Saturday 31 January 2026 | 10:00 - 11:00
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QUIET HOUR: Sensory Friendly Hour at the Museum
Visit and explore the Galleries during a dedicated Quiet Hour
Exhibitions
Painting by Collette Moran, Luisne Art Project
Trephine used to make a circular opening in the lower part of a horse’s head to enable the sinuses to be flushed of pus. NMI Collections F:2003.98
Bicycle. NMI Collections F:2011.3
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1pm-5pm
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Discover the familiar and the surprising at the National Museum of Ireland in Turlough Park, Castlebar.
Top things to see
Be sure to add the National Museum of Ireland at Turlough in Co Mayo to your day trip list! There is something for everyone to enjoy and admission is free.
Find out moreFamily day out
From the woodland playground to bee inspired art, make memories together at Turlough Park in Co. Mayo
Find out moreThe Gardens
Reconnect with nature, unwind and refresh in the award-winning gardens of Turlough Park.
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?
This Lobster pot is unusual in that it was made from heather, a material not regularly used in basket making but more robust than hazel or willow. The Gliomaigh or Lobster was once considered the poor man’s chicken.
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Turlough Park,
Castlebar,
Co. Mayo,
F23 HY31
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