Carlow County Museum Explained

Carlow County Museum
Native Name:Músaem Chontae Cheatharlach
Established:1973
Location:Carlow, Ireland
Type:County museum
Visitors:26,000 per annum (2019)
Map Type:Ireland
Coordinates:52.8362°N -6.9282°W
Curator:Dermot Mulligan

Carlow County Museum (Irish: Músaem Chontae Cheatharlach) is a museum documenting the history of County Carlow. Located on College Street in Carlow town, the building was originally the Presentation Convent; it also houses the County Library and Archives.[1]

History

The museum was founded by the Carlow Historical & Archaeological Society (CHAS), then the Old Carlow Society, in 1973, and was run by the Society on a voluntary basis until 2002. 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. It is now operated by Carlow Town Council and Carlow County Council in association with the CHAS.[3]

Contents

The museum consists of four exhibition rooms, housing permanent and temporary displays. It holds a diverse collection which includes objects that cover the archaeological, history, social history and folk life of the local area. It is designated to collect archaeological finds by the National Museum of Ireland. One of the most notable objects on display is the 19th century pulpit from Carlow Cathedral which was included in The Irish Times A History of Ireland in 100 Objects.[4] Other notable objects in the Museum's collections pertain to John Tyndall, Kevin Barry, Captain Myles Kehoe, and the Carlow Sugar Factory.[5]

The museum unveiled a new installation as part of the Ireland 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 about St. Willibrord titled: 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carlow County Museum. The Heritage Council. 6 May 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193823/http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/museums-archive/heritage-council-initiatives/museums-standards-programme-for-ireland/mspi-participants/carlow-county-museum/. 4 March 2016.
  2. News: Plaque marks 40 years of museum . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705122531/http://www.independent.ie/regionals/carlowpeople/news/plaque-marks-40-years-of-museum-30341180.html . dead . 5 July 2014 . 6 May 2015 . Carlow People . 10 June 2014 .
  3. Web site: Carlow County Museum (General). Irish Museums Association. 6 May 2015.
  4. Web site: 85. Carlow cathedral pulpit, 1899. A History of Ireland in 100 Objects. 6 May 2015.
  5. Web site: Carlow County Museum . Barrow River . 6 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042022/http://www.barrowriver.ie/index.php/2013/01/carlow-county-museum/ . 4 March 2016 .
  6. Web site: 1916 Commemorative Stained Glass Panel . 2022-08-30 . Carlow Museum . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2016-07-22 . New stained glass mural unveiled at Carlow County Museum . 2022-08-30 . KCLR 96FM . en-GB.
  8. Mulligan . Dermot . 2018 . ST WILLIBRORD’S CARLOW CONNECTION . Archaeology Ireland . 32 . 1 . 49–51 . 0790-892X.
  9. Web site: Co-operation between County Councils sees 16th Century Effigy returned from Laois to Carlow – Laois County Council . 2022-08-30 . en-GB.

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