"Margymore" [Margy-more] Meaning: Disorder
The Ulster’s V.C. Heroes of the Great War Exhibition of Paintings will go on display in the Discover Ulster-Scots Centre from Monday 1st August 2016. more »
On Thursday 30th June at an event hosted by Speaker of the NI Assembly, Robin Newton MLA, the Ulster-Scots Agency officially launched an exhibition of paintings on ‘Ulster’s V.C. Heroes of the Great War’ at Parliament Buildings, Stormont. more »
The rich cultural heritage of the Andrew Jackson Cottage at Boneybefore, Carrickfergus is to be explored in a free entry cultural festival. more »
Belfast Somme 100 is a programme of commemorative events marking the centenary of the battles of the Somme, and the place of the Somme campaign within the First World War. more »
The First Minister, Arlene Foster MLA, has launched a new Ulster-Scots Agency project raising awareness of Ulster’s contribution in the Great War. Every school in Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Republic are receiving two commemorative posters, one depicting the 19 Ulstermen who won the Victoria Cross during the war; and the other depicting the charge of the 36th (Ulster) Division on 1st July 1916. more »
The next edition of The Ulster-Scot will be available on Saturday 2 July 2016. more »
To commemorate the seizing of Carrickfergus Castle by Edward Bruce in 1316, the Ulster-Scots Agency and Mid and East Antrim Borough Council in partnership with the Department for Communities hosted the Bruce Festival 2016 on June 4 and 5, featuring The Knights of Royal England, Europe’s premier jousting team. more »
This week the Agency held the first ever ‘Ulster-Scots Science Week’. This was a very exciting programme bringing science into schools to promote the great legacy of a number of Ulster-Scots Inventors. more »
The next edition of The Ulster-Scot will be available on Saturday 21 May 2016. more »
Northern Ireland Screen has announced the first 2016-17 Call for the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund. The closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 13 May 2016. more »