Discover the rich traditions of Ireland in our Folklife Collection, set within 30 acres of lush parkland in Co. Mayo
Painting by Collette Moran, Luisne Art Project
Bicycle. NMI Collections F:2011.3
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Discover the familiar and the surprising at the National Museum of Ireland in Turlough Park, Castlebar.
Join us this December for three festive Sunday afternoons celebrating 'Christmas at Turlough Park' on 7, 14 and 21 December.
Find out moreFrom the woodland playground to bee inspired art, make memories together at Turlough Park in Co. Mayo
Find out moreReconnect with nature, unwind and refresh in the award-winning gardens of Turlough Park.
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.
In Ireland, at Halloween, we carved turnips to create scary-faced lanterns. The term, Jack o’ Lanterns, takes its name from the folktale about Jack, who was welcome neither in Heaven or Hell and was destined to wander the countryside forever, with just a lantern to light the way.
View artefact Show me another artefact factTurlough Park,
Castlebar,
Co. Mayo,
F23 HY31
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