Self Guided Visit to Carlow County Museum

Visit Carlow County Museum for a self-guided visit. The Museum is located in Carlow Town’s Cultural Quarter, just off the town’s main street 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 magnificent 19th Century 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 and the Death Mask of 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
*the grave effigy of Robert Hartpole, Constable of Carlow Castle and High Sheriff of Carlow, dating from 1594… and so much more!
The Museum is Fully Accredited Heritage Council Museums Standards Programme for Ireland (MSPI). The Museum is Designated by the National Museum of Ireland for the collection and display of archaeological finds for County Carlow.