Learning publications
Linen Continuity and Change: ISBN 0 902588 33 8. An 8-10 week course for 3rd year secondary pupils on the Linen Industry in Ulster - the domestic industry, the processing of flax into linen, industrialisation, working in the linen mills and factories, living and working in a mill village (a case study of Bessbrook) and the decline and renaissance of the industry. Published in association with the Irish Linen Guild. (Teachers notes available with orders over 10). Price £3.00.
The National Schools 1831 - 1912: ISBN 0 902588 34 6. A unit of work (8-10 weeks) for 1st year secondary pupils which uses a variety of primary sources, photographs, etc. to build up a comprehensive picture of the Irish National School system - an educational system so successful that it was copied completely in New South Wales in the 19th century. This can be a teacher's handbook for younger classes. Price £3.00.
Irish Famine Pictures: A set of drawings and photographs which contrast the Irish Famine of the 1840's with famine in Africa today. Sponsored by Oxfam. Pictures chosen and text written by Ray Steele, Oxfam Education and Deirdre Brown, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. Price £3.00.
Race you to the Crossroads: An introduction to some Old Irish Countryside Games by Andrew Steven. This illustrated booklet describes some of the lesser known traditional games for the benefit of children, school teachers and youth club organisers. It tells of distinctively Irish forms of 'skittles', where heavy logs are thrown at target pins; quoit-throwing (forbidden by the Statutes of Kilkenny in 1366, but is still to be found played in workplaces in lunch-hour competitions). Three types of quoit-playing are described as surviving into the present day. Sheaf-tossing, horseshoe throwing and road bowls (or 'bullets') are also well organised sports in some areas. Price: £2.00.
Transport Through the Ages: A line of Development for Key Stage 2 - Vivien Kelly, Sheila Tinsley, Andy Anderson and Deirdre Brown. An educational publication, geared to the Northern Ireland Curriculum and dealing with forms of transport from the earliest times to the present day. Illustrated with many photographs, drawings and maps. ISBN 0 902588 48 6. Price £2.00 (£1.50 per copy if sets of 10 or more are bought). Teachers notes are available to those who buy sets.
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Email: stephen.gardiner@nmni.com
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Address: Publications Department, Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, 153 Bangor Road, Cultra, Holywood, Co Down, BT18 OEU