exhibitions clare

Visitors to the museum will be able to see there the inscribed spade with which Charles Stewart Parnell turned the first sod for the laying of the West Clare Railway. The west Clare project was initiated in 1883 and construction began in 1885. The railway, which opened for business in 1887, ran at first from Ennis to Miltown Malbay through Ennistymon. It was afterwards extended to Kilkee and Kilrush, serving Lahinch and other coastal towns on the way.

One of its engines, the Slieve C...

Kilrush in Landlord Times tells the story of Kilrush, from its establishment as an Estate Town by the Vandeleur Landlords at the end of the 18th century. Features of the Exhibition include:

- The achievement of the Irish Landlord Class in building a unique urban environment, which can be experienced by you in Kilrush.

- The importance of the town's port during the Napoleonic Era.

- The disastrous impact of the Great Famine of 1847 on the people of Kilrush.
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Tim Moloney from Tulla, Co. Clare, Ireland has been painting since 1985. Born in 1955 to a farming family he still lives in the home place in Glandree with his wife Ann and three children. Tim is a self taught artist and while influenced by other artists such as Paul Henry and Maurice Mc Gonigle, he has cultivated his own individual style. His landscape and seascape paintings possess an acute sense of the beauty of the Irish landscape. His character paintings recall times past in his native Co....

This company produces Ireland's finest oak smoked Atlantic salmon. One can discover the ancient tradition of cold smoking salmon and learn more about the folklore of salmon. See audio visual displays in four languages. Afterwards, visitors can relax in the 100 year old pub, the Roadside Tavern. The visitor centre also includes a gourmet store and craft shop specialising in locally produced foods and crafts. A worldwide mail order service is available....