so please book your tickets through our website.

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Adult£11.50 per ticket

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Visitors enjoying picnics in the grounds of the Folk MuseumUlster Folk Museum, HolywoodRefresh the connection at Ulster Folk Museum, a place where traditions and heritage skills are preserved and celebrated to help shape future generations.

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