2pm to 3.30pm, Saturday, 21 December 2024
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Museum Music Circle
Learn, practice, share and play tunes and songs with other musicians at the Museum's Music Circle.
Exhibitions
Midwifery bag c 1900 with contents shown. Mary Anne Fanning Collection
Visitor Information
Free Admission to all our museums
Opening hours
Tuesday - Saturday:
10am-5pm
Sunday - Monday:
1pm-5pm
Upcoming Events
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There's so much to see and do at the National Museum of Ireland at Turlough Park, Castlebar.
Christmas at Turlough Park
Enjoy a series of festive afternoons this December at Turlough Park
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Be sure to add the National Museum of Ireland in Castlebar, Co Mayo to your day trip list! From nature and exploration to culture and contemplation, there’s something for everyone to enjoy!
Find out moreSchools and Teachers
The Museum's Education and Outreach Team offers a range of engaging and curriculum-linked tours, workshops and resources.
Find out moreThe Irish Folklife Collection amounts to c.35,000 objects complemented by extensive archive documentation which includes a specialist library, field recordings and image collections.
The aim of the Irish Folklife Division is to collect and preserve objects representative of the material culture that forms part of the traditional way of life of Ireland.
Did you know?
In Ireland, at Halloween, we carved turnips to create scary-faced lanterns. The term, Jack o’ Lanterns, takes its name from the folktale about Jack, who was welcome neither in Heaven or Hell and was destined to wander the countryside forever, with just a lantern to light the way.
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Turlough Park,
Castlebar,
Co. Mayo,
F23 HY31
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