Cavan County Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of County Cavan. The Museum is housed in the former Convent of St Clare in Ballyjamesduff.

OPENING TIMES:

Christmas 2017 - Closing Friday 22nd December - re-opening Tuesday 2nd January 2018

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10am - 5pm

Closed Sunday & Monday

ADMISSION:  

• €5.00 per adult, €3.00 OAP & Students & Family rate €12.00 (Two adults and two children)

We aim to collect, conserve and ultimately display the material heritage and culture of County Cavan and its environs, for the benefit of the public.

Exhibition galleries feature unique artefacts dating from the stone age up until the twentieth century, material spanning over 6000 years of occupation in Cavan. Displays of notable interest include the Killycluggin stone and the three-faced Corleck Head, two of the most recognisable examples of Celtic spirituality in the country.

The museum also houses a medieval Dug-Out boat and a selection of medieval Sheela-na-Gigs, as well as a Folk Life gallery depicting life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Newly-opened galleries deal with topics as diverse as the Great Famine, Percy French and the Lords Farnham. Our temporary exhibition space plays host to visiting and currently relevant exhibitions, whilst our Eden Gallery is home to regular art shows given by local and national artists.

FACILITIES AND SERVICES

Our coffee and craft shops are ideal for those wishing to relax and browse, and perhaps take with them a memento of their visit to the Museum.

The Museum caters for groups large and small, and guided tours are available on request. Our printed brochure provides further information relating to our exhibitions, galleries and artefacts on display.

• Exhibits can be audio described.
• Tactile signage for exhibits is available.
• The availability of tactile signage does not depend on exhibition.
• Braille signage for exhibits is not available.
• The availability of Braille signage does not depend on exhibition.
• Touch tours are available.
• The availability of touch tours does not depend on exhibition.
• Video tours are available.
• Concessions are available.
• There is a wheelchair to borrow.
• To borrow the wheelchair, please contact reception.
• There are accessible toilet facilities within this venue.
• The toilet is not for the sole use of disabled people.
• There is pictorial signage on or near the toilet door.
• This accessible toilet is approximately 17m (18yd 1ft) from the accessible entrance.
• This accessible toilet is located at the rear of the building, on the ground floor.
• There is level access to this accessible toilet.