Iúil - Meán Fómhair 2019 July - September 2019 Saorchead Isteach / Admission Free

Na hEalaíona Maisiúla & Stair (Stair Mhíleata san áireamh)
Lch. / Pg. 2
Decorative Arts & History (incl. Military History)
Seandálaíocht / Archaeology Lch. / Pg. 6
Stair an Dúlra / Natural History Lch. / Pg. 12

Iúil - Meán Fómhair 2019
Saol na Tuaithe / Country Life Lch. / Pg. 17
July - September 2019
Eolas Ginearálta / General Information Lch. / Pg. 23
Saorchead Isteach / Admission Free
Kitchen Power: Women’s experiences of rural electrification. Exhibition opens Sat. 20th July - Museum of Country Life
Ceardlanna * Léachtaí * Imeachtaí Teaghlaigh * Taispeántais * Léirithe * Cur i Láthair * Turais

Workshops * Lectures * Family Events * Exhibitions * Demonstrations * Performances * Tours
Féach / Check : www.museum.ie/events

Dún Uí Choileáin, Sráid na Binne Boirbe,
Baile Átha Cliath 7
Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7
Na hEalaíona Maisiúla & Stair / Decorative Arts & History

Iúil / July
Dé Luain 1 - Taispeántas Stories Between Us Fáilte roimh
Dé Sealadach / Inspired and funded by the Grangegorman chách / All
Domhnaigh Temporary Development Agency's '...the lives we live' initiative, Ages
Exhibition
29 Meán Stories Between Us is an intergenerational public
Fómhair / art project and exhibition. The project is a
Mon 1st - collaboration with the Museum, artist Janine Soldiers, saints and fashion
Sun 29th Davidson, St. Gabriel's National School and local art plates, uncover the stories behind
September groups from Henrietta Adult Community Education the objects at Collins Barracks.
Museum and the Phibsboro Active Retirement Association.
Opening The exhibition features specially created memory
Hours boxes of objects that represent and inspire the
telling of stories about Grangegorman and the local
Dublin 7 area.
Dé Luain 1 - Taispeántas Exhibition: Rainbow Revolution Fáilte roimh
Dé Luain 30 Sealadach / The exhibition Rainbow Revolution features chách / All
Meán Temporary digital touchscreen installations alongside a display Ages
Exhibition
Fómhair / of artefacts including Panti Bliss's 'Noble Call' dress
Mon 1st - and the wedding dresses of Katherine Zappone and
Mon 30th Ann Louise Gilligan. Rainbow Revolution marks 50
September years since Stonewall and 40 years since the
Stories Between Us - An
During formation of Ireland's first National Gay Rights
exhibition exploring 'Past Times'.
Museum Group. This is a collaboration between the Museum
Image: Paul Sherwood.
opening and a number of LGBTI+ archives to explore LGBTI+
hours history. There will be a Trail to accompany the
exhibition highlighting LGBTI+ related objects across
the NMI, increasing visibility and looking at our
history with a new lens.
Dé Turas / Tour Summer Public Tour Fáilte roimh
Céadaoin 10 Join a family friendly tour of Proclaiming a chách / All
/ Wed 10th Republic: The 1916 Rising exhibition. Explore Ages
11-11.45am some of the highlights of the Museum's extensive
Easter week collection. Admission free, places
allocated on a first-come basis 15 minutes
before tour starts.
Déardaoin Gníomhaíochtaí Hands on History: Child's Play! Teaghlaigh / Join our Museum educators in a
11 / Thu 'Buail Isteach' / Drop in to discover objects from the Museum's Families Hands on History session
11th Drop-in Activity handling collection relating to childhood and play!
3-4pm Join our Museum educators in an engaging handling
session for all ages.No booking required.
Dé Turas / Tour Proclaiming a Republic: A Queer Revolution - Aois 14+ /
Domhnaigh Exploring the LGBT contribution to the 1916 Ages 14+
14 / Sun Rising
14th Join Brian Crowley, historian and curator of
2-3pm Kilmainham Gaol on a tour focusing on the LGBTQ+
figures who were involved in the 1916 Rising and
how that identity shaped their involvement. It will
also explore the challenges involved in uncovering
and recovering the queer contribution to the
struggle for Irish independence. No booking Heritage Week: Drop into Collins
required, places limited and allocated on a first- Barracks for Games on the
come basis 15 minutes before tour starts. Square.
Tá saorchead isteach chuig na himeachtaí go léir agus cuirtear tús leo ag an bhfáiltiú, mura gcuirfear a mhalairt in iúl. Soláthrófar ábhar
ceardlainne.
All events are free and start at Museum reception, unless otherwise stated. Workshop materials will be supplied by the Museum.
Féach / Check : www.museum.ie/events 2

Iúil / July (ar aghaidh / continued)
Céadaoin 17 Join an introductory tour to learn about the history chách / All
/ Wed 17th of Collins Barracks, from the 1700s to the present Ages
11-11.45am day and its transition from Barracks to Museum,
taking in some of the highlights from the Museum's
military history or decorative arts exhibitions. Soldiers, saints and fashion
Admission free, places allocated on a first- plates, uncover the stories behind
come basis 15 minutes before tour starts. the objects at Collins Barracks.
11-11.45am some of the highlights of the Museum's extensive
before tour starts.
Dé hAoine Caint / Talk Culture Club: The Story of the Asgard Daoine fásta
26 / Fri Culture Club invites members to explore and enjoy / Adults
26th the collections through a series of specially arranged
11.30am-1p guided tours and activities in the company of
m Museum staff followed by 'Tea & Chat' and an
opportunity to mingle. In August, come to hear
about Erskine Childers' yacht in the Asgard
exhibition, which landed at Howth exactly 105 years
ago on this day. Historian and Museum guide,
Declan Brady talks about the events of that day, the
subsequent fate of the vessel and how it was saved
and conserved by the Museum. Booking
Required.
/ Wed 31st of Collins Barracks, from the 1700s to the present Ages
11-11.45am day and its transition from Barracks to Museum,
military history or decorative arts exhibitions.
Admission free, places allocated on a first- Join our Museum educators in a
come basis 15 minutes before tour starts. Hands on History session
Lúnasa / August
2-2.45pm some of the highlights of the Museum's extensive
before tour starts.
Dé Turas / Tour Tour of the Eileen Gray Exhibition Fáilte roimh
Domhnaigh Join a public tour of the Eileen Gray exhibition, chách / All
11 / Sun exploring one of the most influential designers and Ages
11th architects of the 20th century. No booking
Heritage Week: Drop into Collins
3-4pm required, places allocated on a first-come basis
Barracks for Games on the
15 minutes before tour starts.
Square.
ceardlainne.

