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What’s on
Country Life
Turlough Park, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
National Museum of Ireland
Primary Schools Calendar
2016 - 2017
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year round
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Winners of the
Sandford Award for
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2004, 2009 & 2014
Workshops, tours and resources
All curriculum-linked
Tailored to your learning needs
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Contents
Introduction
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Plan your visit in 5 easy steps
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Exhibitions
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Learning Resources
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Facilities
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Table of Events, Tours, Workshops and Self-directed Activities:
• Special Events
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• Tours
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• Workshops
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• Self-directed activities
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• In the Classroom
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• Competition
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FAQ and essential information
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Location - How to find us
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Let us know what you think
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Introduction
What can your students
explore at Country Life?
Journey back in time and
discover life in rural Ireland
from the 1850s to the 1950s.
Get an insight into life at this
time through clothing, tools,
furniture and other artefacts.
Children will have an ‘out of
classroom’ experience with
a difference. Exhibitions are
housed in an award-winning
building set in the grounds of
Turlough Park House.
‘...So, so interesting,
the boys were enthralled
with all the interesting facts
& having items to examine
kept their interest...’
St Pats BNS
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Make the most
of your Museum visit
Plan your visit in 5 easy steps
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Check here for:
• Special Events
• Tours
• Workshops
• Self-directed Activities
Select your preferred dates and times
Book at least two weeks in advance. Book early and
you’re more likely to get the dates and times you want.
Submit your online booking request or contact the
Bookings Office
Once your booking is processed, we’ll send a Booking
Confirmation.
Get prepared
Get the most from the Museum with a little pre-visit
preparation and plan some follow-up project work back
in school.
Come on time! Have fun, learn and be inspired!
Contact us
Email Country Life Bookings Office: [email protected]
Tel: +353 94 9031751
Open Tuesday - Friday (10am - 1pm)
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Exhibitions at Country Life
Our exhibitions have strong links to the Primary SESE History
curriculum – and other subjects including Visual Art, English and
SPHE.
Turlough Park House was formerly the
home of the Fitzgerald family.
The original drawing room and library
of this Victorian Gothic ‘Big House’ are
furnished as they may have looked in
1900.
The Museum is surrounded by
beautiful and extensive grounds
featuring broadleaf woodlands,
grassy terraces, river, lake and
formal gardens.
The grounds are also home to our
House-Building Project, which is
located beside the main car park.
This wattle-and-daub thatched
structure showcases the materials
and techniques used in the building
of traditional cottages. There is an
explanatory panel nearby.
Don’t forget our twenty-minute
audio-visual introductory film.
This archive footage tells the story of
the National Folklife Collection and
traditional way of life in rural Ireland.
The auditorium seats 60 people.
Level A
• History of the Folklife Collection
• Romanticism and Reality
• Change and Continuity
Level B
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Political and Social History
Cycling the Country
The Natural Environment
Straw, Hay & Rushes
Level C
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Trades and Crafts
Working on Land and Water
Activities in the Home
Clothing the Family
Festival and Calendar Customs
Cycle of Life
Level D
• Temporary Exhibition Space
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Temporary Exhibitions
2016 - 2017
RDS Craft Awards Winners
2016
The annual RDS Craft Awards
showcases and rewards excellence in
Irish craft. A selection of winning and
commended entries will be displayed
in the National Museum of Ireland –
Country Life until mid-Nov 2016
For forthcoming Exhibitions
check here.
The Hoard and the Sword:
Echoes of the Vikings in Mayo
Take a Seat!
This exhibition explores the discovery
of a hoard of silver bracelets from
Cushalogurt, Kilmeena and a Viking
sword found in the River Moy at
Coolcronaun.
A History of Ireland in 100
Objects
This is the largest hoard of silver
arm-rings found in Ireland and the
sword is a fine example of late 10th
century craftsmanship. These objects
give evidence of Mayo’s Viking
Heritage. Exhibition continues until
June 2017.
An exhibition trail of Gallery Seating
designed and made by students of
Galway Mayo Institute of Technology,
Letterfrack, Co. Galway.
A timeline of Ireland’s past through
artefacts; from the earliest evidence
of human activity to the modern day.
