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National Museum of Ireland, Country Life
Castlebar , Ireland
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The National Museum of Ireland - Country Life, officially National Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park from 2026, is a branch of the National Museum of Ireland. Located near Turlough village, 8 km (5.0 mi) northeast of Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland, and established in 2001, the museum is Ireland's only national museum outside Dublin. The museum exhibits the way of life of rural Irish people between 1850 and 1950, and is in the grounds of Turlough Park House. There are displays about the home, the natural environment, trades and crafts, communities, and working on the land and on water.
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