Lúnasa / August (ar aghaidh / continued)
2-2.45pm day and its transition from Barracks to Museum,
military history or decorative arts exhibitions. Soldiers, saints and fashion
Admission free, places allocated on a first- plates, uncover the stories behind
come basis 15 minutes before tour starts. the objects at Collins Barracks.
Dé Gníomhaíochtaí Heritage Week: Games on the Square Fáilte roimh
Domhnaigh 'Buail Isteach' / Drop into Collins Barracks for Games on the chách / All
18 / Sun Drop-in Activity Square where we're turning Clarke Square into a Ages
18th giant playground for the day! Inspired by the
2-4.30pm intergenerational public art project and exhibition,
Stories Between Us, this free open day for all ages
features outdoor and indoor games, art activities
and talks. No booking required.
Déardaoin Turas / Tour Tour of the Conservation Studios Daoine fásta
22 / Thu During Heritage Week, get behind the scenes at the / Adults
22nd Museum and take a tour of the conservation
2.30 - 4pm studios. A great opportunity to meet Museum
conservators to see and hear about the important
work that they do for the conservation of objects in
our collections and on exhibition. Booking
Required.
Dé Gníomhaíochtaí Hands on History: School Days Fáilte roimh
Domhnaigh 'Buail Isteach' / With the new school year approaching what about chách / All
25 / Sun Drop-in Activity dropping in to join our Museum educators to Ages
25th explore artefacts relating to schooldays from the
3-4pm Museum's collection of handling objects.No
booking required
2-2.45pm day and its transition from Barracks to Museum,
taking in some of the highlights from the Museum's Join our Museum educators in a
military history or decorative arts exhibitions. Hands on History session
Admission free, places allocated on a first-
come basis 15 minutes before tour starts.
Dé hAoine Caint / Talk Culture Club: Irish Woodturning Daoine fásta
30 / Fri Culture Club invites members to explore and enjoy / Adults
30th the collections through a series of specially arranged
11.30am-1p guided tours and activities in the company of
m Museum staff followed by 'Tea & Chat' and an
opportunity to mingle. In August's club, acclaimed
Irish Woodturner, Roger Bennett recounts the story
of Irish woodturning while exploring some of the
pieces in the collection. Booking required.

Square.
ceardlainne.

Meán Fómhair / September
Dé Turas / Tour Proclaiming a Republic: A Queer Revolution - Aois 14+ /
Domhnaigh Exploring the LGBT contribution to the 1916 Ages 14+
15 / Sun Rising
15th Join Brian Crowley, historian and curator of
2-3pm Kilmainham Gaol on a tour focusing on the LGBTQ+
figures who were involved in the 1916 Rising and Soldiers, saints and fashion
how that identity shaped their involvement. It will plates, uncover the stories behind
also explore the challenges involved in uncovering the objects at Collins Barracks.
and recovering the queer contribution to the
struggle for Irish independence. No booking
required, places limited and allocated on a first-
come basis 15 minutes before tour starts.
Dé hAoine Caint / Talk Culture Club: The story of the Coinage Design Daoine fásta
27 / Fri Committee / Adults
27th Culture Club invites members to explore and enjoy
11.30pm-1p the collections through a series of specially arranged
m guided tours and activities in the company of
Museum staff followed by 'Tea & Chat' and an
opportunity to mingle. In September's Club, join
former Museum Keeper and historian Michael Kenny
to learn more about the fascinating story of the
1928 competition to design coinage for the new
Irish State. Booking required.
Dé Turas / Tour Tour of Proclaiming a Republic Teaghlaigh /
Domhnaigh Join a family friendly tour of Proclaiming a Families
29 / Sun Republic: The 1916 Rising exhibition. Explore
29th some of the highlights of the Museum's extensive
3-4pm Easter week collection. Admission free, places
before tour starts.
Join our Museum educators in a

Hands on History session

Square.
ceardlainne.
Sráid Chill Dara, Baile Átha Cliath 2
Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Seandálaíocht / Archaeology
Iúil / July
Dé Sathairn Gníomhaíochtaí Prehistory Mysteries – Humans and the Fáilte roimh
6 / Sat 6th 'Buail Isteach' / Natural World chách / All
1.30-3.30pm Drop-in Activity Pop in and have a chat with our Museum Educators Ages
who will have an array of replica artefacts and raw
materials, which you can pick up and examine.
Discover how humans cleverly used antler, wood, Explore the history of the Vikings,
and clay in centuries past - long before there was Egyptians, Romans and Cypriots
plastic! No booking required. Located in at Kildare St.
Museum galleries, Prehistoric Ireland
exhibition, Ground Floor. Wheelchair
accessible.
Dé Turas / Tour Treasures of the National Museum Aois 7+ /
Céadaoin 10 Take a tour of the iconic treasures in the National Ages 7+
/ Wed 10th Museum, including the 'Tara' Brooch and the
11.00-11.45a Ardagh Chalice. No booking required, places
m allocated on a first come first served basis.
Wheelchair accessible.
Dé Sathairn Turas / Tour True or False Tour! Families with
13 / Sat Take the true or false challenge at the National children 6+ /
13th Museum! Join our tour to explore the archaeology Families with
Challenge yourself to our True or
1.30-2.15pm of the Vikings in Ireland, but listen closely, because children 6+
False tour!
at the end of each stop you'll have to figure out if a
statement is true or false, using your new
archaeology knowledge! Booking required, please
email educationarch@museum.ie or call 01
6486 334. Not wheelchair accessible.
Dé Gníomhaíochtaí Ships Ahoy! Log boats and Longships Families with
Céadaoin 17 'Buail Isteach' / Call into the Kildare Room to learn about the children 6+ /
/ Wed 17th Drop-in Activity biggest artefact in the Museum- the Lurgan dug-out Families with
1.30-3.30pm canoe, created from a massive oak tree during the children 6+
Bronze Age, 4,000 years ago! Chat with Museum
Educators about other ancient boats on display in
the Museum, then make your own nautical pop-up
card! No booking required, located in the
Kildare Room, Ground Floor. Wheelchair Discover the Archaeology of the
accessible. Irish Diet- lecture. Image:
Dé Sathairn Turas / Tour Tour: Recent Finds and New Displays at the Aois 8+ / Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
20 / Sat Museum Ages 8+
20th Come and see some of the newly displayed artefacts
2.30-3.30pm at the Museum including the Prosperous Crozier
from Kildare and the four gold Bronze Age Rings
found in Donegal, June 2018. Throughout the tour,
learn more about some of the more recent research
and developments in the field of archaeology. No
booking required, places allocated on a first
come first served basis. Meet at Reception.
Not Wheelchair accessible.
Learn about Medieval Board

