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2025 Fireside Talks

The programme of Fireside Talks for 2025 focused on community heritage and the role that local historians play in helping us understand our areas. The outline […]

59 Castle Street, Ballycastle

Address: 59 Castle Street Listing: B2 (Built Heritage at Risk NI Ref: 05/15/002) Construction date: 1740-1759 (Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/016), 1736 (PRONI D2977/3A/2/29/1)   Year Owner/leasee Business […]

A History of Castle Street, Ballycastle

Castle Street has long been the centre of Ballycastle. With it’s origins in Colonel Hugh Boyd’s development of the town in the 1730s and 40s, the […]

Castle Street Ballycastle – some historical records

Extracts from the Ordnance Survey Memoirs A useful starting point to understand the social history of Ballycastle can be found in the Ordnance Survey Memoirs compiled […]

Key Stage 2 Young Historians – Pilot Project 2024

In 2024, St Patrick’s and St Brigid’s Primary School, Ballycastle, took part in a pilot project to encourage young people to become more engaged with their […]

The Castles of Ballycastle

This public talk was delivered by Colm Donnelly as part of our ongoing Ballycastle Museum redevelopment project supported by The National Heritage Lottery Fund. In the […]

The Boyds of Ballycastle and Beyond

This public talk was delivered by Jonathan Gray as part of our ongoing Ballycastle Museum redevelopment project supported by The National Heritage Lottery Fund. What started […]

Clare Castle community archaeology project

As part of our Ballycastle Museum restoration and extension programme, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Causeway Coast and Glens Museum Services worked in partnership […]

30 Ballycastle Treasures book released

At this year’s Rathlin Sound Maritime Festival, Causeway Coast and Glens Museum Services, together with the Friends of Ballycastle Museum, were delighted to announce the launch […]

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 […]