Four of these objects are on display
at this Museum. Find out more at
www.100objects.ie
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Activity Carts
Learning Resources
We offer a range of resources for schools
You can enjoy the Museum
without a tour or activity but we
DO need to know you’re coming!
Contact us and we will help you
organise your trip.
Resource Room
There are two Education Rooms on
level C. These can be pre-booked
for you to use with your class:
Get Hands On!
Activity Room
This is where workshops take
place. Here you will find
worksheets, clipboards, paper,
crayons and pencils.
Explore items from the handling
collection and access our website
and other learning-based sites on
our computers.
Get hands on with our Handling
Collection, a range of objects from
everyday life long ago. At the
Handling Table you can check out
the hen’s nest, lobster pot and
much more. On Level A you can try
on children’s clothes and transport
yourself back in time.
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Everything you will need for
exploration and discovery within the
Museum: clipboards, pencils, crayons
and activity sheets. Help yourself at
the Activity Carts on Levels A and C.
Children’s Activity Area
Bookworms welcome! Dip into a
selection of books in our Children’s
Area on Level C.
Worksheets
Why not use our range of worksheets:
Try out our Student Workbook 1:
Primary & Post-Primary Learning
Resource. Teacher notes for workbook
available online here
• Animal Trail
• Find out about how people
celebrated
• Find out about the work people did
• Find out about what people wore
• Help us find Peadar
• Seasonal Worksheets e.g. Easter
Time
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Games Box
Let off some steam!
You will find traditional games and
instructions in our Games Box. You
can pre-book or sign out from
Reception (subject to availability).
In The Classroom
You can download the following
from www.museum.ie
How to make:
• St. Bridget’s crosses
• St. Patrick’s badges
• Harvest knots
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Facilities
Access
The Museum buildings are
fully wheelchair-accessible with:
• Wheelchairs available at Reception
• Disabled toilets
• Lift to all floors
For groups with hearing difficulties
and visual impairments we can
provide:
• FM Tour Guide System
• Large print version of the general
tour
• Handling Objects
Cloakroom
We have cloakroom facilities.
Children should bring as little
baggage as possible. Purses and
valuables should be kept on the
person during the visit.
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Brambles Café
A selection of meal deals for €4
and €5 per student are available,
including a vegetarian option.
Contact Brambles Café
on 094 92 89972 for more
information and to make a booking.
Lunch Room
There is no lunch room at the
museum. However there is a
marquee that can be used during
good weather.
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Special Events
Title
Description
Class
Links
Dates
Day/Times
Talk and Walk:
Tree Lore
Explore the woodlands of Turlough Park. Find
1st to 6th Class
out why the Elder is known as the ‘Witches Tree’,
why Holly is associated with Christmas and why
Hurley’s are made from ash with Lorna Elms.
SESE: History,
Geography, Science
October
5th
Wednesday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
Storytelling:
The Hoard and
the Sword
Hear Niall deBurca, one of Ireland’s premier
traditional storytellers, perform stories to
compliment the Viking exhibition on display.
His motto is: Níor bhris focal maith fiacal
riamh!...A good word never broke a tooth!
1st to 6th Class
SESE: English, Irish
Geography, History
October
14th
Friday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
1.30pm-2.30pm
Workshop:
Vikings Invade
Mayo
Get an opportunity to try out Viking weaponry,
costumes and armour. Learn about the lives of
the Vikings in Ireland, how they lived, traded
and died with Dave Swift from Claíomh.
In association with the exhibition
‘The Hoard and the Sword’.
3rd to 6th Class
SESE: English, Irish
Geography, History
October
18th, 19th
Tuesday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
1.30pm-2.30pm
Find out about Hallowe’en long ago. Then join
artist Carmel Balfe to make shadow puppets to
tell a Hallowe’en tale.
Junior + Senior
Infants
Junior
Workshop:
Hallowe’en
Shadow
Puppets
Wednesday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
SESE: History,
Arts Education:
Visual Arts
October
26th
Wednesday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
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Special Events
Title
Workshop:
Hallowe’en
Decorations
Description
Hear about Samhain traditions, then join
artist Breda Burns to make your own spooky
decorations.
