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The National Museum of Ireland – Country Life is located in Turlough village, 8 km (5.0 mi) northeast of Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland. Established in 2001, the museum is part of the National Museum of Ireland and is the only national museum outside Dublin. [2] The museum exhibits the way of life of rural Irish people between 1850 and 1950 ...
National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology, Kildare Street. The Science and Art Museum was established in 1877, becoming the National Museum of Science and Art in 1900, and the National Museum of Ireland after independence. It also included the collection of the Museum of Irish Industry, which had been founded in 1847. [5]
This list of museums in Republic of Ireland contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Carra (Irish: Ceara) is one of the nine baronies of County Mayo in Ireland, located in the mid-south area of the county.It is sometimes known as Burriscarra. It incorporates the town of Castlebar, the villages of Tourmakeady, Belcarra and Turlough, where the National Museum of Country Life is situated.
Turlough, (Irish: Turlach, from tuar lach, meaning 'dry place': in particular, a seasonal lake) [2] is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, 6 km northeast of Castlebar.It is known for the presence of the Museum of Country Life (part of the National Museum of Ireland), and for its well-preserved and unusually squat round tower, built between 900 and 1200.
Pages in category "Museums in County Mayo" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... National Museum of Ireland – Country Life; W.
National Museum of Ireland for Archaeology (in Kildare St) and Decorative Art and History (in the former Collins Barracks) [2] Phoenix Park, "largest inner city park in the world"; within the park are Farmleigh Estate and Dublin Zoo [2] Guinness Storehouse [2] St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland's "national cathedral" [2]
Today, the cross remains in the National Museum of Ireland, although it was on display in the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar, from 31 March 2010 for one year, while the Dublin museum was being renovated. [21] This was the first time the cross had left Dublin since the 1830s. [22]