Blog (Newry) - NMD Museums

Our exhibition Making Waves: Newry’s rise as a global trade centre continues until September 2026 and in this week's article we look emigration, in particular Andrew Marshall who left Donaghmore for New York.

Join us for a full day of activities for everyone in the family 

This week's article takes a look at the history of the scouting movement 

This week's article looks at the history of the Newry News Room.

This week's article is just in time for St. Valentine's Day 

This week's article is the second part of James “Jemmy” Blair story

This weeks article is the first in another two-parter.

Geraldine looks reviews how 18th century Newry merchants were part of a global economy, exporting Ulster goods and occasionally investing in Caribbean plantations and slaves, including the career of Jemmy Blair, whose family made a vast fortune from sugar plantations in South America.

This week's articles continues with the development of Newry as a port town. 

This week's blog is the first of a two-part review of the economic development of Newry port. 

In this week's blog, we take a look at Christmas ghost stories, especially during the Victorian period.

As the year draws to a close, communities across Ireland prepare to mark one of the most ancient events in the calendar, the winter solstice.

Visit Newry and Mourne Museum with your children to see the new Christmas display and enjoy the new sesaonal trail with additional sound effects.