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2024 Fireside Talks

The programme of Fireside Talks for 2024 featured a series of talks by guest speakers focused on the heritage of Ballycastle and the wider Causeway Coast […]

The Devils of Ballycastle: Boyd’s ‘Indian’ Sculpture Group – full publication

In 2008, eleven fragments of a sandstone sculpture group were donated to Ballycastle Museum. The group is said to have been brought to Ireland from India […]

National Lottery Heritage Fund grant for Ballycastle Museum

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council is awarded a £200,000 grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to restore, extend and refurbish Ballycastle Museum. Causeway Coast […]

Ballycastle Museum Consultation

Have your say and help to shape the future of Ballycastle Museum Members of the public are being encouraged to have their say on the future […]

A Hellenistic king from Ballycastle? NSI (NB) talk

Museum Services were invited to give a work-in-progress talk on the King of Ballycastle project to the Numismatic Society of Ireland (Northern Branch) as a Zoom […]

Can you help us highlight the rich history of the Ould Lammas Fair?

Ballycastle Community Development Group along with Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council are asking for the public’s help to bring the history of the Ould Lammas Fair to life. […]

King of Ballycastle – a virtual catch-up

A new exhibit for Ballycastle Museum was to be opened in April 2020 – The Devils of Ballycastle – part of the King of Ballycastle project […]

The enigmatic Lady of Ballycastle

There are a number of things we can we say about the ‘Lady of Ballycastle’. For starters, there were probably two ladies originally – one on […]

King of Ballycastle – scanning, photogrametry and 3D printing

Midway through our four days of laser scanning, photogrametry and learning about 3D printing, we’ve had some great interest from the local community and made a […]

Who do you think you are? DNA, identity and culture in Rathlin and the Glens.

Who do you think you are? is a new multi-year partnership between CCGBC Museum Services, CCGBC Good Relations, Carey Historical Society, Glens of Antrim Historical Society, […]