GeraldineNolan

Community Engagement Officer with National Museums NI

[Ulster Folk Museum @ufm_cultra]

St. Brigid's Day celebrates St. Brigid on the 1st of February. St. Brigid's Crosses were made on St. Brigid's Eve, 31st January.

Read more about St. Brigid's Day here → https://t.co/lUSkoLnG6M

#StBrigidsDay #StBrigidCross #Imbolc #UnaCasey

[Cumann Cultúrtha Mhic Reachtain @MhicReachtain]

Cúrsa Gaeilge
Dé Sathairn 16 Márta ☘️

[Gael Linn @GaelLinn]

Tabhair deis di! Give it a chance! 🤗

Labhair cúpla focal gach lá - use your cúpla focal each day 🗣���

Always wanted to learn Irish? Find your local class 🥰

‘Ná habair é, déan é’ 💙💙

[Hedgehog Cabin @HedgehogCabin]

Unlike most mammals, hedgehogs don't have the Flight or Fight Response to danger. So no matter how frightened they are, they don't bite, and they don't run away.
Their response to danger is to curl up into a protective ball, and wait until the danger passes.
That's why so many get run over by approaching cars.
That's why so many are maimed and killed by approaching strimmers.
That's why so many get burned alive in bonfires.

Poking a stick under the bonfire pile will just make the hedgehog inside curl tighter.
Lighting it from one side will just make the hedgehog curl tighter.
Shining a light under the bonfire will just make the hedgehog curl tighter.
The only way to make a bonfire safe is to build it the same day you light it.

So if it's already built, you need to move it on the day you light it.
If you are starting to build it in advance then you MUST enclose the area with a hedgehog-proof fence, to ensure no hogs enter.

If you can take the trouble to have a bonfire🔥, then please take the trouble to do it safely.
Moving a bonfire🔥 never takes anywhere near as long as you think it will.
Don't let your bonfire🔥 be something you'll regret for the rest of your life.

[Colin Davidson @colin_davidson]

Last night, I had the great honour of unveiling my new portrait of Senator George Mitchell at the Irish Arts Center in New York, in the presence of this quiet titan of peace. Thank you, Senator, for your central role in allowing my children to have a future.

[Colin Davidson @colin_davidson]

'Silent Testimony' is my personal response to, and reflection on, how the Troubles in Northern Ireland has had, and continues to have, a profound impact on thousands of individuals - the injured, their families, the families of those who died and the wider community.

[GeraldineNolan @GeraldineNolan]

#NeverGivingUp

[Cumann Cultúrtha Mhic Reachtain @MhicReachtain]

📚Ranganna Gaeilge
📍Áras Mhic Reachtain
📅11ú Meán Fómhair

[Ulster Transport Museum @utm_cultra]

No, our lawnmower hasn’t stopped working and no, we’re definitely not closed! Our grassier-than-usual visitor entrance is because we have signed up to @PollinatorPlan, implementing measures like reducing grass-cutting to protect and support pollinators at our museum #Biodiversity

[Victoria Millar @vmillar2018]

Join me this Saturday at Magheragallan Byre Dwelling @ufm_cultra to hear about how the occupants coped with sharing a living space with their cattle! 🐮 FREE to @NatMuseumsNI members or as part of general admission. Tickets available here: https://t.co/nmHcxRIm7F

[RNIBNI @RNIBNI]

Many thanks to @ufm_cultra for our fantastic audio described tour round the Old Town today. A brilliant opportunity to showcase a local tourist attraction with some of our @RNIB board members over for a learning visit this week

[National Museums NI @NatMuseumsNI]

As we work to contribute to climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation at our museums, @utm_cultra and @ufm_cultra have signed up to @PollinatorPlan, reducing grass-cutting to protect and support pollinators while also enhancing the natural environment on our estate.

[Ulster Folk Museum @ufm_cultra]

Studies show that connecting to nature has a positive effect on mental health, so for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we created a playlist of #SoundsOfTheUlsterFolkMuseum to connect you to our natural and cultural landscapes. Take a break and listen today → https://t.co/SOBrPCRz4l

[Biodiversity Ireland @BioDataCentre]

Native Irish wildflowers like Dandelions, Clover, and Birds-foot trefoil provide the best source of pollen and nectar for our hungry wild pollinators.

By mowing less, we can give them a chance to appear naturally. 🐝

#NoMowMay
https://t.co/Wt3dpM0xGu

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

Mornin’.

Still not on board with the whole #dandelions being vital thing?

Well this stunning common carder #bumblebee ain’t spending 2 minutes on this dandelion because she’s nothing better to be doing is she?

Great tongue clean before she departs too!

Take 2 minutes.
#bees

[Altram @altram_org]

🐰🐥 Beannachtaí na Cásca🐥🐰
Easter Greetings

Pronounced: 'Banack-tee na Kaska'

We hope you all have a lovely day 💐🐰

[Great Place North Belfast @GreatplaceB]

On Easter Sunday of 1919 @stpatricks200 unveiled the triptych altarpiece 'The Madonna of the Lakes', painted by celebrated artist and native of the parish Sir John Lavery. Read more about this amazing artefact on the #greatplacenorthbelfast website:
https://t.co/twGCcUglwX
#gpnb

[Altram @altram_org]

🐰🐥🥚Tóraíocht Uibh Chásca🥚🐥🐰Easter egg hunt

Here are some keywords and phrases you will find useful if you are planning on an Easter egg hunt.

#AnCháisc #TóraíochtUibhChásca #Luathbhlianta
#EasterFun #EarlyYears

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

EVERY QUEEN THAT SURVIVES IS A COLONY THAT GETS TO EXIST.
A bumblebee queen sits on her first batch of eggs to keep them warm but she also has to forage whilst doing this to maintain the energy to survive and to create the heat. If she gets trapped and so delayed on these…
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