St Laserian at Lorum Co Carlow — Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland
I was hoping to have this post ready for the feast day of St Laserian on the 18th of April, but better late then never. St Laserian has strong associations with Co Carlow and I have discussed the modern pilgrimage to St Laserian at Old Leighlin Co Carlow in previous posts. The saint is also […]
As The Bell Tolled – The Story of The St. Columbanus Commemorative Bell In Co. Carlow
This year, 2015, marks the 1,400th anniversary of St Columbanus, an Irish missionary of huge importance across many European countries. His journey began here in County Carlow, Ireland in the place of his birth in c543AD in ‘the shadow of Mount Leinster’. As part of a year long commemoration both in Ireland and abroad a new […]
‘Granny’s Christmas Pudding’ by Katherine Anne Monica McGill
In our first blog of 2015, Katherine Anne Monica McGill outlines her project ‘Granny’s Christmas Pudding’, an installation that took place in Carlow County Museum from February to July 2014. It was previously part of a series of installations by Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) students in Visual Carlow in December […]
Carlow County Museum Best Local Authority Museum Award
As 2014 draws to a close it is therefore a good time to thank so many people that help and assist in the running of Carlow County Museum. All the more reason to say thanks is because Carlow County Museum operated by Carlow County Council has in recent months been selected as outright winner for […]
Carlow Traveller Pride Event 2014 by Niall Morris, St. Catherine’s, Carlow
The 2014 Carlow Traveller Pride event was organised by St. Catherine’s Community Services Centre and the Carlow Traveller Network (CTN) with the support of Carlow County Museum. Our aim was to showcase and celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Travelling Community, their talents and history to both the Travelling and settled communities. Video shows […]
‘Sojourn’ a visual art exhibition among Museum displays
Saidhbhín Gibson outlines her project ‘Sojourn’; a solo exhibition that took place in Carlow County Museum in June 2013. It was launched during Éigse Carlow Arts Festival and supported by Carlow Arts Office. – Saidhbhín Gibson: ‘Comfort and Joy’, 2013 located in the Museum’s first floor gallery The exhibition ‘Sojourn’ was the outcome of a […]
Carlow Cathedral pulpit: No. 85 on the Ireland in 100 objects trail
Last year the wonderful publication ‘A History of Ireland in 100 Objects’ by Fintan O’Toole won the Best Irish Published Book of the Year in the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards. The book is based on the weekly series that was published in the Irish Times newspaper which featured a different object each week. The […]
In our very first Blog Dermot Mulligan, Museum Curator gives an insight into how the new Carlow County Museum was developed
In April 2012 the new Carlow County Museum on College Street in Carlow Town was opened. The Museum has been developed by Carlow Town Council in partnership with the Carlow Historical & Archaeological Society (CHAS). The Carlow Historical & Archaeological Society (CHAS) founded and opened the Museum in 1973. In 2002 Carlow Town Council took over the operations of the Museum […]
