museums ireland

The Town Museum was once the old Railway goods store. Opened in June 1989 by Mr. Tom Flatley, a native of Kiltimagh now living in Boston, this quaint museum houses many items of local historical interest. It is well worth a visit to fully appreciate the history of Kiltimagh....

The National Museum of Ireland is split up into 4 parts, 3 of which are in Dublin. The museum on Kildare Street is the National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology and History. Opened in 1890, the museum contains artefacts dating from 7000 BC all the way up to the modern day. The museum is easily found on Kildare Street, which is located near to Grafton Street and Saint Stephens Green....

The Exhibition contains original artifacts from farms, local industries, the railway and the port. Items such as ploughs, shoes, tobacco, linen, beer and newspapers are combined with models, audio visual presentations, touch screen interactives, film and graphics to tell the story of the development of industry in Louth from 1750 to the present day. An extensive programme of temporary exhibitions, films, concerts, lecture and recitals has been developed to offer the visitor a wide variety of e...

Sligo's rich Stone Age history forms the centrepiece of the most interesting exhibits on display here. There is a special section devoted to W.B Yeats. A copy of his Nobel Prize winning medal is on view together with a complete collection of his poems from 1889 to 1936, and a large body of his prose work....

Run by the Westmeath Archaelogical Society. Contains many items associated with the history of the town and visiting exhibitions....

Artifacts to do with island life; churn, dressers with jugs, cradle, settlebed, dress of islanders, baskets for carrying nets, patterns for making curraghs, part of curraghs; old stone from medieval castle; old photographs and manuscripts....

The County Museum, Clonmel has displays showing the history of Tipperary South Riding from prehistoric to modern times. The Museum, one of eight professionally-based County Museums in the Country, prides itself on its links with the community and the care of its collection.
The collection includes artefacts from; social history, religion, sports, archaeoolgy and lots more....

This is a folk museum housed in an origianl building of old rural Ireland. Everything is kept to it original splendor.
There is a old kitchen here with all the authentic untensils and farm implements, old news papers are can also been found here.

The main attraction is the public bar which is still kept to it's old country style....

Donegal County Museum is based in a fine old stone building which was once part of the Letterkenny Workhouse built in 1846.


The Museum houses both temporary and permanent exhibitions which chart the history of Donegal from Stone Age to the Twentieth Century.


Disabled access....

Aran Island Ferries operate a daily service to the three Aran Islands in Galway Bay. The Aran Islands are steeped in history and are spectacularly beautiful. The ferry service operates from Rossaveal, a port 37 kilometres west of Galway city. This is the shortest crossing point to the islands. A coach service is provided from Galway city to Rossaveal....