Class
3rd to 6th Class
Links
SESE: History,
Arts Education:
Visual Arts
Dates
Day/Times
October
27th, 28th
Thursday/Friday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
November
10th
Thursday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
1.30pm-2.30pm
Mid-Term break Mon 31st Oct to Fri 4th Nov
Workshop:
The Science
Show
Junior Event:
Clay Baskets
Flight, pressure, sinking and floating, waves,
light, sound and electricity are among the topics
covered in this interactive learning experience
with Science Ireland.
5th to 6th Class
Join Tommy Casby to explore how baskets and
other woven items were made. Then have a go
at making your own basket with clay.
Junior Infants to SESE: History,
1st Class
Arts Education:
Visual Arts
November
23rd, 24th
Wednesday/Thursday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
Workshop:
Hidden
Treasures
Join museum conservator Carol Smith as she
examines the Coolcronaun sword and explains
how the process of conservation revealed
the story of its manufacture and original
appearance. In association with the exhibition
‘The Hoard and the Sword’.
5th to 6th Class
December
1st, 2nd
Thursday/Friday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
SESE: Science,
English
SESE: Science,
English, History,
Visual Arts
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Special Events
Title
Workshop:
Jingle Bells!
Description
Class
Be inspired by Christmases long ago then
design and make your own festive Christmas
decorations in this creative workshop with artist
Breda Burns.
3rd to 6th Class
Links
SESE: History,
Arts Education:
Visual Arts
Dates
December
6th, 7th
Day/Times
Tuesday/Wednesday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
Christmas Break Thursday 22nd December to Friday 6th January 2017
Workshop:
St. Brigid’s
Crosses
Find out about the legacy of this beloved saint
1st to 6th Class
then celebrate the coming of Spring by making a
St. Brigid’s Cross from rushes.
SESE: History
Arts Education:
Visual Arts
January
26th, 27th
Thursday/Friday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
Junior Event:
Deep Blue Sea
Explore the objects in our fishing collection and
then recreate the sounds of the sea through
rhythm and percussion instruments with
musician Mary Curran.
Arts Education:
Music
February
3rd
Friday
10.00am-11.00am,
11.30am-12.30pm
Workshop:
Raiders,
Traders and
Settlers
Discover how archaeologists interpret artefacts 1st to 6th Class
from whale-bone ironing boards to iron helmets.
Learn about the origin, livelihoods and beliefs
of the Vikings that came to Ireland with the
National Museum of Ireland- Archaeology.
SESE: History
Arts Education:
Visual Arts, English
February
9th, 10th
Thursday/Friday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
Infants to 1st
Classes
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Special Events
Title
Workshop:
Viking
Jewellery
Design
Description
Class
Learn about the Viking silver ringlets from the
Cushalogurt Hoard then have a go at designing
and making your own bracelet with Lisa Fahy
from studio C. In association with the exhibition
‘The Hoard and the Sword’.
4th to 6th Class
Links
SESE: History,
Arts Education:
Visual Arts
Dates
February
17th
Day/Times
Friday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
Mid-Term Break Thurs 23rd Feb & Fri 24th Feb 2017
Music
Workshop:
The Silent
March
Join traditional musician Emer Mayock to watch 4th to 6th Class
silent newsreel clips from 1916, the War of
Independence and battle of the Somme. Discuss
the footage then engage with it to create your
own score. In creating the soundtrack, the
participants on their various instruments/voiceswill learn the music and songs associated with
the period. Note: Bring your own instruments.
Arts Education:
Music
February
14th
Tuesday
10.00am-1.00pm
Tour &
Workshop:
Traveller Folk
Culture
Celebrate Traveller folk culture & history with a
tour of the National Museum collections with
curator Rosa Meehan, view archive footage of
tinsmithing then have a go at making a paper
flower with the Education Department.
SESE: History
March
9th
Thursday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
4th to 6th Class
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Special Events
Title
Ceardlann:
Lá leis na
Lochlannaigh
Workshop:
Lá leis na
Lochlannaigh
Ceardlann:
Ná Gabh ar
Scoil!
Workshop:
Ná Gabh ar
Scoil!
Description
Ceardlannn a fhiosróidh saol na
Lochlannach fríd na céadfaí. Beidh an
cheardlann seo i nGaeilge amháin.
