Independence Day - Fourth of July - Ulster American Folk Park, County Town Omagh, Northern Ireland - Ulster American Folk Park comes among the several things to visit in Northern Ireland for the things one could see inside, but even the Independence Day celebration at the Fourth of July there was a bit different.

Being part of the National Museums in Northern Ireland, the Ulster American Folk Park is an open-air museum just outside County Omagh, but which is also referred as being situated there. In this park museum, there are more than 30 exhibit buildings for the tourists and visitors to explore where the story of the three centuries Irish immigration is being told through costumed guides and displays of traditions crafts ([ Ссылка ]).

The reason why this park has been called the Ulster American Folk Park was that it focused on the history of those who left Ulster for America in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The best thing about this park is that it gives you the feeling of stepping back in the old times because the buildings found inside are still in their old traditional form and style which are connected to local families.

In addition to the old buildings which are welcoming visitors until this very moment as well as the guides who are wearing costumed clothes to reflect those old days, visitors could also get the chance to taste some of the traditional Irish and American food like the freshly baked soda bread and the pumpkin pie which are all made in these buildings.

The main idea behind the Ulster American Folk Park in County Town Omagh was to let the people of these days step into the old centuries and know more about the daily activities which those living in this place used to do. From the different activities and crafts which you will get the chance to see inside these buildings, there is the blacksmithing, candle dipping, spinning, printing, as well as open hearth cooking. There are different live events and exhibitions that could take place inside the museum but which are connected to it in some kind of way.

There are actually different interesting stops to make when it comes to the Ulster American Folk Park, such as the Conestoga Wagon, the American General Store, the Campbell House, the Cunningham Springhouse, the D Reynolds Ropemaker, the Forge, the Francis Rogan Tennessee Plantation House, the Hills Chemist, the Hughes House, the Hupp Western Pennsylvanian Log House, the J Devlin Pawnbroker, the J McMaster Saddler, the J Reilly Publican/Grocer, the McCallister West Virginia House, the Meeting House, the Mellon Bank, the Mellon Homestead, the Mountjoy Post Office, the Pattison's Tinsmiths, the Pennsylvania Log Farmhouse, the RJ Blair Printers, the Samuel Fulton Stone House, the School House, the Ship and Dockside Gallery, the Single Room Cabin, the Log Cabin, the Tullyallen Mass House, the Vestry, the W Murray Drapers and Hardware, the Weaver's Cottage, the WG O'Doherty Licensed Grocer, and the Wheelwright; it is like stepping into an old city and getting the chance to see all the different buildings it carries; you might need the whole day at this place only.

One of the different events that took place this year at the Ulster American Folk Park was the Independence Day on the fourth of July which is the day of independence for America. In this day we were taken through the different shows within this celebration such as the sword swallowing and fire breathing by sideshow Ramone and Mr. G Sharp as well as the shooting that took place during that day celebration as well ([ Ссылка ]).

It always feels good to attend something different while visiting an attraction in the city you are travelling to so if you were lucky enough - or might be lucky in the future - you could manage to visit the Ulster American Folk Park in County Town Omagh, Northern Ireland, during the celebrations of the Independence day, on the fourth of July, to get the chance to see those shows which are held inside the place.

There are different things that one could do in Northern Ireland and lots of places that one could visit ([ Ссылка ]). From the places in Northern Ireland which we think are a little bit different and deserves a visit from the tourists, we will suggest the American Folk Park, the Narnia Land ([ Ссылка ]), the Ballintubber Abbey which is a famous Irish one ([ Ссылка ]), the Game of Thrones Filming Location ([ Ссылка ]), as well as some of those attractions in the country which might not be related to the historical ones.

Northern Ireland is a place with hidden gems and treasures that people from around the world should come and visit; it is a place that might need a lot of days for it to be totally explored; which is of course difficult.

Tell us about your experience at Ulster American Park.

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