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The Armstrong Storytelling Trust is a registered charity set up to promote the art of storytelling, develop new storytellers and preserve and enhance access to stories by taking stories into schools, care homes for old people and communities throughout Northern Ireland.

Charity Registration Number: NIC  107622

Watch Liz Weir, our Storyteller in Residence, explaining how we promote cultural understanding through stories.

Upcoming Events

  • Stitch and Story with Denise Weir at Ballyhackamore Library
    Stitch and Story with Denise Weir at Ballyhackamore Library
    Mon, 04 Dec
    Ballyhackamore Library
    04 Dec 2023, 14:00 – 15:00
    Ballyhackamore Library , Library Court, 1-3 Eastleigh Dr, Belfast BT4 3DX, UK
    04 Dec 2023, 14:00 – 15:00
    Ballyhackamore Library , Library Court, 1-3 Eastleigh Dr, Belfast BT4 3DX, UK
    Join Denise for a yarn as she shares stories in her warm style while working on crafts.
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  • Family Storytelling with Liz Weir at Whiterock Library
    Family Storytelling with Liz Weir at Whiterock Library
    Fri, 08 Dec
    Whiterock Library
    08 Dec 2023, 15:30 – 16:30
    Whiterock Library, Whiterock Rd, Whiterock Grove, Belfast BT12 7FW, UK
    08 Dec 2023, 15:30 – 16:30
    Whiterock Library, Whiterock Rd, Whiterock Grove, Belfast BT12 7FW, UK
    Celebrate the launch of Whiterock Children's Library with a family storytelling session with Liz Weir. Contact the library to book your place. Tel: 028 9050 9236 email: whiterock.library@librariesni.org.uk
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  • Causeway Yarnspinners : Seasonal Tales
    Causeway Yarnspinners : Seasonal Tales
    Mon, 11 Dec
    Coleraine Library
    11 Dec 2023, 14:00 – 16:00
    Coleraine Library, Queen St, Coleraine BT52 1BE, UK
    11 Dec 2023, 14:00 – 16:00
    Coleraine Library, Queen St, Coleraine BT52 1BE, UK
    Join us for an afternoon of seasonal stories, poems and songs. No special guest this month as it's an opportunity for attendees to get involved by sharing a tale, song or poem suitable for this time of year. Book your place by contacting the library t: 028 7034 2561
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  • Bangor Carnegie Yarnspinners : Seasonal Tales
    Bangor Carnegie Yarnspinners : Seasonal Tales
    Wed, 13 Dec
    Bangor Carnegie Library
    13 Dec 2023, 14:30 – 16:00
    Bangor Carnegie Library, Hamilton Rd, Bangor BT20 4LH, UK
    13 Dec 2023, 14:30 – 16:00
    Bangor Carnegie Library, Hamilton Rd, Bangor BT20 4LH, UK
    Join us for an afternoon of seasonal stories, poems and songs. No special guest this month as it's an opportunity for attendees to get involved by sharing a tale, song or poem suitable for this time of year.
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  • Lisburn City Library Yarnspinners: Seasonal Tales
    Lisburn City Library Yarnspinners: Seasonal Tales
    Wed, 20 Dec
    Lisburn City Library
    20 Dec 2023, 14:30 – 16:00
    Lisburn City Library, 23 Linenhall St, Antrim, Lisburn BT28 1FJ, UK
    20 Dec 2023, 14:30 – 16:00
    Lisburn City Library, 23 Linenhall St, Antrim, Lisburn BT28 1FJ, UK
    Join us for an afternoon of seasonal stories, poems and songs. No special guest this month as it's an opportunity for attendees to get involved by sharing a tale, song or poem suitable for this time of year.
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  • Tullycarnet Yarnspinners - Seasonal tales
    Tullycarnet Yarnspinners - Seasonal tales
    Thu, 21 Dec
    Tullycarnet Library
    21 Dec 2023, 20:00 – 21:30
    Tullycarnet Library , Kinross Avenue,, Kings Road, Belfast BT5 7GF, UK
    21 Dec 2023, 20:00 – 21:30
    Tullycarnet Library , Kinross Avenue,, Kings Road, Belfast BT5 7GF, UK
    Join us for an evening of seasonal stories, poems and songs. No special guest this month as it's an opportunity for attendees to get involved by sharing a tale, song or poem suitable for this time of year.
