From Mesolithic to Motorcycles. Discover the history, beauty and mystery of Ballymoney. Ballymoney Museum re-opened in May 2009 following a £400,000 re-development, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The new permanent exhibition explores the heritage of Ballymoney over the past 9,000 years and includes a famous feature of the museum, the collection of memorabilia belonging to Joey and Robert Dunlop, Ireland's most famous motorcycle road racing heroes. The museum also has a History Resource Area that contains information useful for genealogical research. Ballymoney Museum is owned and managed by Ballymoney Borough Council and is a member of the Causeway Museum Service.

Opening hours:
9am-5pm Monday-Thursday & Saturday
9am-4.30pm Friday
Closed Sunday

Admission Free
Free Car Parking

The Borough of Ballymoney is renowned for its rich and colourful history.

Fertile land has attracted people to this region since the early Stone Age and through the centuries Celts, Vikings, Normans, Scots and English have all claimed land and settled here.

Many remnants of the past can be found in the local landscape – Stone Age megalithic graves, Early Christian stone carvings, ring forts, Norman mottes and the countless old graveyards and churches. The oldest building in the Borough is the Tower in Ballymoney Old Church Graveyard, which dates to 1637. Nearby, built into the wall of the churchyard, is a headstone from the year 1610.

To discover more of the history of the Borough and its people, visit Ballymoney Museum's web pages at http://www.visitballymoney.com/Heritage