Turlough Park, Castlebar, Co Mayo
Midwifery bag c 1900 with contents shown. Mary Anne Fanning Collection
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There's so much to see and do at the National Museum of Ireland at Turlough Park, Castlebar.
Enjoy a series of festive afternoons this December at Turlough Park
Find out moreBe 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 moreThe 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.
This tin lantern was made by Patrick McDonagh - ‘heir apparent’ to the kinship of the McDonaghs of Roscommon and adjoining counties. In 1950, Patrick McDonagh took up his tinsmith tools to make this lantern especially for the Museum. He had stopped making lanterns in the 1930s.
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Castlebar,
Co. Mayo,
F23 HY31
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