games through our drop-in
activities
ceardlainne.
Dé Gníomhaíochtaí Weight to Go! Make your own Viking Weight Families with
Céadaoin 24 'Buail Isteach' / Did you know that before there were coins in children 6+ /
/ Wed 24th Drop-in Activity Ireland, the Vikings used to trade in silver? Visit the Families with
1.30-3.30pm Museum to learn about the weighing scales and children 6+
decorated lead weights the Vikings used to figure
out how much silver they had, discover who the Explore the history of the Vikings,
Vikings were trading with, then make your own Egyptians, Romans and Cypriots
weight to take home! No booking required. at Kildare St.
Located in Learning Resource Room, First
Floor. Not wheelchair accessible.
Dé hAoine Turas / Tour Tour - Kingship and Sacrifice: The Bog Bodies Aois 12+ /
26 / Fri Examine Iron Age finds from Ireland's wetlands Ages 12+
26th including bog butter and learn about the discovery
12.00-12.45 of the 2,000-year-old bog bodies, which are of
pm international scientific significance. No booking
required. Places allocated on a first come first
served basis, meet at Reception. Wheelchair
accessible.
Dé Sathairn Gníomhaíochtaí Precious Gifts and Where to Find Them Families with
27 / Sat 'Buail Isteach' / Archaeologists often find precious objects under the children 6+ /
27th Drop-in Activity ground. Is everything found at the same depth? Call Families with
False tour!
1.30-3.30pm into the museum to find out; create a special children 6+
bookmark, decorate it with precious objects and
decide if they should be close to the surface, or
deep underground! No booking required.
Located in the Kildare Room, Ground Floor.
Dé Gníomhaíochtaí Prehistory Mysteries- Precious Pots Fáilte roimh
Céadaoin 31 'Buail Isteach' / Pop in and have a chat with our Museum Educators chách / All
/ Wed 31st Drop-in Activity who will have some beautiful examples of replica Ages
1.30-3.30pm pots from the Stone and Bronze Ages. Handle the
replica pots, ask our educators questions and
discover how people in the past achieved beautiful
decoration and incredible shapes using their bare
hands and even their fingernails! No booking Discover the Archaeology of the
required. Located in the Prehistoric Ireland Irish Diet- lecture. Image:
exhibition, Ground Floor. Wheelchair Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
accessible.
Lúnasa / August
Dé Sathairn Turas / Tour Tour: Recent Finds and New Displays at the Aois 8+ /
3 / Sat 3rd Museum Ages 8+
11.00am Come and see some of the newly displayed artefacts
-12.00pm at the Museum including the Prosperous Crozier
from Kildare and four gold Bronze Age Rings found
in Donegal, June 2018. Throughout the tour, learn
more about some of the more recent research and
developments in the field of archaeology. No
activities
ceardlainne.
Dé Gníomhaíochtaí Secrets in Stone: Exploring Ogham Writing Families with
Céadaoin 7 'Buail Isteach' / Drop-in to our Learning Resource Room to explore children 8-12
/ Wed 7th Drop-in Activity the secret writings on early medieval ogham stones, / Families
1.30-3.30pm the earliest form of writing found in Ireland. Create a with children
secret message and make your own mini ogham 8-12
stone to take home. Explore the history of the Vikings,
No booking required. Located in the Learning Egyptians, Romans and Cypriots
Resource Room, first floor. Not wheelchair at Kildare St.
accessible.
Dé hAoine 9 Turas / Tour Tour: Treasures of the National Museum with Aois 12+ /
/ Fri 9th Irish Sign Language Interpretation Ages 12+
12.00-1.00p Take a tour of the iconic treasures in the National
m Museum, including the 'Tara' Brooch and the
Ardagh Chalice. Irish Sign Language
Interpretation will be provided for this tour.
Booking required, please email
educationarch@museum.ie. Wheelchair
accessible.
Dé Sathairn Gníomhaíochtaí Viking Artefact Detective! Families with
10 / Sat 'Buail Isteach' / Learn how to think like an archaeologist and solve children 8+ /
10th Drop-in Activity our puzzle! We have some replica Viking artefacts Families with
False tour!
1.30-3.30pm for you to look at and handle. Figure out exactly children 8+
what they are and how they were used! No booking
required, located in the Kildare Room, Ground
Floor. Wheelchair accessible.
Dé Gníomhaíochtaí Megalithic Big Draw Teaghlaigh /
Céadaoin 14 'Buail Isteach' / Take part in our Big Draw and decorate our giant Families
/ Wed 14th Drop-in Activity paper with megalithic and cave art at the Museum!
1.30-3.30pm Learn all about the different designs used by people
in the Stone Age to decorate prehistoric tombs in
Ireland and create your own hand-print cave art
No booking required. Located in the Learning
Resource Room 1st Floor. Not wheelchair
accessible.
Dé Sathairn Gníomhaíochtaí Heritage Week: Medieval Pop-up Chess Club - Fáilte roimh Discover the Archaeology of the
17 / Sat 'Buail Isteach' / Learn the Basics of Chess with your Friends chách / All Irish Diet- lecture. Image:
17th Drop-in Activity and Family! Ages Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
1.30 - Inspired by the Viking and Medieval artefacts in the
3.30pm Museum relating to board games, join us in the
Kildare Room to learn more about the game of chess
with members of 'Ficheall.ie' Primary Teachers
promoting chess. Get a taster of the game of chess
by learning about some of the pieces through 'mini
games'. Museum Educators will be on hand to point
you towards the ancient examples of board games in
the Museum! No booking required. Located in
the Kildare Room, Ground Floor. Wheelchair
accessible. Event will run at 30 minute
intervals. Learn about Medieval Board
activities
ceardlainne.
Dé Gníomhaíochtaí Heritage Week: Make a Medieval Chess Check- Families with
Céadaoin 21 'Buail Isteach' / Mate! children 6+ /
/ Wed 21st Drop-in Activity Did you know that people have been playing board Families with
1.30-3.30pm games in Ireland for hundreds of years? Call into the children 6+
Learning Resource Room to learn about the
artefacts relating to board games in the Museum, Explore the history of the Vikings,
then make your own chess piece from clay! Will you Egyptians, Romans and Cypriots
make a Castle, Bishop, Queen or Knight? You at Kildare St.
decide! No booking required, located in the
Learning Resource Room, First Floor. Not
wheelchair accessible.
Déardaoin Léacht / Lecture Heritage Week Lecture: Food in Ancient Daoine fásta
22 / Thu Ireland - Insights from Archaeology / Adults
22nd Join us for an evening lecture with Dr Meriel
6.00-7.00pm McClatchie, UCD School of Irish Archaeology, who
will examine the evidence for ancient food
production in Ireland, from Stone Age to medieval
times. This lecture will be based on the results of
archaeological excavations on national road projects
and other research. Organised in association with
Transport Infrastructure Ireland. Booking
False tour!
essential, please email
educationarch@museum.ie or call 01 6486 334.
Dé hAoine Gníomhaíochtaí Heritage Week Pop-up Display: The Fáilte roimh
23 - Dé 'Buail Isteach' / Archaeology of the Irish Diet chách / All
Sathairn 24 Drop-in Activity Drop into the Kildare Room at the National Museum Ages
/ Fri 23rd - of Ireland, Archaeology to see a pop-up display on
Sat 24th 'The Archaeology of the Irish Diet' featuring
10.30am-4.3 drawings of archaeological sites. Learn about the
0pm archaeological evidence for food production from
Stone Age to medieval times and take a look at
some replica artefacts relating to food. Organised in
association with Transport Infrastructure Ireland. No
booking required, located in the Kildare Room, Discover the Archaeology of the
next to the Treasury Exhibition, ground floor. Irish Diet- lecture. Image:
Wheelchair accessible. Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
Dé Gníomhaíochtaí Heritage Week Pop-up Display: The Fáilte roimh
Domhnaigh 'Buail Isteach' / Archaeology of the Irish Diet chách / All
25 / Sun Drop-in Activity Drop into the Kildare Room at the National Museum Ages
25th of Ireland, Archaeology to see a pop-up display on
1.30-4.30pm 'The Archaeology of the Irish Diet' featuring
drawings of archaeological sites. Learn about the
archaeological evidence for food production from
Stone Age to medieval times and take a look at
some replica artefacts relating to food. Organised in
association with Transport Infrastructure Ireland. No
booking required, located in the Kildare Room,
next to the Treasury Exhibition, ground floor. Learn about Medieval Board
Wheelchair accessible. games through our drop-in
activities
ceardlainne.
Dé hAoine Turas / Tour Tour: Recent Finds and New Displays at the Aois 8+ /
30 / Fri Museum Ages 8+
30th Come and see some of the newly displayed artefacts
2.30-3.30pm at the Museum including the Prosperous Crozier
from Kildare and four gold Bronze Age Rings found
in Donegal, June 2018. Throughout the tour, learn Explore the history of the Vikings,
more about some of the more recent research and Egyptians, Romans and Cypriots
developments in the field of archaeology. No at Kildare St.
Dé Sathairn Gníomhaíochtaí Outreach: Airfield Estate Festival of Food Fáilte roimh
7 - Dé 'Buail Isteach' / The National Museum's Education Department are chách / All
Domhnaigh Drop-in Activity out and about this September at the Airfield Estate Ages
8 / Sat 7th Festival of Food. Come along and meet the team
- Sun 8th from our various sites. Learn to make a harvest knot,
10.00am-5.0 discover the history of Irish food, handle replica
0pm artefacts relating to food production, or just pop by
to say hello! Airfield Admission Rates apply. Challenge yourself to our True or
Visit www.airfield.ie/home/festival-of-food/ False tour!
for more details.
Dé Sathairn Gníomhaíochtaí Kingly Attire Aois 8+ /
14 / Sat 'Buail Isteach' / Drop-in to the Kildare Room and explore the Ages 8+
14th Drop-in Activity archaeology of Ireland during the time of the Celts.
1.30-3.30pm Learn about the mysterious bog bodies who lived
during the Iron Age and discover what they may
have worn for special occasions, then make your
own leather armlet to take home. No booking
required, located in Kildare Room, Ground
Floor. Wheelchair accessible.
Dé Máirt 17 Gníomhaíochtaí Outreach: National Ploughing Championships Fáilte roimh
- Déardaoin 'Buail Isteach' / Come along and meet staff from the Education and chách / All
19 / Tue Drop-in Activity Antiquities Departments of the National Museum of Ages Discover the Archaeology of the
17th - Thu Ireland at this year's National Ploughing Irish Diet- lecture. Image:
19th Championships in Carlow. Learn how to make a Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
During traditional harvest knot and discover more about the
exhibition role and work of the Museum. National
area hours Ploughing Championship admission rates
apply; please visit www.npa.ie for more details.
Dé hAoine Gníomhaíochtaí Culture Night at the National Museum of Fáilte roimh
20 / Fri 'Buail Isteach' / Archaeology chách / All
20th Drop-in Activity See the Museum in a new light after dark and Ages
5.00-9.00pm encounter glittering ancient gold, Egyptian
mummies, Iron Age bog bodies, a Viking boat,
swords, shields and much more! Challenge yourself
to complete one of our free activity sheets, which
will be available to pick up in Main Museum
Reception area. No booking required.
activities
ceardlainne.
Meán Fómhair / September (ar aghaidh / continued)
Dé Léacht / Lecture New neighbours: the settlement evidence for Daoine fásta
Céadaoin 25 interactions between the Anglo-Normans and / Adults
/ Wed 25th the Gaelic-Irish in the later medieval period
1.00-1.45pm When the Anglo-Normans arrived in Ireland in the
later twelfth century, they arrived to a landscape
already busy with people and settlements. The old Explore the history of the Vikings,
adage tells us that the Anglo-Normans became Egyptians, Romans and Cypriots
'more Irish than the Irish themselves' but these new at Kildare St.
neighbours brought with them new settlement types
and new ways of managing the landscape. The
archaeological evidence for the interactions between
the arriving Anglo-Norman and the native
population will be discussed in this presentation by
Dr Linda Shine of the Discovery Programme.
Booking required, please email
educationarch@museum.ie or call 01 6486 334.
Located in Kildare Room, ground floor.

