Blog (History) - NMD Museums

Stand and deliver! The story of two highwaymen 

To mark the 80^th anniversary of the D-Day landings, two service uniforms worn by local men during World War Two, have now gone on display in Newry and Mourne Museum.

Lecture. ‘Irish Regiments & 'The Longest Day'  at Newry and Mourne Museum

Arts and crafts for children and footage of old Newry

The latest blog in Down County Museum's series about the Old Gaol looks at the treatment of women who were imprisoned here.

In the latest blog in our series about the Gaol, Down County Museum looks at the New Gaol, and describes how it was meant to improve on conditions experienced in the Old Gaol.

This month’s blog comes from a special contributor, Shirley Lennon, who worked on a Down County Museum project which brought together the stories of Jewish refugees who came to Millisle farm.

As the UK marks Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27^th 2024, please read the blog to discover how an otherwise ordinary item donated to Down County Museum becomes so significant because of its links to survivors of the Holocaust.

This month's post in our blog series about the County Down Gaol focuses on the children who were held here.

Local historian, Hugh McShane will give a talk at Newry and Mourne Museum on the plight of 35 female orphan girls who left Newry Workhouse to travel to Australia during the 1800s.

Children will learn more about heraldry and create their own family coats crests in our shield arts and crafts workshops.

Former ward orderly John Davis, will reflect on his working life in Newry, especially on his career at Daisy Hill Hospital

Newry and Mourne Museum will host a talk on the partition of Ireland, titled  ‘Land Border in Ireland - 100 Years On’ with Dr. Cormac Moore.