SET IN MODERN EXHIBITION GALLERIES IN THE SPECTACULAR GROUNDS OF TURLOUGH PARK HOUSE AND SURROUNDED BY MAGNIFCENT GARDENS. VISITORS EXPERIENCE TRADITIONS OF RURAL LIFE THROUGHOUT IRELAND FROM 1850-1950 IN THE AWARD WINNING MUSEUM OF COUNTRY LIFE.

Fascinating artefacts, which are drawn from the National Folklife Collection, deal with domestic life, agriculture, fishing and hunting, clothing and textiles, furniture and fittings, trades and crafts, transport, calendar customs, leisure and religion. Interactive displays and screens, actual video footage of traditions we are fast losing are featured alongside handcrafted harvest knots and wickerwork, spinning wheels and boats, clothing and artefacts from the islands and hand operated machinery our grandparents used.

Explore the Museum’s collections through the Education and Outreach programmes, which include guided tours, workshops and demonstrations, ‘Behind the Scenes’ tours, lectures, handling sessions plus activity sheets for children and families. Outreach visits can be arranged through the Education and Outreach Department. The Irish Farmers’ Association Millennium Library & Archive is located in Turlough Park House and is a centre for study and research for national and international scholars. Access by appointment only.

Dive into fascinating Irish country life by visiting this cool spot!

Free Admission.

Wheelchair accessible. Brambles café and museum shop on site.

Museum is closed on Good Friday and Christmas Day.

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