Kathleen's Attic

Kathleen's Attic To educate, entertain & explore history using traditional crafts & themed workshops suitable for all ages in schools & community groups.

We work with heritage organisations, Councils & other businesses to provide local seasonal activities at events. Categories:
Schools: linked to the NI curriculum we offer various interactive programmes suitable for all primary Keystages. These include; Play in the Past, Victorian Life, Houses and Homes, Traditional crafts, From Flax to Linen, Famine Times, Seasonal customs & folklore, Cultural

Diversity. Events: Over the years we have provided themed traditional crafts at events such as the Tall Ships, the Ulster Scots Festival, A Victorian Christmas in Antrim, May Day Celebration Week in Ballyclare, Spinning Yarns Festival in Antrim, the Belfast Mela to name a few. Community Groups: We can come to your group to work alongside you on a special project or a one off visit. Our projects have included working with the R-Space Gallery's Linen Biennale programme offering schools and community groups the opportunity to learn about local linen production and design a tea-towel. We facilitated North Ardoyne Women's Group to discuss and design a cultural wall hanging represenative of their own local history. In conjunction with Artsekta, we overseen the Coalisland Knitting Groups knnited town projevt. The women were taught how to take a building, work to scale, build it and then use the template to knit it as it would have been in 1910. Health & Wellbeing: Mossley Mill was host to a morning of activities set to help participants with being mindful of body, mind and soul. We provided two craft activities linking with this theme.

08/09/2026

๐’๐“๐„๐ ๐๐€๐‚๐Š ๐ˆ๐ ๐‚๐‘๐ˆ๐Œ๐„โ€ฆ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐‘๐“๐‘๐Ž๐Ž๐Œ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐Ž๐๐„๐! โš–๏ธ

Ever wondered what it was like to stand trial 300 years ago? Nowโ€™s your chance to take a seat in the jury box! ๐Ÿ”จ

Celebrate 300 years of The Old Courthouse, Antrim with Courtroom Rewind, a fun and immersive experience bringing real cases from the buildingโ€™s past back to life.

Professional actors will recreate historic local trials, youโ€™ll hear the evidenceโ€ฆ and then YOU decide the verdict!

Guilty or not guilty? The decision is in your hands!

๐Ÿ“ The Old Courthouse, Market Square, Antrim
๐Ÿ“… Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 September
โฐ Sessions: 10.30am | 11.40am | 1.10pm | 2.20pm | 3.30pm
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ FREE admission

Bring the family, bring your curiosity and get ready to step back in crime! ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธโš–๏ธ

There is so much on this weekend to celebrate our Cultural Heritage, I hope you all have made a plan of where to visit.
08/09/2026

There is so much on this weekend to celebrate our Cultural Heritage, I hope you all have made a plan of where to visit.

Tradition Lace Making Demonstration
Irish lace has a rich history spanning nearly four centuries, gracing clothes, vestments and accessories. Many of the women who made the lace were never wealthy enough to wear it themselves. Lace schools were established in the 1850s. They employed teachers from England and Belgium to teach young women in bobbin lace techniques which is a type of work produced by plaiting threads around pins on a supporting pillow, using thread wound around bone or wooden bobbins.
Come along to the Old Schoolhouse on Saturday 12th September and find out more about this traditional craft from the ladies of the N.I. Lace Guild. They will have samples of other lace styles, demonstrate how lace is made and give visitors the opportunity to try their hand at Bobbin lace making. 1:30-4:30pm Free Settlement Tours on offer as well in the afternoon.

Here's a clue where I was this morning chatting through Christmas. Yes folks, Christmas planning has begun.
08/09/2026

Here's a clue where I was this morning chatting through Christmas. Yes folks, Christmas planning has begun.

07/09/2026

Tradition Lace Making Demonstration
Irish lace has a rich history spanning nearly four centuries, gracing clothes, vestments and accessories. Many of the women who made the lace were never wealthy enough to wear it themselves. Lace schools were established in the 1850s. They employed teachers from England and Belgium to teach young women in bobbin lace techniques which is a type of work produced by plaiting threads around pins on a supporting pillow, using thread wound around bone or wooden bobbins.
Come along to the Old Schoolhouse on Saturday 12th September and find out more about this traditional craft from the ladies of the N.I. Lace Guild. They will have samples of other lace styles, demonstrate how lace is made and give visitors the opportunity to try their hand at Bobbin lace making. 1:30-4:30pm Free Settlement Tours on offer as well in the afternoon.

06/09/2026

Come join us! ๐Ÿชก

Opening meeting for the Guild year is

๐Ÿ“… Saturday 19th September
๐Ÿ“ Scout Activity Centre, Crawfordsburn
โฐ 10:30 - 12:30

๐Ÿ’ท Annual membership - ยฃ35
Or
ยฃ5 per meeting as a guest

05/09/2026

European Heritage Open Day at Mussenden Temple

Join us at Mussenden Temple and Downhill Demesne on Sunday 13 September as part of European Heritage Open Day.

The Temple will be open to everyone from 11amโ€“3pm, with a special free guided tour running from 12pmโ€“1:30pm.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Places on the guided tour are limited, with only a few tickets remaining, book your free place to explore the history and stories of this remarkable site.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/northern-ireland/mussenden-temple-and-downhill-demesne/events/802d32c8-475e-46db-9ce2-f6899ef88601

05/09/2026

โณ ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐†๐จ!

European Heritage Open Days 2026 starts next week!

We're looking forward to welcoming visitors to venues across Mid & East Antrim for a free chance to discover local history, architecture and culture.

View the full programme: https://bit.ly/461oznC

Don't forget that some events may require advance booking.

04/09/2026

๐Ÿ“ธ๐„๐‡๐Ž๐ƒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง!

Have you captured a special moment during a European Heritage Open Days visit? Whether it's a hidden detail, historic building, fascinating artefact or stunning landscape, we want to see it!

Share your best heritage-inspired photographs and you could win some fantastic prizes.

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Visit EHOD events across Northern Ireland on 12 & 13 September 2026
๐Ÿ“ท Enter the Heritage Exposed Photo Competition
๐ŸŽ Win great prizes

๐…๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ & ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: https://tinyurl.com/42k4k38e

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