St George's Heritage and Visitor Centre

Over het museum

St George's Church in Carrick-on-Shannon was built in 1827 for the Church of Ireland and has since been restored and converted into a heritage and visitor centre run by the Carrick-on-Shannon Heritage Group. The centre combines the stories of three historic sites in the town: the church itself, the former Famine workhouse and the tiny Costello Memorial Chapel.

Visitors begin with an audio-visual presentation on Leitrim, its landscape, history and the hardships of the 1800s. The church interior holds a small exhibition on the Gaelic and Planter cultures that shaped the town over its last 400 years, banners on the town's history from its foundation in 1613, showcases of church silver, the seal of the town corporation and rowing club trophies, and a Telford organ of the 1840s that is still played. Stained glass windows and documents connected with the Clements estate, home of the Earls of Leitrim, are also shown.

A guided tour continues to the Workhouse Attic, which is presented in its original state and tells of the Famine workhouse and the Earl Grey scheme that sent young women to Australia, and to the Famine graveyard. The Costello Memorial Chapel, built in the 1870s as a memorial and burial crypt for Mary Josephine Costello, is one of the smallest chapels in Ireland.

Hoogtepunten

• Audio-visual presentation on Leitrim and exhibition in a restored church of 1827
• Telford organ of the 1840s and stained glass windows
• Workhouse Attic presented in its original state, with Famine displays
• Costello Memorial Chapel, among the smallest chapels in Ireland
• Documents on the Clements estate and the Earls of Leitrim

Vaste collectie

• St George's Church exhibition – A small historical exhibition on the Gaelic and Planter heritage of Carrick-on-Shannon, with church silver, banners, a Telford organ and a film on Leitrim.
• Workhouse Attic – The attic of the Famine workhouse, shown in its original state, with displays on the workhouse and the Earl Grey scheme.

Beheerder

Carrick-on-Shannon Heritage Group

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Entry is free of charge; donations are welcome.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
• 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 centre advertises disabled access and toilet facilities for its meeting and event space.

Kinderen & gezin

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The centre is on Church Lane, St Mary's Close, in the middle of Carrick-on-Shannon.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Tea and coffee are available on request. A shop sells books, DVDs and gift sets.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen

Tot 180 personen.

The events hall seats up to 180 depending on the event, and a meeting room seats up to 25 and has broadband.

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