2pm and 3pm, each Saturday, September
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Public Tour of the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life
Join one of our free guided tours each Saturday to discover Ireland's National Folklife Collection
Exhibitions
Brown Brothers Catalogue, 1913
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Tuesday - Saturday:
10am-5pm
Sunday - Monday:
1pm-5pm
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Find out moreThe Irish Folklife Collection amounts to c.35,000 objects complemented by extensive archive documentation which includes a specialist library, field recordings and image collections.
The aim of the Irish Folklife Division is to collect and preserve objects representative of the material culture that forms part of the traditional way of life of Ireland.
Did you know?
Carved on the front, the faint Symbols of the Passion of Christ may include the ladder and spear.
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Turlough Park,
Castlebar,
Co. Mayo,
F23 HY31
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