False tour!
Discover the Archaeology of the

Irish Diet- lecture. Image:
Transport Infrastructure Ireland.

activities
ceardlainne.
Sráid Mhuirfean, Baile Átha Cliath 2
Merrion Street, Dublin 2
Stair an Dúlra / Natural History

Iúil / July
Dé Luain 1 - Gníomhaíochtaí Seasonal Activity Sheet- Summer Sun! Teaghlaigh /
Dé 'Buail Isteach' / For some animals, it is warm all year long, depending Families
Céadaoin 31 Drop-in Activity on where they live – follow the Summer Sun trail to
/ Mon 1st - find out more! Copies of this activity sheet trail
Wed 31st are available in the Reception Area and in the
During Irish Room. Don't forget your pencil! Partially Natural History Museum, now
opening wheelchair accessible. fully accessible at ground floor
hours level.
Dé Sathairn Caint / Talk Pop-Up Talk: Puffins! Fáilte roimh
6 / Sat 6th As part of our Sustainable Summer series, join chách / All
12pm & 2pm Museum Educator & Zoologist Emma Murphy in the Ages
Irish Room for a 15 minute pop-up talk on Ireland's
favourite colourful seabird, the Atlantic Puffin.
Learn about their threats and how you can help! No
booking required. Please follow directional
signage to the puffins on the ground floor.
Dé Sathairn Caint / Talk Pop-Up Talk: Peregrine Falcons Fáilte roimh
13 / Sat As part of our Sustainable Summer series, join chách / All
13th Museum Educator & Zoologist Geraldine Breen in Ages
Join activities at the new Wonder
12pm & 2pm the Irish Room for a 15 minute pop-up talk on
Cabinet this summer! Image: Paul
peregrine falcons, and how museum collections
Sherwood
helped scientists save this extraordinary bird from
extinction. No booking required. Please follow
directional signage to the bird of prey cabinet
on the ground floor. Wheelchair accessible.
Dé Gníomhaíochtaí Inspectorium: SustainABILITY Teaghlaigh /
Céadaoin 17 'Buail Isteach' / How can we make more sustainable choices? Drop Families
/ Wed 17th Drop-in Activity into the Wonder Cabinet at the Discovery Zone to
11am-1pm play our sustainability games and learn how to make
a healthier planet. No booking required but
there may be short waiting time. Wheelchair
accessible.
Déardaoin Gníomhaíochtaí Inspectorium: SustainABILITY Teaghlaigh /
18 / Thu 'Buail Isteach' / How can we make more sustainable choices? Drop Families Drop into salmon-themed events
18th Drop-in Activity into the Wonder Cabinet at the Discovery Zone to for families at Fishy Fun. Image
11am-1pm play our sustainability games and learn how to make Inland Fisheries Ireland
a healthier planet. No booking required but
accessible.
Meet Bat Conservation Ireland on

Culture Night. Image: Faith
Wilson.
ceardlainne.

Dé Sathairn Gníomhaíochtaí International Year of the Salmon: Fishy Fun Teaghlaigh /
20 / Sat 'Buail Isteach' / Drop into the Museum for some fishy fun and Families
20th Drop-in Activity celebrate International Year of the Salmon! Visit the
10am-4pm fantastic collection of fish species on display and
learn about how Ireland's most iconic fish species,
salmon, is facing its biggest challenge yet. Join one Natural History Museum, now
of the hands-on activities and grab a microscope to fully accessible at ground floor
see what creepy crawlies live in our rivers and lakes. level.
See up close historical fishing equipment and
discover how we have been catching fish for the last
seven thousand years. No booking required but
accessible. This event is organised in
collaboration with Inland Fisheries Ireland.
Dé Gníomhaíochtaí Inspectorium: It's a Plankton Eat Plankton Fáilte roimh
Céadaoin 24 'Buail Isteach' / World chách / All
/ Wed 24th Drop-in Activity What do plankton eat, and what uses plankton as a Ages
11am - 1pm food source? As part of our Sustainable Summer
series, join us at our Wonder Cabinet to inspect real
plankton under our microscope and make your own
marine food web! Learn how these delicate food
webs can be upset, and how sustainability can save
Sherwood
species and whole ecosystems! No booking
required but there may be short waiting time.
Déardaoin Gníomhaíochtaí Inspectorium: It's a Plankton Eat Plankton Teaghlaigh /
25 / Thu 'Buail Isteach' / World Families
25th Drop-in Activity What do plankton eat, and what uses plankton as a
11am - 1pm food source? As part of our Sustainable Summer
required but there may be short waiting time. Drop into salmon-themed events
Wheelchair accessible. for families at Fishy Fun. Image
Dé Sathairn Caint / Talk Pop-Up Talk: Basking Sharks Fáilte roimh Inland Fisheries Ireland
27th Museum Educator & Zoologist Emma Murphy in the Ages
12pm & 2pm Irish Room for this 15 minute pop-up talk on the
largest of our native sharks. Learn more about the
dangers facing this critically endangered gentle
giant and how you can help! No booking required.
Please follow directional signage to the
basking shark on the ground floor. Wheelchair
accessible.

