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Carlow County Museum

Carlow County Museum is located in the Cultural Quarter of Carlow Town and admission is free. Over four exhibition galleries get a snapshot of the history of the county. Carlow County Museum is operated by Carlow County Council in partnership with the Carlow Historical & Archaeological Society. The Museum is Designated by the National Museum of Ireland to collect and display archaeological objects from the county. The Museum has been awarded Full Accreditation under the Museum Standards Programme for Ireland (MSPI) coordinated by the Heritage Council, the first museum from Co Carlow to be part of MSPI. The Museum is entered through the Carlow Tourist Office, operated by Carlow Tourism on behalf of Fáilte Ireland. The Museum was first opened in December 1973.
Objects include: the 19th Century hand carved Pulpit from Carlow Cathedral; the original gallows trapdoor from the Carlow Gaol; the smoking pipe of Captain Myles Keogh, killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn; the remains of the last cigarette smoked by Kevin Barry; the 16th century stone grave effigy of Robert Hartpole, Constable of Carlow Castle.
Category
Institutional
Address
College Street, Carlow, Co. Carlow, Ireland
Telephone
+353 (0)59 9131554