How did Viking life sound, smell, look,
feel and taste? This sensory workshop
with Máire Zepf, author of ‘Lá Leis na
Lochlannaigh’ will be in Irish.
Ceardlann bhríomhar, idirghníomhach le
Máire Zepf. Cuirfidh Máire a leabhar, ‘Ná
Gabh ar Scoil!’ in iúl do na páistí le ceol
agus cluichí. Beidh an cheardlann seo i
nGaeilge amháin.
A lively interactive workshop from children’s
author, Máire Zepf. Máire will read her
picture book ‘Ná Gabh ar Scoil!’ and engage
participants with activities and song. This
workshop will be in Irish.
Class
Rang 4 go Rang 6
4th to 6th Class
Links
Stáir, Éalaíonn,
Gaeilge
SESE: History,
Visual Arts, Gaeilge
Naíonáin
SESE: Stáir,
Shinsearacha
Éalaíonn, Gaeilge
Shóisearacha (4-6
aois)
SESE: History,
Visual Arts, Gaeilge
Junior + Senior
Infants (4-6yrs)
Dates
Márta
14ú
March
14th
Márta
15ú
March
15th
Day/Times
Máirt
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
Tuesday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
Céadaoin
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
Wednesday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
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Special Events
Title
Workshop:
Easter
Description
Class
Bring the Museum of Country Life, to life making 1st to 6th Class
your own mixed media farm to hide your Easter
eggs with artist Breda Burns.
Links
SESE: History
Arts Education:
Visual Arts
Dates
Day/Times
March
30th, 31st
Thursday/Friday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
Easter Break Mon 10th to Fri 21st April
Workshop:
The Crazy Life
of Birds
Workshop:
May Flowers
Tour:
Green Schools
Travel Action
Day
What has a dinosaur and chicken got in
1st to 6th Class
common? How do birds sleep while flying? What
is the size of the smallest bird’s egg in the world?
Guess how much a Robin weighs? Join us for
birdy facts and fun led by Mick Hogan, Marine
and Countryside Guide.
Flowers were often collected at this time of the 1st to 6th Class
year to welcome in the Summer. Hear about
some May customs and traditions then make
your own May flower with the Education Team.
SESE: Science
April
27th, 28th
Thursday/Friday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
SESE: History
Arts Education:
Visual Arts
May
5th
Friday
10.00am-11.00am
11.30am-12.30pm
Learn all you need to know about bike safety,
3rd to 6th Class
road skills and how to keep your bike in top
shape with help from Green-Schools Travel, the
Road Safety Authority, Mayo Sports Partnership
and Mayo County Council Road Safety Office.
View bikes from long ago in the museum’s
exhibition.
Finish off the event with a group cycle!
NOTE: Schools will need to bring their own bikes
and helmets.
SESE: History,
May
Geography, Science, 10th
Physical Education,
Green Schools
Wednesday
10.00am-12.30pm
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Tours
This is a fun way to explore the Museum and collection. Check to see that the activity is suitable for your class.
Title
Description
Tree Walk
Explore the woodlands of Turlough Park. Find out why the Elder
is known as the ‘Witch’s Tree’, why Holly is associated with
Christmas and why Hurleys are made from Ash. Introduction to
tree identification, uses and folklore.
General Tour
General Tour
PLUS+
Class
Day/Times
SESE:
Science
Geography
History
Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays
10.00am – 11.00am
11.30am – 12.30pm
A secret door, ghost turnips, a man-trap, boys in skirts, harpoons All Levels
and faeries...
Journey back in time and marvel at the
innovation and endurance of our rural ancestors. Spark the imagination of children of all ages on this interactive tour.
History
Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays
10.00am – 11.00am
11.30am – 12.30pm
All Levels
History
60min
Tour as above plus a more detailed look at one of these topics:
• Inside the country house
• Farming & fishing
• Trades and crafts
• Birth, life & death
• Festivals
Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays
10.00am – 11.00am
11.30am – 12.30pm
Tour
Housing in the
last 100 years
Learn how people built their homes long ago and what materials they used. What was it like to live in a thatch cottage? Compare the houses of the rich and the poor. Which one would you
choose to live in?
All Levels
History
Geography
Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays
10.00am – 11.00am
11.30am – 12.30pm
45 Minutes
1st - 6th Class
Links
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Tailored Activities
Looking for something else?