Wilson.
ceardlainne.

Dé Gníomhaíochtaí Inspectorium: Rewild Your Garden! Teaghlaigh /
Céadaoin 31 'Buail Isteach' / Make your garden the best wildlife haven it can be Families
/ Wed 31st Drop-in Activity for our challenged Irish birds, mammals & insects.
11am-1pm Drop into the Wonder Cabinet and create something
for your own wildlife garden, and get tips on how to
bring nature home! No booking required but Natural History Museum, now
there may be short waiting time. Wheelchair fully accessible at ground floor
accessible. level.
Lúnasa / August
Déardaoin 1 Gníomhaíochtaí Inspectorium: Rewild Your Garden! Teaghlaigh /
/ Thu 1st 'Buail Isteach' / Make your garden the best wildlife haven it can be Families
11am-1pm Drop-in Activity for our challenged Irish birds, mammals & insects.
Drop into the Wonder Cabinet and create something
bring nature home! No booking required but
accessible.
Déardaoin 1 Gníomhaíochtaí Seasonal Activity Sheet- Busy Bees! Teaghlaigh /
- Dé 'Buail Isteach' / Autumn is a busy season - nature is getting ready Families
Sathairn 31 Drop-in Activity for the approaching winter. Drop into the museum Join activities at the new Wonder
/ Thu 1st - and follow the busy bees with our Autumn Activity Cabinet this summer! Image: Paul
Sat 31st Trail Copies of this activity sheet trail are Sherwood
During available in the Reception Area and in the Irish
opening Room. Don't forget your pencil! Wheelchair
hours accessible.
Dé Sathairn Caint / Talk Pop-Up Talk: Jellyfish! Fáilte roimh
3 / Sat 3rd As part of our Sustainable Summer series, join chách / All
12pm & 2pm Museum Educator & Zoologist Geraldine Breen in Ages
the Irish Room for a 15 minute pop-up talk on
jellyfish. Learn about Ireland's native jellyfish and
what they can teach us about climate change. No
signage to the jellyfish on the ground floor.
Wheelchair accessible. Drop into salmon-themed events
Dé Gníomhaíochtaí Inspectorium: It's a Plankton Eat Plankton Teaghlaigh / for families at Fishy Fun. Image
Céadaoin 7 'Buail Isteach' / World Families Inland Fisheries Ireland
/ Wed 7th Drop-in Activity What do plankton eat, and what uses plankton as a
11am-1pm food source? As part of our Sustainable Summer

Wilson.
ceardlainne.

Déardaoin 8 Gníomhaíochtaí Inspectorium: It's a Plankton Eat Plankton Teaghlaigh /
/ Thu 8th 'Buail Isteach' / World Families
11am-1pm Drop-in Activity What do plankton eat, and what uses plankton as a
food source? As part of our Sustainable Summer
plankton under our microscope and make your own Natural History Museum, now
marine food web! Learn how these delicate food fully accessible at ground floor
webs can be upset, and how sustainability can save level.
Dé Sathairn Caint / Talk Pop-Up Talk: Puffins! Fáilte roimh
10th Museum Educator & Zoologist Emma Murphy in the Ages
12pm & 2pm Irish Room for a 15 minute pop-up talk on Ireland's
favourite colourful seabird, the Atlantic Puffin.
Learn about their threats and how you can help! No
signage to the puffins on the ground floor.
Dé Gníomhaíochtaí Inspectorium: Rewild Your Garden! Teaghlaigh /
Céadaoin 14 'Buail Isteach' / Make your garden the best wildlife haven it can be Families
Sherwood
/ Wed 14th Drop-in Activity for our challenged Irish birds, mammals & insects.
accessible.
Déardaoin Gníomhaíochtaí Inspectorium: Rewild Your Garden! Teaghlaigh /
15 / Thu 'Buail Isteach' / Make your garden the best wildlife haven it can be Families
15th Drop-in Activity for our challenged Irish birds, mammals & insects.
there may be short waiting time. Wheelchair Drop into salmon-themed events
accessible. for families at Fishy Fun. Image
Dé Sathairn Caint / Talk Past Times: Salmon & Fishing Fáilte roimh Inland Fisheries Ireland
17th Museum Educator & Zoologist Geraldine Breen in Ages
12pm & 2pm the Irish Room for a 15 minute pop-up talk on
Ireland's native salmon and fishing in past times. No
signage to the salmon on the ground floor.
Dé Máirt 20 Caint / Talk Pastimes: Birdwatching & the Gannet Fáilte roimh
/ Tue 20th As part of our Sustainable Summer series, join chách / All
12pm & 2pm Museum Educator & Zoologist Emma Murphy in the Ages
Irish Room for a 15 minute pop-up talk on
birdwatching & one of Ireland's most charismatic Meet Bat Conservation Ireland on
birds. No booking required. Please follow Culture Night. Image: Faith
directional signage to the gannets on the Wilson.
ground floor. Wheelchair accessible.
ceardlainne.

Dé Gníomhaíochtaí Inspectorium: A Salmon's Tale Teaghlaigh /
Céadaoin 21 'Buail Isteach' / Drop into this fun family activity and fish for clues in Families
/ Wed 21st Drop-in Activity the river of knowledge at the Wonder Cabinet.
11am-1pm Discover the salmon's tale, at this hands-on event
about Ireland's river creatures and habitats. No
booking required but there may be short Natural History Museum, now
waiting time. Wheelchair accessible. fully accessible at ground floor
Déardaoin Gníomhaíochtaí Inspectorium: A Salmon's Tale Teaghlaigh / level.
22 / Thu 'Buail Isteach' / Drop into this fun family activity and fish for clues in Families
22nd Drop-in Activity the river of knowledge at the Wonder Cabinet.
11am-1pm Discover the salmon's tale, at this hands-on event
about Ireland's river creatures and habitats. No
booking required but there may be short
waiting time. Wheelchair accessible.
Dé Gníomhaíochtaí Seasonal Activity Sheet- Busy Bees! Teaghlaigh /
Domhnaigh 'Buail Isteach' / Autumn is a busy season - nature is getting ready Families
1 - Dé Luain Drop-in Activity for the approaching winter. Drop into the museum
30 / Sun and follow the busy bees with our Autumn Activity
1st - Mon Trail Copies of this activity sheet trail are Join activities at the new Wonder
30th available in the Reception Area and in the Irish Cabinet this summer! Image: Paul
During Room. Don't forget your pencil! Wheelchair Sherwood
openiing accessible.
hours
Dé hAoine Gníomhaíochtaí Culture Night: Bat Conservation Ireland Fáilte roimh
20 / Fri 'Buail Isteach' / Go batty for Culture Night 2019! Drop into the chách / All
20th Drop-in Activity Wonder Cabinet to learn fact from fiction about Ages
6:30-8pm these nighttime navigators. Hang out with the team
from Kildare Bat Group and learn all about Ireland's
native bats. No booking required but there may
be short waiting time. Partially wheelchair
accessible.
Dé Sathairn Gníomhaíochtaí Inspectorium: Shark Search Teaghlaigh /
28 / Sat 'Buail Isteach' / How many shark species live in Irish waters? Drop Families Drop into salmon-themed events
28th Drop-in Activity into the Wonder Cabinet at the Discovery Zone to
for families at Fishy Fun. Image
11am-1pm learn about these marine predators, complete the Inland Fisheries Ireland
shark search and inspect some of the museum
handling collection up close. No booking required
but there may be short waiting time.

