Heritage Park sights in Europe

1. Ulster American Folk Park

   • County Tyrone, Ireland
   • Sights › Heritage park

   In the 18th and 19th centuries thousands of Ulster people left their homes to forge a new life across the Atlantic; 200,000 emigrated in the 18th century alone. Their story is told here at one of Ireland's best museums. Last admission is 1½ hours before closing.

   The Exhibition Hall explains the close connections between Ulster and the USA – the American Declaration of Independence was signed by several Ulstermen – and includes a genuine Calistoga wagon. But the real appeal of the folk park is the outdoor museum, where the 'living history' exhibits are split into Old World and New World areas, cleverly linked by passing through a mock-up of an emigrant ship. Original…

   reviewed

   • 0
   • 0