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Black and white drawing of a horse-drawn open cart taking prisoners away for transportation. The horse is being led by a soldier on foot. The soldier is carrying his musket with the butt on the ground, suggesting he is standing still. The soldier is wearing a tricorn hat and a uniform with braided front. The cart behind is an open wooden cart on two wheels. It holds three prisoners, one seated and visibly chained. The poses of the two standing prisoners suggest tiredness.

Feb 14 2024

Sentenced to transportation: stories from the old gaol

Continuing Down County Museum's blog series on our past as the county gaol, Museum Assistant Pat Fox reveals some of the stories of the prisoners who were transported to Australia, many of whom never returned to Ireland.

Feb 14 2024

Sentenced to transportation: stories from the old gaol

Continuing Down County Museum's blog series on our past as the county gaol, Museum Assistant Pat Fox reveals some of the stories of the prisoners who were transported to Australia, many of whom never returned to Ireland.

Picture of Céline Traynor Jewellery with the lettering Canal Street inscribed

Feb 06 2024

Categories: Newry and Mourne Museum, Exhibtion, Lecture, Newry

Remembering Our Canal Street

Newry and Mourne Museum will host an informal talk about Canal Street in Newry to complement its temporary exhibition, ‘Newry Artists Past and Present’, which is currently running until April 2024.

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