Conway Mill Trust » Out and About http://conwaymilltrust.org Rebuilding Lives in Northern Ireland Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:46:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Belfast Coming Events http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/belfast-coming-events/ http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/belfast-coming-events/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:40:39 +0000 admin http://conwaymilltrust.org/?p=1352 The Titanic Museum in Belfast will open in March 2012.

The Olympic flame will appear in Belfast on June 3, 2012. Torch bearers will carry it over Carrig-a-rede rope bridge and through 60 towns and villages in Northern Ireland.

]]> http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/belfast-coming-events/feed/ 0 Luxury Travel Destination http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/luxury-travel-destination/ http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/luxury-travel-destination/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:12:34 +0000 admin http://conwaymilltrust.org/?p=1325 A luxury travel site ‘Luxurytravelmagazine’ has named Ireland as the truly elite place to visit to the richest tourists on earth.
National Geographic Traveler has voted Ireland one of the world’s top destinations in 2012.

]]> http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/luxury-travel-destination/feed/ 0 Derry City – Bogside’s Tourist Attraction http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/derry-city-bogsides-tourist-attraction/ http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/derry-city-bogsides-tourist-attraction/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:46:38 +0000 admin http://conwaymilltrust.org/?p=1313 Mickey Cooper of ‘Free Derry Tours’ states that the tourism potential for the Bogside area is yet to be realized, and new projects will be launched to attract visitors. These will include books exploring the history of the area and new signs to make it easier for visitors to find historic places.

]]> http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/derry-city-bogsides-tourist-attraction/feed/ 0 Ulster-American Folk Park Exhibit http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/ulster-american-folk-park-exhibit/ http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/ulster-american-folk-park-exhibit/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:48:27 +0000 admin http://conwaymilltrust.org/?p=1209 A new exhibition at The Ulster-American Folk Park shows pow-wow regalia, tomahawks, pipes and a replica of a North American native costume. It explains the history of immigration to America and the encounters of the immigrants with the Natives.

]]> http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/ulster-american-folk-park-exhibit/feed/ 0 Michael Collins Car On Display http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/michael-collins-car-on-display/ http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/michael-collins-car-on-display/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:24:19 +0000 admin http://conwaymilltrust.org/?p=1194 The newly restored car of Michael Collins is now on display at the Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare. The Rolls Royce was rescued from the scrap heap by Paddy Lynch who had been Collins’ driver in Dublin during the Civil War. When he died, the care of the vehicle passed on to his son and now his grandson.

]]> http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/michael-collins-car-on-display/feed/ 0 The “Burren” – Co. Clare http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/the-burren-co-clare/ http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/the-burren-co-clare/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:18:01 +0000 admin http://conwaymilltrust.org/?p=1148 The “Burren” in Co. Clare is famous internationally, not just because of its beautiful limestone landscape, but because of the remarkable flora of the region and its rich archaeological heritage.

]]> http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/the-burren-co-clare/feed/ 0 New Canoe Trail Launched http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/new-canoe-trail-launched/ http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/new-canoe-trail-launched/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:16:58 +0000 admin http://conwaymilltrust.org/?p=1128 A new canoe trail has been launched from Lifford, Co. Donegal to Moville, Inishowen Peninsula via Lough Foyle, passing through Derry. The South-East offers rocky bays for kayakers through the Mourne and Cooley mountain ranges.

]]> http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/new-canoe-trail-launched/feed/ 0 Peace Bridge Opened in Derry http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/peace-bridge-opened-in-derry/ http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/peace-bridge-opened-in-derry/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:47:39 +0000 admin http://conwaymilltrust.org/?p=1048 A beautiful new walking bridge called the Peace Bridge because it connects the Protestant [Waterside] and Catholic [Bogside] communities of Derry has been opened over the River Foyle in Derry – a must see for visitors to Derry.

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]]> http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/belfast-trips-giveaway/feed/ 0 Fadden More Psalter On Display http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/fadden-more-psalter-on-display/ http://conwaymilltrust.org/out-and-about/fadden-more-psalter-on-display/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:26:41 +0000 admin http://conwaymilltrust.org/?p=1039 The Fadden More Psalter, a 1200 year old prayer book found by a turf cutter in Co. Tipperary, will go on display at the National Museum in Dublin.

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