Stay at Ballyeamon Barn
Come in, come in, you’re very welcome!
When you stay with us at Ballyeamon Barn you will experience a real Irish welcome at the door and throughout your stay. Put us at the top of your wander list as you explore the Glens of Antrim, the cultural heart of the Causeway Coastal Route.
A place to find your story!
This is a hostel with a difference. Ballyeamon Barn has its own “session house” where visitors have the chance to meet local musicians and singers during regular sessions of storytelling and music, free and open to all.
Owner Liz Weir hosts groups of visitors who want to experience the “real” Northern Ireland, meet the locals and feel part of the community. They do so within the rich culture and scenic beauty of the Glens of Antrim- with its folklore, music and dance.
Liz also offers storytelling workshops and can arrange local walking guides, horse riding, yoga and ‘pamper’ sessions for visitors. You will leave with lots of stories!
Team Ballyeamon
Liz Weir, the owner of Ballyeamon Barn , is an internationally acclaimed storyteller who has performed her tales on five continents. She has instrumental in keeping alive the Irish storytelling tradition alive. As Children’s Librarian for the City of Belfast back in the troubled times of the 1970’s , she learned about the healing power of storytelling.
She hopes to share this magic in the special place she has created at Ballyeamon Barn.
I was a Barnminder from September through December 2004 while on a Shaw Fellowship from Harvard. I took care of the late, beloved German shepherd Nancy, as well as the cats Otto and Shah, while watching the snow, writing poems, and listening to Leonard Cohen’s Ten New Songs. It was one of the most formative times of my life and I’ll always be grateful to Liz and to my friends in Cushendall.
Why not experience the magic of the Barn for yourself?