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In Ulster, the cricket was called "gentle wee thing," the word gentle signifying fairy origin. Bad luck to harm one. The Irish believed crickets were hundreds of years old; and if we could understand, they would reveal the history of the world...

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2019-09-26

Martyn Turner: The new, good, red hands of Ulster - political cartoon gallery in London https://t.co/dePcTdnXF6

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2019-04-24

Today's cartoon. The new, good, red hands of Ulster.

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2019-04-24

Have you been enjoying our mythology themed Hound of Ulster episode? Did you know we have an entire playlist of our mythological episodes?

Catch up here: https://t.co/fAb5Lvz1QJ

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2019-04-22

What can a story from ancient Ireland tell us about the Gauls before Caesar?

The Hound of Ulster is synonymous with Irish history. But it also echoes the archaeology of ancient Gaul: a world of epic feasts, cattle raiding and chariot warfare. Listen: https://t.co/DPi7iziZVq

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2019-04-11

On the dawn of every full moon, the Hound of Ulster becomes even more terrifying!Have a howling good time with Beast Within Cu Chulainn!
https://t.co/4WfuLxCpJj

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2019-03-21

'The Barn. (Blue 11) 1991. by HRUA, RUA.
Collection

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2019-03-12

Had a class morning today in the with my nephews visiting Dippy the dinosaur 😀 🦕
He's huge - leaving Belfast soon to continue touring the UK. Ulster museum is a super free activity if you're ever in Belfast by the way - we'll worth a visit!

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2018-12-29

Conversation in a Field Basil Blackshaw (1932–2016)
Ulster Museum

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2018-12-19

Elizabeth Catlett's print of Sojourner Truth, 1947, African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Ulster County, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826

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2018-11-15

The newest profile is Sharon Plumridge!
Sharon is a Fine Art graduate of Ulster University, she co-runs design company Alkaa. Alkaa are a multidisciplinary Graphic Design agency team that specialise in Branding, Identity and Illustration. 

https://t.co/CsrHFthAc5

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2018-11-14

I'm in a warrior woman mood. Here's one from Nord Iron: Finnchoem was the daughter of the legendary druid and wizard Cathbad and a princess of the court of Conchubar macNessa, King of Ulster. That's Cavehill in the background, used a lot in too.

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2018-10-27

The Giant Irish Deer and other paintings of are part of the exhibition in the They’ll feature in the event on Thursday 25th (next week)

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2018-10-17

Giant Irish Deer. Oil on canvas. Another from the series. Part of the exhibition in the

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2018-10-15

Reindeer, Mourne Mountains. Oil on canvas. Extinct Irish animals series. Part of the Dippy on Tour exhibition, Ulster Museum. animals

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2018-10-01

Sneak peek of the first layer of my latest painting. Working from images of the beautiful greenhouses in Ulster which I never got round to painting. So excited for the first layer to dry so i can develop it further

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2018-08-30

William Conor (1881-1968) Men from Harland and Wolfe (n.d.). Dubbed 'The People's Painter' for his depictions of the everyday Ulster hoi polloi, Conor made the distinctive crayon technique his own. Spent studio residencies in Paris and London. Died of hypothermia

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2018-08-29