Maybe we can tailor a tour or
activity to suit your class needs.
Contact us with your ideas.
Outreach Visits
Is your school unable to visit us? –
Let the Museum come to you!
We offer a limited number of outreach visits.
Contact the Bookings Office to discuss a visit.
Fighting Words Mayo at the National Museum of Ireland
Fighting Words Mayo works with students of all ages to develop their creative writing skills, explore their love of writing
and to let their imaginations run free. Our friendly and relaxed storytelling workshops support the aims of the DES Literacy
and Numeracy Strategy and are DCU approved.
In 2016/17 Fighting Words Mayo will run two FREE workshops each month for Primary schools. These workshops will take
place at the Museum of Country Life where your class can take avail of additional activities and resources.
Fighting Words Mayo is affiliated to the creative writing
centre established by Roddy Doyle and Sean Love and
is the first Fighting Words community in Ireland outside
of Dublin.
“Fighting Words is an interactive, stimulating, co-operative, fun way of writing that captured the children’s imagination.
At the end of the process the children were so excited to see the fruit of their work with a beautifully illustrated
professional book that they had written! The sense of ‘we are now published authors’ was exhilarating!”
Dr Maura Thornton, Breaffy National School.
For further information or to make a booking contact Fighting Words Mayo at [email protected]
or Laura on 087 6975181.
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Workshops
Workshops are one hour long and materials are supplied. Available from September to April.
Title
Description
Class
Links
Day/Times
Junior Activities
Mugs of Fun for
Juniors
Juniors will get to explore mugs, jugs, plates and Infants
platters from long ago. Learn what they were
used for and how they were decorated. Everyone
will then decorate their own paper plate by
drawing, painting and stamping.
Art Education:
Visual Arts
SESE: History
Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays
10.00am – 11.00am
11.30am – 12.30pm
The Little Red Hen
Hear the story of the little red hen and friends on Infants-1st Class
this gallery walkabout. Get hands on with objects
from the story.
SESE: English,
History
Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays
10.00am – 11.00am
11.30am – 12.30pm
Junior Tour
A fun interactive walkabout looking at artefacts
throughout the museum. Followed by a chance
to touch and learn about objects in our handling
collection.
SESE: English,
History
Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays
10.00am – 11.00am
11.30am – 12.30pm
Infants-1st Class
General Workshops
Every Object Tells
a Story
Get hands on with objects from the past and
discover what stories they tell. Use the object as
a primary source and ‘investigate’ through
observation and analysis.
1st-6th Class
SESE:
History
Geography
Art Education:
Visual Arts
Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays
10.00am – 11.00am
11.30am – 12.30pm
Wicked Weaving
Learn how clothing was made in the past. From
raw wool, to carding, spinning, dyeing and finally
weaving the cloth. Try your hand at weaving and
see what you can make!
1st-6th Class
Art Education:
Visual Arts
Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays
10.00am – 11.00am
11.30am – 12.30pm
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Workshops
Workshops are one hour long and materials are supplied. Available from September to April.
Title
Description
Class
General Workshops
Links
Day/Times
Pots of Fun!
Explore mugs, jugs, plates and
1st-6th Class
platters from long ago. Find out what
they were used for, how they were made
and decorated. Design and decorate your
own plate the old way using drawing,
painting and sponging.
Arts Education:
Visual Arts Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays
10.00am – 11.00am
11.30am – 12.30pm
‘Girls and
Boys come
out to Play’
Ever heard of Queenie I O, Snap the
1st-6th Class
Bacon, Red Rover and Five Slates? Play
these games and more in this energetic,
fun-filled workshop. The Games Box can
also be booked as a self-guided activity.
Learn about the customs celebrated
1st-6th Class
at Lunasa. Find out about the harvest
home, the last sheaf and make your own
harvest knots.
SESE:
History
Physical Education:
Games
Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays
10.00am – 11.00am
11.30am – 12.30pm
Arts Education:
Visual Arts
SESE:
History
Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays
10.00am – 11.00am
11.30am – 12.30pm
Harvest
Knots*
*Activities available in Irish language. Other workshops may be available as Gaeilge on request.
