Home to the national folk life collection, the National Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park in Castlebar, gives a fascinating insight into our past. Visit the museum's exhibitions and galleries to experience the history of the Irish countryside between 1850 and 1950. View the unique artefacts, detailed displays, archival video footage and interactive screens.
Take a leisurely stroll around the grounds of the amazing Turlough Park after your self guided tour. Enjoy the grand courtyards, the magnificent gardens and their mature broadleaf trees and stop off at the stunning lake. Relax with a hot drink and treat at the café before picking up a book about Irish country life in the gift shop.
- Out of Storage: St Brigid's Crosses
Family funOut of Storage: St Brigid's Crosses View a selection of St Brigid’s Crosses from the National Folklife Collection on temporary display this spring. St Brigid’s Day on 1 February is associated with the popular tradition of making crosses in St Brigid’s honour.
- Talk: Take me to the Church: Love & Marriage in the Calendar Year
Family funTalk: Take me to the Church: Love & Marriage in the Calendar Year Join Keeper of the Irish Folklife Collection, Clodagh Doyle as she explores traditions in love and marriage in the calendar year.
- Mayo Genealogy Group
Family funMayo Genealogy Group Find out how to get started with your family research project at the next meeting of the Mayo Genealogy Group.
- Spring Spotting: Family Walk and Craft
Family funSpring Spotting: Family Walk and Craft Turlough Park: Family Walk and Craft - Spring Spotting: What signs of spring can you see in the grounds of the National Museum of Ireland?
- Talk: They Walked These Hills Before Us: Ice Age Wildlife
Family funTalk: They Walked These Hills Before Us: Ice Age Wildlife A look back at the wildlife that walked through the valleys of the Wild Nephin National Park and how the landscape has changed since the end of the Last Ice Age.
- Discover the history of rural Ireland.
- Go on a self guided tour of the museum.
- Take a walk in the beautiful grounds of Turlough Park.
- Visit the café and gift shop afterwards.
Bring the whole family and let the little ones play in the playground in the woods beside the museum.