Wilson.
ceardlainne.
Páirc an Turlaigh, Caisleán an Bharraigh, Co.
Mhaigh Eo
Turlough Park, Castlebar, Co Mayo
Saol na Tuaithe / Country Life

Iúil / July
Dé hAoine 5 Gníomhaíochtaí Knitting & Crochet Circle: Summer Knits Daoine Fásta
/ Fri 5th 'Buail Isteach' / Join the museum knitters this summer and work on agus leanaí
11am - 1pm Drop-in Activity your knitting and crochet skills. Start a new project 7+ / Adults
or get help finishing an old one! Exchange ideas and & Children 7+
tips. Learn a new skill for life. Beginners welcome.
No booking required. The modern gallery building is
Dé Sathairn Gníomhaíochtaí Mayo Genealogy Group Daoine fásta home to many fascinating Folklife
13 / Sat 'Buail Isteach' / If you have an interest in finding out about your / Adults exhibitions and displays.
13th Drop-in Activity family history come along and meet the Mayo
11:30am - Genealogy Group for free practical tips. New
1pm researchers welcome. No booking required.
Dé Máirt 16 Ceardlann / Become a Planet Champion Aois 10+ /
- Dé Máirt 6 Workshop Tuesday & Thursday Mornings in July & Ages 10+
Lúnasa / August.
Tue 16th - Join Science Ireland's Declan Holmes for some fun
Tue 6th and exciting workshops to learn how you can
August become a Planet Champion. This series of four
10am - 1pm workshops will focus on climate change, renewable
energy, reuse, repair and recycle and biodiversity.
Complete all four days to become a Planet
Look out for our Summer Science
Champion. Booking required. €40 per person.
Workshops in July & August
Dé Máirt 16 Ceardlann / All Budding Engineers and Scientists Aois 10+ /
- Dé Máirt 6 Workshop Tuesday Afternoons in July & August Ages 10+
Lúnasa / Join Declan Holmes from Science Ireland for a fun
Tue 16th - and exciting workshop to learn about our travels in
Tue 6th space and the rockets we use to get there. Booking
August required. €10 per person per day. Contact the
1pm - 3pm Bookings Office for further information.
Déardaoin Ceardlann / All Budding Engineers and Scientists Aois 10+ /
18 - Workshop Thursday Afternoons in July & August. Ages 10+
Déardaoin 8 Join Declan Holmes from Science Ireland for a fun
Lúnasa / and exciting workshop to learn about the robots we
Thu 18th - are building today and those of the future. Booking
Thu 8th required. €10 per person per day. Contact the
August Bookings Office for further information. Hopscotch, Horseshoes and Jack
1pm - 3pm Stones 20th August
Dé hAoine Gníomhaíochtaí Knitting & Crochet Circle: Summer Knits Daoine Fásta
19 / Fri 'Buail Isteach' / Join the museum knitters this summer and work on agus leanaí
19th Drop-in Activity your knitting and crochet skills. Start a new project 7+ / Adults
11am - 1pm or get help finishing an old one! Exchange ideas and & Children 7+
No booking required.
Dé Sathairn Taispeántas Kitchen Power: Women's Experiences of Rural Fáilte roimh
20 / Sat Sealadach / Electrification chách / All
20th Temporary Kitchen Power examines the promised lifestyle and Ages
During Exhibition everyday reality of rural electrification and the effect
opening that it had on the lives of women in Ireland. This
hours exhibition includes the voices of these women,
telling their own stories in their own words. Harvest Stories with Carmel Balfe
22nd August
ceardlainne.
Mhaigh Eo

Dé Sathairn Léiriú / Connacht Textile Crafters Fáilte roimh
27 / Sat Demonstration The talented Connacht Textile Crafters (CTC) return chách / All
27th for their bi-monthly meeting. Why not pop in and Ages
11:30am - see the wide range of traditional and contemporary
1pm crafting techniques demonstrated by the gifted CTC
members. On this occasion learn some more The modern gallery building is
advanced embroidery skills and also use beads and home to many fascinating Folklife
sequins as embellishments. No booking required. exhibitions and displays.
Dé Turas / Tour Nature Trail of Turlough Park Adults &
Domhnaigh Join zoologist Catherine McGuinness for a tour Children 5+ /
28 / Sun around the grounds of Turlough Park House. Adults &
28th Discover our rookery, explore the location of our old Children 5+
2pm - 3pm badger set and learn about all the different wildlife
that lives around our grounds. Booking required.
Lúnasa / August
Déardaoin 1 Taispeántas Kitchen Power: Women's Experiences of Rural Fáilte roimh
- Dé Sealadach / Electrification chách / All
Sathairn 31 Temporary Kitchen Power examines the promised lifestyle and Ages
Exhibition
/ Thu 1st - everyday reality of rural electrification and the effect
Sat 31st that it had on the lives of women in Ireland. This Look out for our Summer Science
During exhibition includes the voices of these women, Workshops in July & August
opening telling their own stories in their own words.
hours
/ Fri 2nd 'Buail Isteach' / Join the museum knitters this summer and work on agus leanaí
Dé Máirt 6 Ceardlann / All Budding Engineers and Scientists Aois 10+ /
/ Tue 6th Workshop Tuesday Afternoons in July & August. Ages 10+
1pm - 3pm Join Declan Holmes from Science Ireland for a fun
and exciting workshop to learn about our travels in
space and the rockets we use to get there. Booking Hopscotch, Horseshoes and Jack
required. €10 per person per day. Contact the Stones 20th August
Bookings Office for further information.
Déardaoin 8 Ceardlann / All Budding Engineers and Scientists Aois 10+ /
/ Thu 8th Workshop Thursday Afternoons in July & August. Ages 10+
1pm - 3pm Join Declan Holmes from Science Ireland for a fun
and exciting workshop to learn about the robots we
are building today and those of the future. Booking
required. €10 per person per day. Contact the
Bookings Office for further information.
Dé Sathairn Gníomhaíochtaí Mayo Genealogy Group Daoine Fásta
10 / Sat 'Buail Isteach' / If you have an interest in finding out about your agus leanaí
10th Drop-in Activity family history come along and meet the Mayo 7+ / Adults
11:30am - Genealogy Group for free practical tips. New & Children 7+
Harvest Stories with Carmel Balfe
22nd August
ceardlainne.
Mhaigh Eo

