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Ulster American Folk Park

Description: Castletown, Omagh, County Tyrone, BT78 5QY, Northern Ireland. Tel: +44 (028 82) 243292. Outdoor museum which tell ... more

Ulster American Folk Park ... tells the story of emigration from Ulster to America in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Newest Review: ... of over 2 Million people of Ireland over the last 200 years. An event that has truly shaped modern history especially modern Irish history. The Park is divided in to 3 parts the first is Ireland before the people left for America and going though the real houses that the people live in you can get to see why , with lovely informative talks by museum attendants dressed in the clothes of the ... more

... time. The park is great for people with difficulty walking or young children as everything is quite close together. The second part is the ships quay from where the people departed, this also included a life size replica of a ship from that time that tra...more

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Ulster American Folk Park: Beezer of a day out (371 words)
by samgem - written on 17/07/01 (Very useful, 77 readings)
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A great day out for all. The Ulster American Folk park is situated 3 ½ miles from Omagh town and the opening times from April to September are Monday to Saturday 10.30 to 4.30 and closes at 6.00 on Sundays and Public Holidays the price for a family is £10.00 . The wed site address is www.folkpark.com , e-mail's uafp@iol.ie. There is also many special events on all over the summer months check the wed site for details. The museum celebrate the emigration to North America of over 2 Million people of Ireland over the last 200 years. An event that has truly shaped modern history especially modern Irish history. The Park is divided in to 3 parts the first is ...

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