Tullow Museum () is a

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Tullow Tullow (; ), formerly Tullowphelim (), is a market town in County Carlow, Ireland. It is located on the River Slaney where the N81 road intersects with the R725. , the population was 5,138. Tullowphelim is the name of both a townland and civ ...

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in Ireland. It documents the history of Tullow town and the surrounding area.

History

Tullow Museum is located in the former Tullow

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church on Bridge Street at the River Slaney Bridge in Tullow. It is run on a voluntary basis by the Tullowphelim Historical Society. The church dates from around 1850. The museum contains a collection of objects relating to the town's history. There is a focus on Father

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and the events of the

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, with a display of what are purported to be his last vestments. The museum also has a collection of local historical photographs, and genealogical information on local gravestones. Other items relate to Sir Ernest Shackelton.

References

{{Museums and Galleries in Ireland Museums with year of establishment missing Local museums in the Republic of Ireland Museums in County Carlow History of County Carlow