MUSEUMS
& GALLERIES
JOHNSTON
CASTLE, CO. WEXFORD - HOME OF
THE IRISH AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM.
Ballyhack
Castle, Ballyhack. Tel: (051) 89468. 16th century tower keep,
renovated to house two floors of local history exhibits. The Neptune
Restaurant closeby has regularly changing art exhibitions. Adjacent
to the ferry between Counties Waterford and Wexford.
Bru Boru Heritage Centre, Rock of Cashel, Cashel. Tel: (062)
61122. Interesting and varied options including an exhibition hall,
folk theatre, a Music House with traditional sessions in the evenings
and a genealogy service, to mention a few in the "palace of Brian
Boru".
Cahir
Castle, Cahir. Tel: (052) 41011.
Well preserved 15th century castle by the river with audio-visual presentation.
Cashel Folk Village, Cashel. Tel: (062) 62525.
Unusual display of house fronts and lifestyles from 18th to 20th century.
Chester Beatty Library Dublin Castle, Dublin 2. www.cbl.ie,
Tel: (01) 407 0750. Beatty was an Irish-American mining engineer
who, having contracted silicosis, collected this astonishing collection
of Middle and far Eastern work, then donated it to the Irish nation.
Silks, papyrii, jade and netsuki of astonishing beauty.
County Museum, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. Tel: (054) 35926.
This 13th century Norman Castle was rebuilt in 1568 and the museum covers
the history of the town and area, particularly focusing on the Uprising
of 1798 and the 1916 Easter Rising. Admission charge.
