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Highlight objects from the Irish Folklife Collection

The National Museum of Ireland - Country Life at Turlough Park, Castlebar, Co Mayo, is home to Ireland's National Folklife Collection. The Museum consists of four floors of exhibition galleries exploring the lifestyles, skills, crafts, traditions and customs of ordinary people in Ireland during the period 1850 to 1950. Here are some of the top objects to see at this site.

Some artefacts from this collection


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