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Discovery Primary Science & Maths (DPSM) Programmes - September to April
Science in everyday life, both past and present. Combining an interactive tour and a hands-on
workshop (2.5 hours duration).
Title
Description
Class
Links
Day/Times
Farm to Food
Tour: Farming, plants, crops, food and nutrition.
Workshop: Soil classification, testing for starch and pH
level.
5th-6th Class
SESE:
Science
Geography
History
Wednesday, Thursday or Fridays
10.00am – 12.30pm
Clothing in
the Past
Tour:
Natural materials and how clothes were made.
1st-6th Class
SESE:
Science
Geography
History
Wednesday, Thursday or Fridays
10.00am – 12.30pm
Winter Magic
- Nature Trail
Tour: What is winter and how does it affect our natural
environment?
Workshop: Make a hanging cake for birds.
1st-6th Class
SESE:
Science
Geography
History
(November to March)
Wednesday, Thursday or Fridays
10.00am – 12.30pm
Workshop:
Dyeing experiment using red cabbage as an indicator
for acid and alkaline.
NB: This activity is weather dependent.
Check out our DPS activities and download worksheets at www.primaryscience.ie
or http://www.museum.ie/en/list/explore-and-learn-country-life.aspx
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Self-directed activities
Use these resources with your class in the Museum galleries. Available to pre-book.
Title
Games Box
Description
Class
Let off some steam!
1st - 6th Class
You will find traditional games and instructions
in our Games Box. You can pre-book or sign
out from Reception (subject to availability).
Links
SESE:
History
Physical Education
Games
Day/Times
Museum Opening Hours
Tuesday to Friday
10.00am – 4.00pm
Games Box: Traditional Games Workshop
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In The Classroom
It’s Our Irish Heritage:
Share Your History Projects Online.
Register your class on www.ouririshheritage.org
and upload your projects. Create web pages
with text, photos and multimedia and share
with website visitors. Showcase classwork on
Irish history, local studies, the environment,
built heritage and grandparents’ reminiscences.
You’re limited only by your imagination.
From infants to 6th class. For more information
email [email protected]
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‘The Hoard and the Sword’ Schools Competition
Complete the worksheets and design your own Viking era arm ring and sword.
Prizes for the best entries.
ENTRY FORM
Name
Class
School name and address
Contact of teacher
This is entirely my own work
(Signature of student)
I confirm that this is student’s original work
(Signature of supervising teacher)
COMPETITION RULES
• All entries must be a student’s original work.
• An entry form must accompany each piece of work.
• Entries clearly marked ‘School’s Competition’
will be accepted until the 23rd March 2017.
Click here to find out about the ‘The Hoard & the Sword’ Echoes of the Vikings in Mayo exhibition.
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Design your own
Viking Sword
Draw your own
pommel here.
Viking Era swords were symbols of wealth and status that
often had detailed decorations on the hilt and sometimes a
name was inscribed along the blade. How would you decorate
your own sword? What would you call it?
Using the Runic
alphabet below, write
your chosen name on
the swords blade.
Draw your own
crossguard here.
Some examples of pommels
Some examples of crossguards
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Design your own
Viking Arm-Ring
During the Viking Era, arm-rings like those
featured in the exhibition were carried as a form
of currency. Some were very plain, but many were
decorated with simple shapes repeated many
Examples of Viking arm-ring
designs from the Cushalogurt Hoard
times to make up a pattern. How would you
decorate your own arm-ring?
Use the space below to draw out your own pattern
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FAQs and essential information
How many students can I bring?
Contact the Bookings Office for
information on group sizes.
Larger classes are split into smaller
groups for guided tours or workshops.
The following is a guideline of
maximum student numbers per
activity:
Infant Classes: 10 Max
Primary 1st to 6th Class: 15 Max
Children with special needs: 10 max
plus carers.
Facilities
Go to p7 to find out about on-site
facilities at the museum.
Child Protection Policy
You can view our Child Protection
Policy on the Museum website.
Opening Hours
Tuesday to Saturday
from 10.00am to 5.00pm
Sunday 2.00pm to 5.00pm
Photography
You can take photographs to
record your visit. However, flash
photography or video recording
is not permitted. Please adhere
to our Image Safe Handbook for
guidelines on the taking of images
of children at the Museum.
