11am - 1pm, Friday, 4 July 2025
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Museum Knitting and Crochet Circle
A friendly meeting of talented craft workers with a keen interest in all things woolly!
Exhibitions
Midwifery bag c 1900 with contents shown. Mary Anne Fanning Collection
'SWARM' in the Courtyard Gallery
View exhibitionChildren from Castlebar Educate Together N.S. at the artwork. Image: John Mee
Bicycle. NMI Collections F:2011.3
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Tuesday - Saturday:
10am-5pm
Sunday - Monday:
1pm-5pm
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There's so much to see and do at the National Museum of Ireland at Turlough Park, Castlebar.
Plan a day trip
Be sure to add the National Museum of Ireland in Castlebar, Co Mayo to your day trip list! From nature and exploration to culture and contemplation, there’s something for everyone to enjoy!
Find out moreBealtaine 30
Celebrating 30 years of Age & Opportunity's Bealtaine festival - promoting arts and creativity as we age
Find out moreSchools and Teachers
The Museum's Education and Outreach Team offers a range of engaging and curriculum-linked tours, workshops and resources.
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?
The making of three-legged chairs has a long tradition throughout Europe. In Ireland they were made by carpenters in Connacht in the 19th century, but may have been made even earlier than that. Today they are known as Sligo or Tuam Chairs.
View artefact Show me another artefact factTurlough Park
Turlough Park,
Castlebar,
Co. Mayo,
F23 HY31
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