Join the education team at the Ulster American Folk Park as we explore what life was like in rural Ireland before, during and after the Irish Potato Famine. Using images from our collections, learn about the homes people lived in and how they worked to support themselves and their families, and find out why the humble potato was so very important! Uncover the devastating environmental and social changes brought about by the arrival of Potato Bight in 1845 and examine the different relief methods put in place to aid the starving population before assessing how successful they were.
Look, touch and smell the objects in your Museum on the Move box of objects and discover what a young Irish emigrant might have taken with them as left their families and loved ones behind and boarded the coffin ship bound for Canada. Discover if a new life in North America was everything that it promised, and what it was like for those that were left behind.