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Ireland Museums
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144 museums in ireland
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Clare Museum
Merchants Square, Ennis, Clare
Clare Museum, Ennis, is located in a beautifully restored former convent built by the Sisters of Mercy congregation in 1861. The museum exhibition "The Riches of Clare: its people, place and treasures," occupies two galleries and incorporates the traditional method of displaying original artefacts from the county with modern interpretive tools such as colourful display panels, audio visual and computer interactive presentations, models, some replicas and commissioned art pieces....
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Dublin Civic Museum
One Star
58 South William Street, Dublin 2, Dublin

The Dublin Civic Museum has closed for refurbishment until further notice.

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Mill Museum
Shop Street, Tuam, Galway
On the left hand side of the bridge as you walk down Shop Street in Tuam is an old corn mill which has now become Tuam's Mill Museum. This undershot mill traces its origin to the 17th century.

Today the mill wheel still turns and the machinery in the mill itself is operational. Inside the miller's house one can see miniature examples of four types of mill in operation. The tour of the mill includes a slide show on the history of Tuam and its surrounding areas. The tourist office is also...
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Shaw Birthplace Museum
33 Synge Street, Dublin 8, Dublin
Author of many plays' is the simple accolade to George Bernard Shaw on the plaque outside his birthplace. His Victorian home and early life mirror this simplicity.
The first home of the Shaw family and the renowned playwright at 33 Synge Street has been restored to its Victorian elegance and charm, and has the appearance that the family has just gone out for the afternoon.

The neat terraced house is as much a celebration of Victorian Dublin domestic life as of the early years of on...
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Little Mill
Shop Street, Tuam, Galway
The last surviving cornmill in the Tuam area closed as a working mill in 1964. Visitors can see the milling process which was employed as all the old machinery is still in place.

This mill played a vital part in the life of the local community and a voluntary committee opened it as a museum in 1974. It also serves as a seasonal tourist information office. No admission charge. Donations gratefully accepted....
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The GAA Museum
One Star
New Cusack Stand, Croke Park, St. Joseph's Avenue, Dublin 1, Dublin
About the Museum
The GAA Museum can be found in Croke Park Stadium under the Cusack Stand. It was opened in 1998 by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.
The museum is dedicated to the GAA and how it has contributed to sport, culture and social life in Ireland since it first began in 1884.
The museum displays a vast collection of GAA memorabilia like hurleys, jerseys, trophies, medals, match programmes etc
Museum Tours
Croke Park is the 4th large...
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The Natural History Museum
Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Dublin
The Natural History Museum which is part of the National Museum of Ireland, is a zoological museum containing collections illustrative of the wild life, both vertebrate and invertebrate, of Ireland. There is also an extensive African and Asian exhibition. The Irish Room is located on the ground floor, Irish mammals are displayed in the centre of the floor including: the red deer, the squirrel, otter, hare, badger, fox, etc; Irish birds are also exhibited, a special feature being the displays...
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Louth County Museum
The Carroll Centre, Jocelyn Street, Dundalk, Louth
The County Museum in Dundalk is housed in a beautifully restored late 18th century warehouse and offers four floors of excellent exhibition space. The ground floor display is on the history of industry in County Louth. Group activities for children such as painting, clay modelling, quizzes, etc are provided for in the specially fitted activities room. All floors have disabled access.

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Cork Public Museum
Fitzgerald Park, Mardyke, Cork City, Cork
Cork Public Museum is situated in Fitzgerald Park on the Mardyke. The 18 acre site and Georgian House were presented in 1907 to Cork Corporation by the incorporated Cork International Exhibition Association, the body responsible for the International Art and Industrial exhibition held on the grounds in 1902/03. The corporation immediately commenced landscaping work and in a short number of years an undeveloped site was transformed into a beautiful people's park, situated in an unspoiled nook of...
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Castlepollard
Mullingar, Westmeath
This town is about 13 miles from Mullingar and was built in the late 17th century by the Pollard family under a charter from Charles II. The old National school has been converted into an agricultural museum and heritage centre. Just outside Castlepollard in Tullynally Castle, the home of the Earl of Longford's family, the Packenhams.

The gardens are open from May to September....
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