Local Attractions - Cavan Museum

Cavan County Museum
Virginia Road
Ballyjamesduff,
Co. Cavan
Tel: +353 (0) 498544070
Email: ccmuseum@eircom.net
www.cavanmuseum.ie

Cavan County Museum, a magnificent 19th Century building, is beautifully situated amid extensive grounds nestling among the east Cavan lakes and drumlins.  A tour of the Museum through it’s elegant exhibition galleries trace the history and heritage of County Cavan from the prehistoric and pre-Christian times, to rural life as it was in the 1950s .  Rare and precious artefacts on display include the 4,000 year old Killycluggin stone, three- faced Corleck Head, the 1,000 year old Lough Errol Log Boat, medieval Sheela-na-gigs, the 18th Century Cavan Mace, costumes, implements and machinery used by our ancestors.  The museum also has a newly opened childrens playground.

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