Ulster Folk Museum

The folk area of the Ulster Museum was our favorite part.  It is set up like Barkerville or Fort Steele with streets.  Each section of the city was set up with homes from different eras.  The houses have been moved from cities where they were built and set up as a city for the Museum.  It was so amazing to walk into a home that had been built before Canada was a country.

Local farmers and breeders had been invited to bring their animals to show for the weekend.  It was neat to see the local breeds of cows, sheep, horses, pigs, rabbits and chickens.  Some of the breeds we had never seen before.  Samuel would have spent the day with the animals and ignored the houses except the candy shop. lol

beautiful red cow

sheep with dreadlocks

donkeys

this giant bunny is actually a native of Holland

Tea Lane, Belfast
"These six houses were once part of a 22-house terrace, originally built in the late 1820s for the workers in the nearby textile mills and brickyards of the Sandy Row area, then a mill village on the southern outskirts of Belfast.  They predate the first local government housing regulations. From 1845 houses had to have larger rooms and from 1878 a back entry, so waste from the backyard toilet did not have to be carried through the living quarters for disposal.  In 1880 clean mains water was supplied to Belfast. 
This greatly improved public health and between 1905 and 1912 the city authorities provided free gas fittings - a light, a cooking ring and, of course, a coin-operated meter.
The 1901 weekly rent was 20p to 25p. The average weekly wage ranged from 45p to 115p. Rent alone could account for 25-50% of the weekly wage which left little for food and clothing. It was not uncommon for two families to share a house, one family downstairs subletting the upper floor to another family.
The larger house in the center of the terrace has a passage through to the yard, enabling the occupants to keep a horse or donkey."
quoted from visitor web site.

These houses are so small.  Steve's head would almost brush the ceiling.  The living room was as big as my bathroom.  It would be easy to spend cozy evenings around the fire.  I bet the families knees touched.

coal burning fireplace

kitchen

outhouse

gas meter

gas light

master bedroom

 Presbyterian Meeting House.
"It wasn’t until The Toleration Act of 1719 that Presbyterian worship was recognized in law and Presbyterians were able to build their own churches. 
This Presbyterian meeting-house was built in Omagh in 1721. The dominant feature of the interior is the pulpit at the center of the long wall, underlining the Presbyterian emphasis on the 'preaching of the Word'.

Early Presbyterian churches in this plain style are referred to as 'barn churches', because their architecture is similar to that of a substantial barn. Originally the building had plain rectangular windows and a thatched roof. In 1821, the thatch was replaced with a slated roof and the windows were remodeled to their present style, which hints at ecclesiastical gothic.
Original location: Dublin Road, Omagh, County Tyrone"

Presbyterian Meeting House

beautiful interior

pulpit