Top Things to do in County Carlow
Top 5 Museums in County Carlow, Province of Leinster
Discover the best top things to do in County Carlow, Ireland including Carlow County Museum, County Carlow Military Museum, Tullow Museum, Weavers Cottage, Morgan's Garden Centre.
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1. Carlow County Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 83 reviews
Carlow County Museum is located in Carlow’s Cultural Quarter. Admission is free and is entered through the tourist office. Spanning four galleries, the museum has a wide collection of items and artefacts from Carlow county including the original gallows trapdoor from Carlow Gaol; the 6m carved pulpit from Carlow Cathedral; items from Carlow’s Sugar Factory, which operated for almost 80 years; the smoking pipe of Captain Myles Keogh, killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn; items relating to John Tyndall, the Carlow scientist who discovered the greenhouse effect; a 340 million-year-old fossilized squid; a special exhibition on St. Willibrord, an English monk who trained in Carlow before becoming the Patron Saint of Luxembourg; the last cigarette smoked by Kevin Barry, an 18-year-old medical student who was executed for his role in the Irish War of Independence; the printing press used by The Nationalist newspapers… and so much more!
Reviewed By EricaLowry - County Carlow, Ireland
From the outside you cannot imagine that he museum in Carlow town is actually that big. They have the famous pulpit that once belonged in the cathedral, an old living room and an old grocery store that helps to imagine how people lived in the past. Info on the sugar factory that employed so many in town (my father-in-law being one) and a piece of the trap door used in the executions in what today is the Carlow shopping centre. And much more. Right beside the library .
2. County Carlow Military Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 23 reviews
County Carlow Military Museum , is open every Sunday 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm since 2001. The Museum is run by a dedicated group of volunteers including local historians and authors. With many unique artifacts there is something for everyone at Co. Carlow Military Museum. We have many displays which include: 1798 rebellion, knights and armor, World War 1 World, War 2 Irish army timeline, Carlovians in uniform, War of Independence, United Nations Peace Keeping and a research area.
3. Tullow Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By L7120IXthomasb - Hardegsen, Germany
I was especially interested to visit this little museum of local Tullow history because my late grandfather was also a historian for his home town in Germany and collected many bits and bops as well as newspaper clippings, books etc. Tullow Museum had been featured in a documentary on German TV at some point. That's how I found out about its existence. So when my holiday trip took me to the East and Southeast of Ireland this year, I was not let down by what I found in Tullow. Despite the items being seemingly just put wherever they would fit into the small space that the building offers, I applaud the people running the place for preserving all those items that would otherwise have been lost in time. It was an interesting experience that deserves praise and a sound recommendation. Go see it!
4. Weavers Cottage
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
5. Morgan's Garden Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
