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Museum of Country Life - 15-22 March 2014
By Bernie Byron
18, Mar 2014 - 08:24

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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND - COUNTRY LIFE
TURLOUGH PARK, CASTLEBAR, CO. MAYO
PUBLIC PROGRAMME 15-22 MARCH 2014


Contents:
* Féile na Tuaithe 2014 * Programme of events * Schools' Competition * Temporary Exhibitions

* Museum Shop & Café * Memory Book Project * On-line Resources * Other Details

01. Féile na Tuaithe - Turlough Park : Applications now being sought from craft and food producers.

Application forms are now available for food and craft producers. If you are interested in taking part in Féile na Tuaithe, please visit our website for further details: http://goo.gl/UAuLvm . Closing date for receipt of all applications is Friday 21 March 2014. Further details also available from Lisa Fahy on feile@museum.ie.


02. PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
Visit www.ouririshheritage.org to find out about local Irish history & heritage and to contribute photos and stories about your locality.

Saturday 15th March:
3.00pm-4.00pm. Talk. Top Tips for Spring Gardening. Adults & Children 7+. Join Padraig Horkan for a talk on the top tips for your garden in Spring. Find out about companion planting and how to get much more out of your garden. Booking required.

Friday 21st March:
11.00am-1.00pm. Drop-in Activity. Knitting Circle: Spring Out of Winter! Adults & Children 7+. Join the museum knitters to make your own spring time knits and crochet. Start a new project or get help finishing an old one! Exchange ideas and tips. Learn a new skill for life. Beginners welcome. No booking required.

Saturday 22nd March:
2.00pm-3.00pm. Film/Scannán. Seachtain na Gaeilge: Gearrscannáin. Is rogha gearrscannán I nGaeilge iad ó scannadóirí Éireannacha. Rinneadh na scannáin seo faoin scéim ghearrscannán 'Oscailt', a fhaigheann airgeadú ó Bhord Scannán na hÉireann agus TG4. Ní gá áirithint a dhéanamh.


03. SCHOOLS' POETRY COMPETITION 2014

A History of Ireland in 100 Objects uses artefacts to create a timeline of Ireland's past; from the earliest evidence of human activity to the modern day - one object at a time. This year we are challenging pupils to write a poem about one or more of these objects. To find out more log on to http://www.ouririshheritage.org/category_id__60_path__.aspx

04. TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS
HAIR HURLING BALLS: Earliest Artefacts of Our National Game
This exciting new exhibition firmly establishes the antiquity of our national game of Hurling with radio-carbon dated hurling balls from 800 years ago! The hair hurling ball collection of the National Museum of Ireland is displayed with an ancient hurling stick. These hurling balls are of matted cow-hair with a plaited horse-hair covering. This exhibition looks at these bog finds in relation to where in the country they were discovered, how they were made and the scientific analysis undertaken by the Museum. This revealed so much more than the naked eye could see... The exhibition runs until May 2014.

Other exhibitions include:
· 100 OBJECTS MUSEUM TRAIL

In a partnership between the National Museum of Ireland (NMI), the Irish Times and the Royal Irish Academy, 100 objects have been chosen by journalist Fintan O'Toole to take us through the history of people in Ireland over 7,000 years. 4 of these objects can be seen in the NMI-Country Life, Turlough Park.

· No. 81 EMPTY COOKING POT, 1845-9

· No. 82 EMIGRANT'S TEAPOT, 1850-1950.

· No. 93 BOYNE CORACLE, 1928

· No. 95 EMIGRANT'S SUITCASE, 1950s.


No. 66 CRUCIFIXION STONE, 1740 & No. 77 WICKER CRADLE, 19th & 20th Centuries are also from the NMI-Country Life's Folklife collection and are based in NMI-Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks, Dublin.


Further details can be found on:
http://www.museum.ie/en/list/history-of-ireland-in-100-objects.aspx and on http://www.100objects.ie/

Visit http://www.museum.ie/en/exhibition-list/country-life-temporary-exhibitions.aspx for details about temporary exhibitions which are ongoing in the Museum Galleries

Café art Exhibition

PUC FADA by Tom Meskell
The inspiration for this exhibition by artist Tom Meskell, came from the collection, and x-rays, of hurling balls featured in the Museum's current Hair Hurling Balls exhibition. All of the paintings in this new exhibition are oil on canvas and will be displayed in the Museum Café until the end of March 2014.
Visit http://www.tommeskell.com/painting.html to see a slide show of this work. For further information please contact Tom Meskell on Tel: +353 94 93 67616, email: tommeskell30@gmail.com.

05. MUSEUM SHOP & CAFÉ
Museum Shop: Broad range of specialist books and Museum-branded and handcrafted gifts to suit all budgets. Further details from the Museum Shop: 094 90 31767 or E-mail: shoptp@museum.ie

Museum Café: Visit the Museum Café for a wide variety of tasty and seasonal meals and snacks. Enjoy our freshly baked produce and speciality teas and coffees; the perfect complement to your museum visit. For queries and bookings contact the Museum Café: 094 928 9972 or E-mail: maeve@brambles.ie

06. GENERAL INFORMATION
Visit http://www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx for details of the current programme of events.
Contact tpark@museum.ie if you would like to join the Museum's e-mail distribution list.

Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Museum-of-Ireland/94907090068?ref=hl
and Twitter: https://twitter.com/NMIreland.

07. MEMORY BOOK PROJECT
Your Stories - Our Histories: Memory Book Project
During your Museum visit, please take a seat at our Memory Book to record personal memories and stories related to the objects and exhibitions you have encountered in the Museum. The Memory Book form can be downloaded and returned to the Museum. This form can be completed even if you haven't been to the Museum yet as we would still like to hear your memories relating to Irish country life.

08. ON-LINE RESOURCES
Blog by the Museum's Documentation Department
The Documentation Department in the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life have launched a blog as a spin off from the Museum's Inventory Project - http://turloughparkhouse.wordpress.com/. Visit this blog to get some information on objects in the Museum's collection.
Website for local heritage
www.ouririshheritage.org features articles on local history and heritage from around the country. Anyone with an interest in their local area can contribute to this website which, it is hoped, will eventually reflect the local history of the island of Ireland. Groups and organisations are welcome to promote their cultural and heritage events via the online events form.

09. MUSEUM OPENING TIMES
Museum: Tuesday-Saturday: 10am - 5pm Sunday: 2-5pm. Closed Mondays (incl. Bank Holiday).
Museum Shop & Café: open during Museum hours with extended opening from 12pm each Sunday.

10. CONTACT DETAILS
GENERAL INFORMATION: Museum Reception: 094 903 1755
MUSEUM CAFÉ: 094 928 9972; e-mail: maeve@brambles.ie

 



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