HISTORY

Object Name: Model of a traditional Irish cottage
Date Made: 1970s
1970s
Place Made: Northern Ireland: County Down: Maze: Long Kesh
Long Kesh
Description: Model of an old Irish traditional cottage made in Long Kesh in the 1970s using materials available in prison - papier-mâché for walls, bristles from a brush head for the thatched roof, lollypop sticks for fencing and match sticks for window frames.
Catalogue Number: BELUM.W2010.1.3
Copyright: National Museums NI

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