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  • Bangor Yarnspinners with Feargal Lynn
    Bangor Yarnspinners with Feargal Lynn
    Wed, 10 Jan
    Bangor Carnegie Library
    10 Jan 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Bangor Carnegie Library, Hamilton Rd, Bangor BT20 4LH, UK
    10 Jan 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Bangor Carnegie Library, Hamilton Rd, Bangor BT20 4LH, UK
    Feargal Lynn describes himself as a sharer of stories and songs from the Glens of Antrim and beyond. Come along and hear his range of stories, many of which are true! Contact the library to book your place. Suggested donation £3.
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  • Lisburn City Library Yarnspinners with Masako Carey
    Lisburn City Library Yarnspinners with Masako Carey
    Wed, 17 Jan
    Lisburn City Library
    17 Jan 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Lisburn City Library , 23 Linenhall St, Antrim, Lisburn BT28 1FJ, UK
    17 Jan 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Lisburn City Library , 23 Linenhall St, Antrim, Lisburn BT28 1FJ, UK
    Masako Carey was born in Tokyo, Japan. She met her Irish born husband through business and came to Northern Ireland 20 years ago.During the pandemic she completed a storytelling qualification and hasn't stopped telling stories since. Book your place by contacting the Library. Suggested donation £3.
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  • Tullycarnet Yarnspinners with Colin Urwin
    Tullycarnet Yarnspinners with Colin Urwin
    Thu, 18 Jan
    Tullycarnet Library
    18 Jan 2024, 20:00 – 21:30
    Tullycarnet Library , Kinross Avenue,, Kings Road, Belfast BT5 7GF, UK
    18 Jan 2024, 20:00 – 21:30
    Tullycarnet Library , Kinross Avenue,, Kings Road, Belfast BT5 7GF, UK
    Colin Urwin- Tales and songs from the Sam Henry Collection In 2023 Colin re-imagined some of the stories collected by folklorist, Sam Henry, in the 1920s, now a book entitled, The Iron Hag and Other Stories. Join us to hear tales and songs . Contact library to book. Suggested donation £5
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  • Bangor Yarnspinners with Marianne McShane
    Bangor Yarnspinners with Marianne McShane
    Wed, 14 Feb
    Bangor Carnegie Library
    14 Feb 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Bangor Carnegie Library, Hamilton Rd, Bangor BT20 4LH, UK
    14 Feb 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Bangor Carnegie Library, Hamilton Rd, Bangor BT20 4LH, UK
    Marianne McShane, born in Co. Down, is a published children's author and storyteller. Her tales of selkies and mermaids, fairy folk and the Fianna, and the magical Otherworld of the Celts have beguiled listeners on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Contact the library to book . Suggested donation £3
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  • Tullycarnet Yarnspinners with Amy Douglas
    Tullycarnet Yarnspinners with Amy Douglas
    Thu, 15 Feb
    Tullycarnet Library
    15 Feb 2024, 20:00 – 21:30
    Tullycarnet Library , Kinross Avenue,, Kings Road, Belfast BT5 7GF, UK
    15 Feb 2024, 20:00 – 21:30
    Tullycarnet Library , Kinross Avenue,, Kings Road, Belfast BT5 7GF, UK
    After winning 'Young Storyteller of the Year' at 16, Amy Douglas apprenticed to world-renowned traditional Scots Traveller storyteller and ballad-singer, Duncan Williamson, and now holds many of his stories and ballads in trust. Contact Library to book. Suggested donation £5.
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  • Lisburn City Library Yarnspinners with Janice Witherspoon
    Lisburn City Library Yarnspinners with Janice Witherspoon
    Wed, 21 Feb
    Lisburn City Library
    21 Feb 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Lisburn City Library , 23 Linenhall St, Antrim, Lisburn BT28 1FJ, UK
    21 Feb 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Lisburn City Library , 23 Linenhall St, Antrim, Lisburn BT28 1FJ, UK
    Janice Witherspoon has been working as a professional storyteller for more than 10 years. Entertaining audiences of all ages across Scotland, England and now back in her native Co. Antrim. Contact the library to book your place. Suggested donation £3.