Dé hAoine Gníomhaíochtaí Knitting & Crochet Circle: Summer Knits Daoine Fásta
16 / Fri 'Buail Isteach' / Join the museum knitters this summer and work on agus leanaí
16th Drop-in Activity your knitting and crochet skills. Start a new project 7+ / Adults
11am - 1pm or get help finishing an old one! Exchange ideas and & Children 7+
No booking required. The modern gallery building is
Dé Sathairn Ceardlann / Heritage Week: Frozen in Time Daoine Fásta home to many fascinating Folklife
17 / Sat Workshop Join Kevin Barton, archaeological geophysicist to agus leanaí exhibitions and displays.
17th explore the Ice House hidden on the grounds of 12+ / Adults
11am - 4pm NMI-Country Life. Using the latest earth resistance & Children
and topographic techniques, we will survey the 12+
extent of the buried structure. With the aid of some
participants the survey will hopefully reveal this
monument's hidden secrets in a presentation of the
results in the afternoon. Booking required.
Dé Máirt 20 Gníomhaíochtaí Heritage Week: Hopscotch, Horseshoes and Teaghlaigh /
/ Tue 20th 'Buail Isteach' / Jack Stones Families
2pm - 4pm Drop-in Activity Join the Education Team to discover how people
spent their spare time in the past and learn how to
play some traditional Irish games. No booking
required.
Dé Gníomhaíochtaí Heritage Week: Harvest Traditions Daoine Fásta
Céadaoin 21 'Buail Isteach' / Join the Education Team to learn about traditions agus leanaí
/ Wed 21st Drop-in Activity around the Harvest Dance. Then learn to make your 7+ / Adults
2pm -4pm own Harvest Knot, a traditional love token made at & Children 7+
this time of year. No booking required.
Déardaoin Ceardlann / Heritage Week: Harvest Stories with Carmel Families with
22 / Thu Workshop Balfe children 4-7
22nd Join artist and puppeteer Carmel Balfe to investigate / Families
11:30am - the harvest, the different jobs that had to be done with children
1pm & 2pm - and the different people and animals who did them. 4-7
3:30pm Then imagine and create your own characters and
their harvest stories around this special time of year.
Booking required.
Dé Sathairn Imeacht Heritage Week: Past Times, Pastimes Adults & Hopscotch, Horseshoes and Jack
24 / Sat Teaghlaigh / Join members of the National Parks and Wildlife Children 5+ / Stones 20th August
24th Family Event Service's Ballycroy and the Museum Education Adults &
2:30pm - Teams for a walk around the grounds of Turlough Children 5+
4pm Park. Discover how the study of Natural Science
started as a pastime, but would become one of the
most important fields of science in the modern
world. Booking required.
Dé Caint / Talk Kitchen Power: Beyond the Cabinet Door Daoine fásta
Domhnaigh Join Dr. Sorcha O'Brien and curator Noel Campbell / Adults
25 / Sun to hear about the research behind the exhibition,
25th the people interviewed the choice of museum
2pm - 4pm objects and how this partnership process brought it
all together. In association with Kitchen Power.
Booking required. Harvest Stories with Carmel Balfe
22nd August
ceardlainne.
Mhaigh Eo

Dé Taispeántas Kitchen Power: Women's Experiences of Rural Fáilte roimh
Domhnaigh Sealadach / Electrification chách / All
1 - Dé Luain Temporary Kitchen Power examines the promised lifestyle and Ages
Exhibition
30 / Sun everyday reality of rural electrification and the effect
1st - Mon that it had on the lives of women in Ireland. This
30th exhibition includes the voices of these women, The modern gallery building is
During telling their own stories in their own words. home to many fascinating Folklife
opening exhibitions and displays.
hours
/ Fri 6th 'Buail Isteach' / Join the museum knitters this summer and work on agus leanaí
Dé Sathairn Gníomhaíochtaí Outreach: Airfield Estate Festival of Food Fáilte roimh
7 - Dé 'Buail Isteach' / The National Museum's Education Department are chách / All
Domhnaigh Drop-in Activity out and about this September at the Airfield Estate Ages
8 / Sat 7th Festival of Food. Come along and meet the team
- Sun 8th from our various sites. Learn to make a harvest knot,
10am - 5pm discover the history of Irish food, handle replica
artefacts relating to food production, or just pop by
to say hello! Airfield Admission Rates apply.
Visit www.airfield.ie/home/festival-of-food/
for more details.
Dé Sathairn Gníomhaíochtaí Mayo Genealogy Group Daoine fásta
14 / Sat 'Buail Isteach' / If you have an interest in finding out about your / Adults
14th Drop-in Activity family history come along and meet the Mayo
11:30am - Genealogy Group for free practical tips. New
Dé Máirt 17 Gníomhaíochtaí Outreach: National Ploughing Championships Fáilte roimh
- Déardaoin 'Buail Isteach' / Come along and meet staff from the Education and chách / All
19 / Tue Drop-in Activity Antiquities Departments of the National Museum of Ages
17th - Thu Ireland at this year's National Ploughing
19th Championships in Carlow. Learn how to make a Hopscotch, Horseshoes and Jack
During traditional harvest knot and discover more about the Stones 20th August
exhibition role and work of the Museum. National Ploughing
area hours Championship admission rates apply; please
visit www.npa.ie for more details.
Dé hAoine Gníomhaíochtaí Knitting & Crochet Circle: Autumnal Patterns Daoine Fásta
20 / Fri 'Buail Isteach' / Wrap up warm! Get ready for the Winter months by agus leanaí
20th Drop-in Activity knitting your own hats, scarves and jumpers with the 7+ / Adults
11am - 1pm Museum's Knitting and Crochet Circle. Beginners & Children 7+
welcome. No booking required.

22nd August
ceardlainne.
Mhaigh Eo

Meán Fómhair / September (ar aghaidh / continued)
Dé hAoine Gníomhaíochtaí Culture Night: A Farmers Son, with author Daoine fásta
20 / Fri 'Buail Isteach' / John Connell / Adults
20th Drop-in Activity "I was born a farmer's son and have known these
7pm fields and yards all my life."
John Connell is the author of The Cow Book - the The modern gallery building is
number one bestseller about his unexpected return home to many fascinating Folklife
to his farming roots in Longford. Join John for an exhibitions and displays.
evening talk about his journey back to farming; what
being a farmer's son (or daughter) means in today's
world; and in this era of climate crisis, can we learn
about sustainability from the lives of our ancestors?
This event includes access to the museum galleries,
music and light refreshments.
Dé Sathairn Gníomhaíochtaí Worldwide Spin in Public Day (WWSIP Day) Fáilte roimh
21 / Sat 'Buail Isteach' / Worldwide Spin in Public Day was started by a chách / All
21st Drop-in Activity bunch of like-minded spinners to celebrate an art Ages
10:30am - that they all love - the art of spinning fibres into
4pm yarn. The group have organized spinning in public
events on the third weekend of September every
year since 2009. The National Museum of Ireland
Country Life is delighted to support the event by
hosting some members of the Connacht Textile
Crafters for the second year running as part of the
WWSIP day. No booking required.
Dé Sathairn Gníomhaíochtaí Music Circle Daoine Fásta
21 / Sat 'Buail Isteach' / Dust down that fiddle, polish that whistle and join
agus leanaí
21st Drop-in Activity the music circle to practice, share, play tunes and
12+ / Adults
2pm - songs. No booking required. & Children
4:30pm 12+
Dé Sathairn Gníomhaíochtaí Connacht Textile Crafters Fáilte roimh
28 / Sat 'Buail Isteach' / The talented Connacht Textile Crafters (CTC) return chách / All
28th Drop-in Activity for their bi-monthly meeting. Why not pop in and Ages
11:30am - see the wide range of traditional and contemporary Hopscotch, Horseshoes and Jack
3pm crafting techniques demonstrated by the gifted CTC Stones 20th August
members. On this occasion learn about the art of
Furoshiki or Japanese gift wrapping. No booking
required.
Dé Sathairn Caint / Talk A History of the ICA Daoine fásta
28 / Sat Join Kay Devine to hear about the history of the / Adults
28th Irish Countrywomen's Association, their role in
3pm - 4pm advocating access to electricity and safe water
across Ireland and how they continue to promote
and inspire today. In association with Kitchen
Power. Booking required.