The National Museum of Ireland
is closed on Mondays.
How long can a visit last?
We recommend that you allow at
least 1.5 - 2 hours for a visit.
Supervision
You should bring at least one
adult per fifteen students. If your
group does not have adequate
supervision the booked activity cannot take place. Adults must
remain with their group at all times
and are responsible for
the students’ behaviour. Read the
Museum’s Code of Conduct for
Groups here.
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Why we ask you not to touch
Please advise your group not to
touch the exhibits to avoid
damage to the collection.
The Museum has a selection
of objects that can be handled.
See p6 for more information.
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FAQs and essential information
Advance Booking
All visits must be booked through
the Bookings Office. Groups who
do not book their visits through the
Bookings Office may not have full
access to the Museum.
Booking Confirmation
A booking confirmation form will
be issued to you by email or post.
Present this form to reception on
arrival.
Late Arrivals
Your group must arrive in good
time. We cannot guarantee a full
tour or activity if you are more than
15 minutes late. Please notify the
Bookings Office if you are running
late on the day. If you wish to cancel
a booking or change group
numbers, please notify the
Bookings Office as soon as
possible. Cancellation notice of 48
hours is required otherwise you will
be charged €40 per tour/workshop.
What is the difference between a
facilitated visit and a self-directed
visit?
Learning sessions led by Museum
educators focus on a particular
theme in the Museum exhibitions.
These are a fun and interactive way
to learn about the collections.
All activities are linked to the
curriculum.
Self-directed visits can be a more
flexible option allowing you to create
your own Museum experience.
Each Museum has a range of
resources available to use during
your visit. See Learning Resources
What is available in Irish?
Tá bileoga oibre, roinnt litríocht
agus rogha turais le treoraí ar fáil trí
Ghaeilge do pháistí san Ard-Mhúsaem.
Glaoigh ar an Oifig Teagmhála chun
tuilleadh eolais a fháil faoi na
seirbhísí seo.
Activity sheets, educational
literature and selected tours are
available through Irish. Please contact
the Bookings Office for more
information about these services.
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Location
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Sligo
Country Life
Turlough Park
Westport
Ballina
N17
Dundalk
Charlestown
Castlebar
N5
Drogheda
Longford
N84
N4
Dublin
N59
Galway
Turlough
Round Tower
Turlough
Village
from Castlebar (old road)
Entrance
National Museum of Ireland
– Country Life
from Castlebar/Galway
(Castlebar 8kms)
from Dublin/Sligo
(Ballyvary 4kms)
N5
Turlough
Church of Ireland
How to find us?
By Car
Access to the Museum is from Turlough
village, which is situated off the N5, four
miles east of Castlebar, Co. Mayo.
Free parking is available.
Approximate distances from
Dublin: 242 km
Galway: 91 km
Sligo: 70 km
Limerick: 186 km
Knock Airport: 37 km
Train schedules to and from
Castlebar Train Station
at +353 (0) 94 902 1222
www.irishrail.ie
Taxi and mini-bus hire details
Castlebar Tourist Office at
+353 (0) 94 902 1207
(Open April-September)
Useful numbers
Bus services to and from Castlebar:
Bus Éireann at +353 (0) 96 71800
www.buseireann.ie
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Parking
Free supervised coach and car
parking available.
Finally, if your group is travelling by
minibus, bus or coach, please advise
the driver that the entrance to the
Museum is quite narrow and that
caution is needed.
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Country Life
Turlough Park, Castlebar
Visit our other National Museums:
ARCHAEOLOGY
Kildare Street, Dublin 2
DECORATIVE ARTS & HISTORY
Collins Barracks, Benburb street, Dublin 7
NATURAL HISTORY
Merrion Street, Dublin 2
Let us know what you think!
We would love to hear your feedback or receive your
students’ responses to their Museum visit.
Please email your drawings or letters,
or post them to us at:
Education and Outreach Department
National Museum of Ireland - Country Life
Turlough Park, Castlebar, Co Mayo
www.museum.ie
www.museum.ie
Programme images:
Museum artefacts and schools’ events
Copyright © National Museum of Ireland 2016
Photography & Design: Photographic and
Design Departments, National Museum of Ireland
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