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.
All galleries are wheelchair accessible.
Free Admission.
Opening hours:
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm.
Sunday - Monday 1pm-5pm
Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday
Local
Eat and Drink
- Bosh Bar & Restaurant - Castlebar (4.1 miles) - Award winning Bosh Bar & Restaurant is a modern bar & restaurant with a friendly atmosphere located ...
- Foxford Woollen Mills - Foxford (8.0 miles) - Foxford Woollen Mills Visitor Centre, Restaurant and Shop in County Mayo, is where master craftsman ...
- An Port Mór - Westport (14.1 miles) - A family run restaurant in the centre of Westport, serving locally produced food fresh from Co. Mayo...
- Maxwell's Bar & Grill, Claremorris - Claremorris (14.2 miles) - Maxwell's Bar & Grill is a Modern Comfortable Bar in the Heart of Claremorris, County Mayo offer...
- Crockets on the Quay - Ballina (17.4 miles) - Bar, Restaurant & B&B. Located along The River Moy.
See and Do
- National Museum of Ireland - Country Life Castlebar (0.0 miles) - SET IN MODERN EXHIBITION GALLERIES IN THE SPECTACULAR GROUNDS OF TURLOUGH PARK HOUSE AND SURROUNDED ...
- Foxford Woollen Mills Foxford (8.0 miles) - Foxford Woollen Mills Visitor Centre, Restaurant and Shop in County Mayo, is where master craftsman ...
- Clewbay Charters Newport (14.0 miles) - Clewbay Charters offer deep sea angling trips on board a 38ft licenced charter boat. Available to hir...
- Marshall Doran Collection Ballina (17.4 miles) - Belleek Castle & The Marshall Doran Collection: A unique Museum Experience in Ballina The Belleek Cas...
- Marshall Doran Collection Ballina (17.4 miles) - Belleek Castle & The Marshall Doran Collection: A unique Museum Experience in Ballina The Belleek Cas...