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  • Bangor Yarnspinners with Sinead Rice McAleavey
    Bangor Yarnspinners with Sinead Rice McAleavey
    Wed, 13 Mar
    Bangor Carnegie Library
    13 Mar 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Bangor Carnegie Library, Hamilton Rd, Bangor BT20 4LH, UK
    13 Mar 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Bangor Carnegie Library, Hamilton Rd, Bangor BT20 4LH, UK
    Sinead Rice McAleavey is an Ulster storytelling champion who tells stories of the Mournes and the legends of Ulster. Come along to hear her tales of times past. Contact the library to book your place. Suggested donation £3
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  • Lisburn City Library Yarnspinners with Claire McNichol
    Lisburn City Library Yarnspinners with Claire McNichol
    Wed, 20 Mar
    Lisburn City Library
    20 Mar 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Lisburn City Library , 23 Linenhall St, Antrim, Lisburn BT28 1FJ, UK
    20 Mar 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Lisburn City Library , 23 Linenhall St, Antrim, Lisburn BT28 1FJ, UK
    Claire NcNichol left Lisburn in late 1986 and has lived away from home since then, but she always welcomes the chance to leap back across the Causeway to tell stories and sing songs. Contact the Library to book your place. Suggested donation £3.
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  • Tullycarnet Yarnspinners with Claire McNicol- Across the Causeway
    Tullycarnet Yarnspinners with Claire McNicol- Across the Causeway
    Thu, 21 Mar
    Tullycarnet Library
    21 Mar 2024, 20:00 – 21:30
    Tullycarnet Library, Kinross Avenue,, Kings Road, Belfast BT5 7GF, UK
    21 Mar 2024, 20:00 – 21:30
    Tullycarnet Library, Kinross Avenue,, Kings Road, Belfast BT5 7GF, UK
    Across the Causeway Claire left Lisburn in late 1986 and has lived away from home since then, but she always welcomes the chance to leap back across the Causeway to tell stories and sing songs. Contact library to book. Suggested donation £5
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  • Bangor Yarnspinners with Denise Weir
    Bangor Yarnspinners with Denise Weir
    Wed, 10 Apr
    Bangor Carnegie Library
    10 Apr 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Bangor Carnegie Library, Hamilton Rd, Bangor BT20 4LH, UK
    10 Apr 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Bangor Carnegie Library, Hamilton Rd, Bangor BT20 4LH, UK
    Denise Weir lives in Larne and shares her stories in a warm and engaging style, often while working on crafts such as patchwork or felting during courses which she teaches to lucky listeners. Contact the library to book your place. Suggested donation £3.
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  • Lisburn City Library Yarnspinners with Shonaleigh
    Lisburn City Library Yarnspinners with Shonaleigh
    Wed, 17 Apr
    Lisburn City Library
    17 Apr 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Lisburn City Library , 23 Linenhall St, Antrim, Lisburn BT28 1FJ, UK
    17 Apr 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Lisburn City Library , 23 Linenhall St, Antrim, Lisburn BT28 1FJ, UK
    Shonaleigh is a drut’syla (storyteller) from the Yiddish oral tradition. She has worked as a storyteller within the secular world for the past 30 years across the UK, Europe, Scandinavia, United States and New Zealand. Contact the library to book your place. Suggested donation £3.
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  • Tullycarnet Yarnspinners with Shonaleigh
    Tullycarnet Yarnspinners with Shonaleigh
    Thu, 18 Apr
    Tullycarnet Library
    18 Apr 2024, 20:00 – 21:30
    Tullycarnet Library , Kinross Avenue,, Kings Road, Belfast BT5 7GF, UK
    18 Apr 2024, 20:00 – 21:30
    Tullycarnet Library , Kinross Avenue,, Kings Road, Belfast BT5 7GF, UK
    Shonaleigh is a drut’syla (storyteller) from the Yiddish oral tradition. She has worked as a storyteller within the secular world for the past 30 years across the UK, Europe, Scandinavia, United States and New Zealand. Contact library to book. Suggested donation £5
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