Our Team

Anthony (Tony) Candon

Manager Keeper

Head of the Folklife Division and Manager of the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life.

Tony is an archaeologist and mediaeval historian who has worked in heritage and museums on both sides of the Irish border for nearly thirty years, His current research focuses on the changing role of museums in contemporary society.

Dr Séamas Mac Philib

Curator

Curator of agriculture, boats, fishing, hunting and land transport. A folklorist and historian by training, other areas of interest are the Irish language and European ethnology.

Dr Anne O Dowd

Curator

Anne O’Dowd MA, PhD, has been a curator in the Irish Folklife Division since 1976. She has published two books, Meitheal: A Study of Co-operative Labour in Rural Ireland (1981), and Spalpeens and Tattie Hokers: History and Folklore of the Irish Migratory Agricultural Worker (1990), as well as many articles in both academic and popular publications. Current research: the uses of natural materials such as straw, hay and rushes for making household and everyday objects and the history of traditional clothing and textiles.

Rosa Meehan

Curator

Rosa Meehan has been a curator in the Irish Folklife Division for five years. She is particularly interested in the Museum's collection of drawings and water-colours of Irish homes from the 1930s and 1940s. She also has responsibility for the Irish Country Furniture and tools collections. Rosa studied Irish history and Librarianship at University College Dublin and is author of The Story of Mayo, 2002.

Clodagh Doyle

Curator

Clodagh Doyle has been working with the Irish Folklife Collection of the National Museum since 1995. She has a degree in Irish Folklore and Archaeology and her MA thesis is on the subject of Traditional Hearth Furniture. Clodagh is curator of the Calendar Custom, Religion, Sport & Leisure, Childhood, Ceramics & Glass and Hearth Furniture Collections.

Brenda Malone

Curator, Daingean

A historian by training, with particular interests in social history, national identity, Irish political history and the Irish Wars. Brenda is also qualified in museum studies, and is particularly involved with collections care and information management. She is currently based at the Museum's storage site at Daingean, Co. Offaly.

Albert Siggins

Senior Technical Assistant

Albert plays a central role in mounting and maintaining exhibitions. He provides technical support to the Folklife Division and also contributes to the Museum's Education & Outreach Programmes. He is particularly interested in the local history of Co. Roscommon, on which he has written a number of articles.

Sharon Quinn

Technical Assistant

Sharon is currently on leave.