Carlow County Museum
Músaem Chontae Cheatharlach | |
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  Location within Ireland | |
| Established | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Location | Carlow,Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°50′10″N6°55′41″W/ 52.836238°N 6.928174°W |
| Type | Countymuseum |
| Visitors | 26,000 per annum (2019) |
| Curator | Dermot Mulligan |
| Website | www |
Carlow County Museum(Irish:Músaem Chontae Cheatharlach) is a museum documenting the history of County Carlow. Located on College Street inCarlowtown, the building was originally the Presentation Convent; it also houses the County Library and Archives.[1]
History[edit]
The museum was founded by theCarlow Historical & Archaeological Society(CHAS), then the Old Carlow Society, in 1973, and was run by the Society on a voluntary basis until 2002.[2]The collections were housed first in the old Christian Brothers' building, and latterly the former theatre room of the Town Hall from 1979.[2]The museum was opened afresh in the redeveloped convent building in 2012, the last of the buildings to open in a new cultural quarter.[1]It is now operated by Carlow Town Council and Carlow County Council in association with the CHAS.[3]
Contents[edit]
The museum consists of four exhibition rooms, housing permanent and temporary displays. It holds a diverse collection which includes objects that cover thearchaeological,history, social history and folk life of the local area. It is designated to collect archaeological finds by theNational Museum of Ireland.[1]One of the most notable objects on display is the 19th centurypulpitfromCarlow Cathedralwhich was included inThe Irish TimesA History of Ireland in 100 Objects.[4]Other notable objects in the Museum's collections pertain toJohn Tyndall,Kevin Barry,Captain Myles Kehoe,and theCarlow Sugar Factory.[5]
The museum unveiled a new installation as part of theIreland 2016 Centenary Programme,the "Carlow 1916 Commemorative Stained Glass Panel" by Peadar Lamb, depicts a Carlow narrative on the 1916 Rising, featuring some of the key Carlow figures and the role they played in 1916.[6][7]
There was a special exhibition aboutSt. Willibrordtitled:Saint Willibrord, Patron Saint of Luxembourg and his County Carlow Connection.[8]
The museum's latest exhibit is the grave effigy of Robert Hartpole, Constable of Carlow Castle and High Sheriff of Carlow, dating from 1594.[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abc"Carlow County Museum".The Heritage Council.Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.Retrieved6 May2015.
- ^ab"Plaque marks 40 years of museum".Carlow People. 10 June 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 5 July 2014.Retrieved6 May2015.
- ^"Carlow County Museum (General)".Irish Museums Association.Retrieved6 May2015.
- ^"85. Carlow cathedral pulpit, 1899".A History of Ireland in 100 Objects.Retrieved6 May2015.
- ^"Carlow County Museum".Barrow River.Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.Retrieved6 May2015.
- ^"1916 Commemorative Stained Glass Panel".Carlow Museum.Retrieved30 August2022.
- ^"New stained glass mural unveiled at Carlow County Museum".KCLR 96FM.22 July 2016.Retrieved30 August2022.
- ^Mulligan, Dermot (2018)."ST WILLIBRORD'S CARLOW CONNECTION".Archaeology Ireland.32(1): 49–51.ISSN0790-892X.
- ^"Co-operation between County Councils sees 16th Century Effigy returned from Laois to Carlow – Laois County Council".Retrieved30 August2022.