Connemara Heritage & History Centre

Om museet

The Connemara Heritage & History Centre, better known as Dan O’Hara’s Heritage Centre, was opened in 1991 by the Breathnach and Walsh family on their hill farm at Lettershea, about 7 km from Clifden. It centres on the restored pre-famine cottage of Dan O’Hara, a tenant farmer who fell behind with his rent, was evicted in 1845 and emigrated with his wife and children to New York. His story became a symbol of the hardships of tenant farmers in nineteenth-century Ireland.

The visit begins in the centre, where a 20-minute audio-visual presentation, compiled by the archaeologist Michael Gibbons, traces Connemara’s history from prehistory to the Irish Free State, and a museum shows farm and household objects from different periods. Outside, reconstructions of a crannóg, a ring fort and a clochaun show how people lived in earlier times, and the Irish Roots Forest Park invites visitors to plant native trees in memory of loved ones.

A walk of about 15 minutes, or a guided tractor tour, leads up the hillside to the cottage itself, where a turf fire and half-door give a glimpse of pre-famine life, with views of the Twelve Bens and the Atlantic. The founders still take part in running the centre, which also offers guided tours for groups, a restaurant and a craft shop.

Højdepunkter

• Restored pre-famine cottage of Dan O’Hara on the hillside
• Audio-visual presentation on Connemara’s history in English, Irish, French and German
• Museum of farm and household objects
• Reconstructed crannóg, ring fort and clochaun
• Irish Roots Forest Park and views of the Twelve Bens

Permanente udstillinger

• The Centre and Museum – A 20-minute audio-visual presentation and a collection of farm and household objects trace Connemara’s history from prehistory to modern times.
• Dan O’Hara’s famine cottage – A restored pre-famine cottage on the hillside tells the story of Dan O’Hara, who was evicted in 1845 and emigrated to New York.
• Crannóg, ring fort and clochaun – Reconstructed ancient dwellings in the grounds show how people lived in Connemara in earlier centuries.

Grundlagt

1991

Ejer

Breathnach/Walsh family

Entrépriser & rabatter

The prices are for the self-guided visit, which includes the museum, the audio-visual presentation, Dan O’Hara’s cottage, the reconstructed dwellings, the forest park and the trail to the hilltop homestead. Guided tours for groups are priced on request.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The centre says it is fully wheelchair accessible and that staff are available to help; please tell the centre about any special requirements in advance. The walk to Dan O’Hara’s cottage is on uneven, hilly ground, so good shoes are recommended.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

The centre welcomes individuals, couples and families, with a children’s ticket and a family ticket, farm animals including Connemara ponies, and a forest park.

Transport & parkering

The centre is on the N59, 7 km from Clifden and about 60 km from Galway City. Enter the Eircode H71 EY24 into a map application.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumsbutik

The restaurant serves afternoon tea with home baking, and the craft shop sells locally made knitwear, marble, jewellery and gifts.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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