22nd August
ceardlainne.
Eolas Ginearálta
1 Seandálaíocht
Sráid Chill Dara
Baile Átha Cliath
2 Stair an Dúlra
Sráid Mhuirfean
3 Na hEalaíona Maisiúla & Stair
Dún Uí Choileáin
Sráid na Binne Boirbe
4 Saol na Tuaithe
Páirc an Turlaigh
Caisleán an Bharraigh
Co. Mhaigh Eo
Shop available at Collins Barracks, Kildare Street, Merrion Street and Turlough Park.
Uaireanta Oscailte
Café available at Collins Barracks, Kildare Street and Turlough Park.
Domhnach/Luan 1pm-5pm
Máirt-Satharn 10am-5pm How to get there
Dúnta Lá Nollag agus Aoine an Chéasta
Collins Barracks
Luas Red Line - Museum Stop
Tuilleadh Eolais
Buses - 90 (Aston Quay), 25, 25A, 66, 67 (Pearse Street and Westmoreland Street)
Baile Átha Cliath Paid parking available
Ríomhphost: info@museum.ie
Fón: +353 (0) 1 6777444 Kildare Street
Facs: +353 (0) 1 6777450 Nearest Luas - Green Line - St Stephen's Green
Buses - 7, 7A, 8 (O'Connell Street), 10, 11, 13 (O'Connell Street)
Páirc an Turlaigh Nearest Dart station - Pearse Street
Ríomhphost: tpark@museum.ie
Tel: +353 (0) 94 9031755 Merrion Street
Fax: +353 (0) 94 9031628 Buses - 7, 7A, 8 (O'Connell Street)
Turlough Park
Sonraí Áirithinte
By Car - Turlough Park is 8km East of Castlebar on the N5 - Free Car Parking
Baile Átha Cliath By Bus - The nearest bus station is in Castlebar. Tel: 096 71800
An Roinn Oideachais agus For-rochtana: By Train - The nearest train station is in Castlebar. Tel: 094 90 21222
Ríomhphost: bookings@museum.ie
Fón: +353 (0) 1 6486453 Access
Facs: +353 (0) 1 6791025
Collins Barracks - Fully wheelchair accessible
Páirc an Turlaigh Kildare Street - Ground floor exhibitions, shop, café and toilets are wheelchair accessible
An Roinn Oideachais agus For-rochtana: Merrion Street - Ground floor exhibitions and toilet are wheelchair accessible
Ríomhphost: educationtph@museum.ie Turlough Park - Fully wheelchair accessible
Fón: +353 (0) 94 9031751
Facs: +353 (0) 94 9031498
Bíonn turas ann gach lá i bPáirc an Turlaigh. Is
féidir le grúpaí turais agus ceardlanna a chur in
áirithe leis an Oifig Áirithintí. Páirc an Turlaigh
Uaireanta oibre na hOifige Áirithintí
Máirt - Aoine: 10am-1pm
Iad siúd atá ag tabhairt aire do pháistí anseo, is

orthu a thiteann sé a bheith freagrach as
sábháilteacht na bpáistí sin. Caith súil ar ár
bPolasaí Cosaint Leanaí
le haghaidh tuilleadh eolais. Is san Fhéilire
Imeachtaí atá teacht ar an bPolasaí sin. Ba
chruinn a bhfuil ann agus é á chur i gcló ach
d'fhéadfadh go n-athrófaí é (de réir mar is gá).
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General Information
1 Archaeology
Kildare Street
Dublin
Dublin 2
2 Natural History
Merrion Street
Dublin 2
3 Decorative Arts & History
Collins Barracks
Benburb Street
Dublin 7
4 Country Life
Turlough Park
Castlebar
Co Mayo
Shop available at Collins Barracks, Kildare Street, Merrion Street and Turlough Park.
Opening Hours
Café available at Collins Barracks, Kildare Street and Turlough Park.
Sunday/Monday 1pm-5pm
Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm How to get there
Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday
Collins Barracks
Luas Red Line - Museum Stop
Further Information
Buses - 90 (Aston Quay), 25, 25A, 66, 67 (Pearse Street and Westmoreland Street)
Dublin Paid parking available
email: info@museum.ie
Tel: +353 (0) 1 6777444 Kildare Street
Fax: +353 (0) 1 6777450 Nearest Luas - Green Line - St Stephen's Green
Buses - 7, 7A, 8 (O'Connell Street), 10, 11, 13 (O'Connell Street)
Turlough Park Nearest Dart station - Pearse Street
email: tpark@museum.ie
Tel: +353 (0) 94 9031755 Merrion Street
Fax: +353 (0) 94 9031628 Buses - 7, 7A, 8 (O'Connell Street)
Turlough Park
Booking Details
By Car - Turlough Park is 8km East of Castlebar on the N5 - Free Car Parking
Dublin By Bus - The nearest bus station is in Castlebar. Tel: 096 71800
Education and Outreach Department: By Train - The nearest train station is in Castlebar. Tel: 094 90 21222
email: bookings@museum.ie
Tel: +353 (0) 1 6486453 Access
Fax: +353 (0) 1 6791025
Collins Barracks - Fully wheelchair accessible
Turlough Park Kildare Street - Ground floor exhibitions, shop, café and toilets are wheelchair accessible
Education and Outreach Department: Merrion Street - Ground floor exhibitions and toilet are wheelchair accessible
email: educationtph@museum.ie Turlough Park - Fully wheelchair accessible
Tel: +353 (0) 94 9031751
Fax: +353 (0) 94 9031498
Public tour daily at Turlough Park. Tours and
workshops can be pre-booked by groups via
the Bookings Office. Turlough Park
Booking office hours
Tue-Fri: 10am-1pm
Primary carers are responsible for the safety of

children in their care while visiting the National
Museum of Ireland. For further information
consult our Child Protection Policy
Information contained in the Calendar of
Events is accurate at the time of going to print
but could be subject to change.
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Na hEalaíona Maisiúla & Stair (Stair Mhíleata san áireamh)

Seandálaíocht / Archaeology Lch. / Pg. 6

Stair an Dúlra / Natural History Lch. / Pg. 12

Ceardlanna * Léachtaí * Imeachtaí Teaghlaigh * Taispeántais * Léirithe * Cur i Láthair * Turais

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Na hEalaíona Maisiúla & Stair / Decorative Arts & History

Na hEalaíona Maisiúla & Stair / Decorative Arts & History

Na hEalaíona Maisiúla & Stair / Decorative Arts & History

Heritage Week: Drop into Collins

Na hEalaíona Maisiúla & Stair / Decorative Arts & History

Join our Museum educators in a

Heritage Week: Drop into Collins

Learn about Medieval Board

Challenge yourself to our True or

Discover the Archaeology of the

Learn about Medieval Board

Stair an Dúlra / Natural History

Meet Bat Conservation Ireland on

Stair an Dúlra / Natural History

Meet Bat Conservation Ireland on

Stair an Dúlra / Natural History

Meet Bat Conservation Ireland on

Stair an Dúlra / Natural History

Stair an Dúlra / Natural History

Meet Bat Conservation Ireland on

Saol na Tuaithe / Country Life

Saol na Tuaithe / Country Life

Saol na Tuaithe / Country Life

Saol na Tuaithe / Country Life

Harvest Stories with Carmel Balfe

Saol na Tuaithe / Country Life

Harvest Stories with Carmel Balfe

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