Cavan County Museum where history comes to life! Collecting, conserving all aspects of culture, history and traditions of the County.
Ballyjamesduff, Ireland
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*Closure Notice 01.10.24* In order to facilitate required maintenance works, the World War One Trench Experience at Cavan County Museum will closed from Tuesday, 1st October for the winter months. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the passing of Cavan footballer PJ Duke. Born in Stradone, he was one of four sons and two daughters of Andrew, farmer and shopkeeper & Rose Anne. He was educated at Laragh National School and St Patrick's College, Cavan, and UCD.
A member of the 1947 All Ireland Winning Cavan team, he died just three years later on May 1st 1950, 9 days after his 25th birthday.
His football jerseys and boots are on display in the museum in our GAA exhibition, donated to in museum in the year 2000, marking the 50th anniversary of his passing
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We had a full house last Saturday April 26th for the opening of "Breffni in Miniature" by Kevin Sweeny
The exhibition continues until Nov 1st 2025
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Breffni in Miniature - A Scale Model Tribute To Cavan
This tribute to the historical buildings of County Cavan are 1:148 scale card models.
On display in the Boat Room until November 1st 2025
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Museum staff were delighted to welcome Revd Stephen McWhirter this morning as his pilgrimage from Enniskillen to Dublin took him through Ballyjamesduff.
Regular updates and a link for donations can be found on the Rossorry Parish Church Facebook page.
We are delighted to announce our speaker for the Annual Arthur Griffith Lecture
Booking is advised. Contact the museum to book a place on 049 8544070 or [email protected]
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Cavan County Museum retweeted
On Thursday, 13th March, @cavanmuseum will reverberate with the ancient music of our forebears as it hosts 'Voices of Deities', an upbeat and informative event with @AncientMusic that will see accurate representations of ancient instruments from Irish history played and explained
ALT Poster for Voices of the Deities. Ancient Irish instruments are pictured. The text reads as follows: On Thursday, 13th March, at 7.30pm, Cavan County Museum will reverberate with the ancient music of our forebears as it hosts 'Voices of Deities', an upbeat and informative event with Ancient Music Ireland that will see accurate representations of ancient instruments from Irish history played and explained. Call 0498544070 0r email [email protected] to book your place.
Best wishes to the cast and crew of #TheWhisperingChair ahead of their performance in @dlrMillTheatre in March!
Written by @TaraMariaLovett in association with
@LivinDred, the play was inspired by a piece from our own museum collection.
“The Whispering Chair” looks at the role women had in the War of Independence and how the trauma of war shaped their actions as markedly as those of the male soldiers who fought in the struggle.
🎟️Tickets: milltheatre.ie/events/the-wh…
Our Research & Education Officer @CatsInTheMuseum will be in @CBL_Dublin this week delivering talks as part of #ZodiacNetsuke
Last year Catherine worked with curator Dr Ai Fukunaga to marry #Japanese & #Irish #folklore as part of the exhibition of animal #netsuke
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It was a full house on Saturday for the launch of "Bringing #StBirgidsCloak to Life"
The exhibition has been extended until Saturday March 8th 2025 - make sure to visit!
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THIS SATRUDAY - Paper Brigid's Cross Workshop with @msmithsculpture!
No booking necessary but waiting time may apply!
Event runs from 2pm to 4pm, activity duration approx 15 mins
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Do you have a cure or do you know someone with a cure?
Funded through Creative Cavan, "Cures from the Hollow" is call out for anyone who has a cure who like to contribute their story to this social archive project.
Please contact Sarah at [email protected]
A huge thank you to @ESBNetworks & front line workers for getting us up and running again - we reopen on Tuesday February 4th
The Nun's Walk will remain closed as repairs continue
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We are delighted to announce that the launch of "Bringing St Brigid's Cloak to Life" is rescheduled for Saturday February 8th at 2pm - all welcome!
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Cavan County Museum retweeted
Unfortunately, due to the continued power outage at Cavan County Museum, this Saturday's launch of 'Bringing St Brigid's Cloak to Life' has been postponed. A new date will be scheduled as soon as power is restored. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Cavan County Museum retweeted
🚨Cavan has been placed under a Red weather warning for Thursday, 23rd and Friday 24th January in what is expected to be a major storm event.
🔴Met Éireann has issued an alert as #StormÉowyn is expected to be extremely dangerous, posing a threat to life.
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#HappyNewYear2025 to all our visitors and followers!
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