Visitor Information
All you need to enjoy a visit to our Turlough Park site in Co. Mayo
Opening hours at the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life are:
• Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm
• Sunday 2pm- 5pm
• Closed Mondays (including Bank Holidays), Christmas Day and Good Friday
Free Admission
Admission to all four sites of the National Museum of Ireland is free.
Shop & Café Opening Hours
Museum shops and cafés are open during Museum opening times, with extended opening for the café from 12pm on Sundays.
Please note the café at National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History is open on Mondays, when the Museum itself is closed.
Visiting Information for our Other Sites
With exhibitions spread over four floors, see how the people of rural Ireland lived in the hundred years between the Great Famine and the end of the 1950s.
Reach Turlough Park in Mayo by car, via GPS, and on public transport.
Download a guidebook to help you get the most from your visit to our Turlough Park site.
Find information on car parking, accessibility, lost property, and other practical advice.
Find a treasure-trove of gifts and souvenirs at the Museum shop. Located in Turlough Park house on the ground floor.
Take a break at our award winning cafés with delicious locally sourced and produced Irish food.
Find out to get the most from a visit to the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life for those with mobility, hearing or visual impairments.
The National Museum of Ireland - Country Life is a popular choice for tourists and visitors who do not speak English or Irish.