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Barry's Amusements was an amusement park in
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, on the north coast, it was founded in 1925. The owners offered it for sale in 2019 and it was reported sold for redevelopment in 2021. In April 2022, it reopened under lease as Curry's Fun Park.


Park

The amusement park occupies in the center of Portrush; it was the largest amusement park in Ireland. It has a mixture of traditional and modern amusements and was normally open from
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until the first week in September. Barry's employed many teenagers and university students from the area.


History

Barry's was founded by the married couple of Francesco Trufelli, a former trapeze artist and manager of the Royal Italian Circus, and Evelyn Chipperfield of the
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family, and remained a family business; , when the
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broadcast a documentary on the park, it was run by sisters Lisa and Kristina Trufelli, the fourth generation. It became the longest-running amusement park in Northern Ireland. The couple toured with the circus and then opened the amusement park in 1926 after being invited by the local railway company to permanently locate on a site beside the
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; according to the company history, rather than use either of their family names, they named it 'Barry's' after the first supplier to arrive on-site, Barr. The family at one time also operated Barry's amusement parks in
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and Bangor. The park was offered for sale in November 2019 as a going concern, but was unable to open for the 2020 season because of the
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. In May 2021 it was offered for sale as a development opportunity. An online petition was launched protesting against development. In early August, Barry's was reported sold to property developer Michael Herbert. In September 2021, the new owner sought a tenant to operate it as an entertainment or leisure venue; in March 2022 the Curry family, who operate Curry's Fun Park in
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, announced that they had signed a long-term lease and planned to reopen Barry's at Easter, also as Curry's Fun Park. It reopened on 9 April 2022.


Attractions


Attractions


Former attractions


See also

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List of theme parks in the United Kingdom A list of past, present and future United Kingdom amusement parks. A *Adventure Island (amusement park), Adventure Island *Alton Towers, Alton Towers Resort *Adventure Wonderland B *The Big Sheep *Billing Aquadrome *Blackgang Chine *Blackpool ...


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