Sligo Folk Park

Over het museum

Sligo Folk Park is run by a community company formed in Riverstown in 1990 to counter rural decline in the village. In the early 1990s the company bought Millview House, an old farmhouse on about six acres, as its headquarters, and began a local history research project whose documents and photographs can still be consulted by the public. The park grew out of this work, and local people donated most of the objects on display.

The park opened to visitors in 2001, with thousands of artefacts housed in Millview House and eight other buildings. A major redevelopment began in 2019, and new paths and a sensory garden were added in 2026 to improve access. The park remains a community-run social enterprise with a voluntary board.

Visitors follow a self-guided audio tour through about thirty stops. These include a recreated village street with shopfronts such as a bakery, a post office, a chemist and a pub, the 18th-century Millview House, a dairy house recalling the Riverstown creamery of 1897, a blacksmith's forge modelled on one built in 1940, a 1950s schoolroom, and a thatched cottage built in 1994 that has travelled to many festivals. The McGee Building shows rural crafts together with films from the television series Hands, and a military exhibition covers the First World War and the Irish Civil War.

Hoogtepunten

• Recreated village street with life-size shopfronts
• Millview House, an 18th-century farmhouse with period furnishings
• Mrs Buckley's thatched cottage and the Kilkenny Forge
• McGee Building with the Hands crafts exhibition and film footage
• Military exhibition with a Great War wall of honour
• Café, sensory garden and children's play area

Vaste collectie

• The Street and Millview House – A recreated village streetscape and an 18th-century farmhouse with household items and local stories.
• McGee Building and Hands exhibition – Rural crafts and farm machinery shown with film footage from the television series Hands.
• Military Exhibition – Objects from the First World War and the Irish Civil War, including a wall naming Sligo people who died in the Great War.

Opgericht

2001

Beheerder

Riverstown community company (Sligo Folk Park)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Admission includes the self-guided audio tour, heritage museum, exhibitions, grounds, sensory garden and play area. Booking in advance is recommended, especially for seasonal events.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The site has level paved paths in the main areas, step-free access to key exhibits and buildings, accessible toilets and seating throughout the grounds. Staff can answer questions about specific requirements in advance.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

A children's play area and a fairy garden are in the grounds, and children under 4 enter free. School tours and group visits are offered.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The park is in the middle of Riverstown, 15 minutes from Sligo town and 15 minutes from Boyle in County Roscommon, and is signposted from the main roads. The Eircode F52 TX06 can be used with a sat nav.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

The Millstone Café is open during park hours. The gift shop sells Irish heritage gifts, books and local products.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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