Moynalty going back in time for this year's Steam Threshing Festival
Hannah McNamara
The tranquil town of Moynalty will be once again taken over by the "sounds and sights of a bygone era" as the Moynalty Steam Threshing Festival gets underway.
Celebrations for the 48th anniversary of Moynalty Steam Threshing takes place on the 13th August from 9am to 7.30pm in the grounds of the Moynalty Steam Threshing Museum and promises to be the ultimate family day out with something for everyone.
Displays and demonstrations that will remind us how things were for our ancestors will be presented on the day; Horse and steam power, reaping and binding, threshing and flailing, traditional crafts such as basket weaving, steel forging, hot shoeing, tin craft, wood turning and much more.
The local ladies will also give demonstrations n making butter at the full-size replica cottage.
To intensify the historic environment of the day, brown bread, colcannon, boxty and pancakes will all be cooked on the open fires to taste and available for sale.
The popular vintage road making display, re-enactment of how roads were made over 100 years ago, is "bigger and better this year."
Moynalty Steam Threshing also boasts a fantastic museum of artefacts and memorabilia which will be open for viewing on the day.
The children will be well entertained by the amusements on site and can visit the many farm animals on the old-style farm yard or enter their dog in the dog show.
The Steam Threshing Committee are encouraging all to go:
"There will be music and craic all day long and this year we are proud to announce that the ever-popular Derek Ryan will take to the stage in a grand finale of music. Music entertainment throughout the day by the very popular The Tumbling Paddies, Gavin Gribben, Matt Leavy, Brian Mullen, Emma Donohue, and entertainment from our local Jennifer Brady school of Irish Dancing. We expect that the venue will be heaving with fans of country music, culture and crafts of modern and by-gone days."
To see what other activities and displays there will be on the day click here.