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National Museum of Ireland - Country Life Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann - Saol na Tuaithe Established September 2001 Location Turlough Park
Castlebar
County Mayo
IrelandType National museum Visitor figures 98,523 (2009)[1] Curator Tony Candon (Keeper) Public transit access Castlebar railway station
Bus Éireann routes: 52, 60, 440, 456Website www.museum.ie/en/intro/country-life.aspx National Museum of Ireland network Archaeology · Decorative Arts & History · Country Life · Natural History The Museum of Country Life is located in Turlough Village, 8 km northeast of Castlebar, County Mayo in Ireland. Established in 2001, the museum is part of the National Museum of Ireland. The museum exhibits the way of life of rural Irish people between 1850 and 1950, and it is in the grounds of Turlough Park House. There are displays about the home, the natural environment, trades and crafts, communities, and working on the land and water.
References
Museums and Galleries in the Republic of Ireland An Post Museum · Craggaunowen · Chester Beatty Library · Cobh Heritage Centre · Connemara Heritage and History Centre · Crawford Municipal Art Gallery · Donegal County Museum · Donegal Railway Centre · The Douglas Hyde Gallery · Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane · Dublin Writers Museum · Galway City Museum · Hunt Museum · Irish Jewish Museum · Irish Museum of Modern Art · James Joyce Centre · James Joyce Tower and Museum · Kerry County Museum · Kilmainham Gaol · Marsh's Library · Museum of Country Life · National Gallery of Ireland · National Leprechaun Museum · National Library of Ireland · National Maritime Museum of Ireland · National Museum of Ireland · National Photographic Archive · National Print Museum of Ireland · National Transport Museum of Ireland · National Wax Museum · Natural History Museum · Pearse Museum · Science Gallery · State Heraldic Museum · Temple Bar Gallery and Studios · Waterford Museum of Treasures
Categories:- History museums in the Republic of Ireland
- Museums established in 2001
- Museums in County Mayo
- Rural history museums
- 2001 establishments in Ireland
- European museum stubs
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