museums ireland

The museum is situated in an old school-house which can be dated back to 1875.  Local archaeology, natural history and history as well as periodic temporary exhibitions can be seen here....

About the Gardens

The Japanese Gardens of Tully were created between the years 1906 and 1910. Devised by Colonel William Hallwalker, a wealthy Scotsman of a famous brewery family, the Gardens were laid out in their paths of beauty by the Japanese Eida and his son Minoru. Planned to symbolise the life of Man, the landscapes are now of international renown and are acclaimed as the finest Gardens in Europe.
The Irish National Stud Company was formed in 1945. Its primary aim was...

Located on the Mall, Armagh County Museum is the oldest County Museum in Ireland. Exhibitions reveal the rich and varied history of the county, ranging from prehistoric artifacts to more recent material. These include military uniforms, wedding dressses, ceramics, natural history specimens, railway material and household items from a bygone age. As well as permanent displays, special exhibitions are held throughout the year....

Established in 1967, the folk museum was the brainchild of Fr. James McDyer, who moved to Glencolmcille in 1951. On his arrival, Fr. McDyer recognized the lack of proper services in the area and set about promoting industry and providing better facilities within the parish. The Folk Museum was central to Fr. McDyer's plan in maintaining the traditional culture of the Glencolmcille area....

At the end of Ireland's widest main street - laid out by the 2nd Lord Hartland as the widest street in Europe - a Georgian Gothic arch leads to Strokestown Park House, seat of the Pakenham Mahon family from 1600 to 1979.
The house was designed for Thomas Mahon in the 1730s by the German architect Richard Castle and incorporates parts of an earlier tower house. The central block is the residential part of the house. The north wing houses Ireland's last galleried kitchen (a gallery in the...

A visit to the home of Guinness is the high point of any trip to Dublin. At the Guinness storehouse you'll discover all there is to know about the world famous beer. It’s a dramatic story that begins around 250 years ago and ends in gravity, the sky bar, with a complimentary pint of Guinness and an astonishing view of Dublin City.
As you wander through the storehouse you may visit the Retail Store on the ground floor where you can find the main ingredients of Guinness: water, barley,...

The Irish traditional Music Archive is a resource centre and archive for the traditional song, music and dance of Ireland.
set up by the Arts Council in 1987 and also supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, it is the first body to be exclusively concerned with the making of a comprehensive reference collection of materials for the appreciation and study of Irish traditional music.

These materials include chiefly sound recordings, and also books, manuscrips, periodicals, pa...

Thatched roadside museum furnished as a traditional farmhouse. Exhibitions, coffee shop and crafts.. Open Monday - Saturday plus Sunday afternoon May - September, Sunday afternoon only in winter....

The museum is housed in the former railway station, near the historic town walls. It specialises in transport items but also contains thousands of exhibits from folk and farm life. The grounds include a cafe, picnic facilities, toilets, provision for the disabled, a well equipped playground and ample free parking.

Every Sunday throughout the year there is a collectors market and car boot sale, where one can find anything from a needle to an anchor on offer....

Donegal County Museum is based in a fine old stone building which was once part of the Letterkenny Workhouse built in 1846.


The Museum houses both temporary and permanent exhibitions which chart the history of Donegal from Stone Age to the Twentieth Century.


Disabled access....