michael davitt museum
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Joe does a great job presenting the Davitt Museum artifacts, which are many and various and interesting. Davitt is a great Irish hero and it is worth having a look at some of his wonderful work. Video presentation lasts around 15 minutes and is followed by a tour of the museum and church. Copper Beech pub next door is also nice and does food and has friendly service
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Stopped off at the Michael Davitt Museum last week and what a pleasant surprise! A really interesting museum; very professional displays, beautiful building, informative audio visual and extremely friendly and hospitable staff. A great place to stop off and learn some local history which had a national import in a friendly and informal manner. We visited with three young children (10. 8, 6 years old) and we all enjoyed our visit. The children enjoyed doing a crossword based on the information in the displays and actually left knowing some real details about the life of Michael Davitt. They enjoyed seeing his walking stick and his rifle! We enjoyed all the displays and the passionate enthusiasm of Joe, the curator! Take a moment and learn something about life in rural Ireland of the day. Easy parking and facilities available.
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Having first stumbled ourselves through two Abbeys for photos we were happily surprised to be greeted at the door by joe, a volunteer docent and font of information. Don't shy away and let them show you around and explain things. This was the best part of our day. We got numerous photographs and memories of unique place and people. Move this to the top of your list, you'll be glad you did.
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We stopped by this museum in Straide, Foxford, Co. Mayo. I had heard of Michael Davitt, but didn't know much about him except he was one of the founders of the Land League, after visiting this museum I knew a lot more about the man. He had an amazing life and packed so much into his 60 years. The staff at the museum were all volunteers, and loved their subject - and it showed. We spent over an hour and a half there and it flew by. The museum is housed in an old church where Michael Davitt was baptised, and outside was the graveyard where he is buried. If you are in the area, don't hesitate to visit this museum, you won't be disappointed.
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Was travelling to Ballina and i finally stopped the car to check out this place . Excellent experience and brought a tear to my eye to be reminded of the history of the peoples who came before us ..........
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Wonderful visit. Staff extremely helpful. Treat group to tea. Guides were fanatically ķnowledge & gave freely of their time. Definitely the best museum I've visited. Well done. Definitely will be back
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My husband and I visited the Museum on the 12th of March last . We were welcomed and greeted by a very friendly staff and offered a cup of tea / coffee straight away .We watched an audio visual first and then were guided by a very informative staff around the Museum which has plenty of interesting artefacts based on the life , trals and achievements of Michael Davitt .It helped refresh my memory of Davitt and the Land League and I learned lots more .The Museum is located in an old Church and the remains of Michael Davitt are interred in the adjoining cemetery .
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Great little museum, made all the better by staff being so personable and giving us an individual tour around exhibit and graveyard. Very interesting.
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From the clear and informative short film we were invited to watch at the start of our visit to the warm, genuine farewell we received from locals as we drove away from the museum, our visit was a treat. A staff member explained that there was no entry charge but that we could make a contribution on the way out. I'd rather expected a spotty history undergraduate going through the motions as he trotted out a spiel he'd recited a hundred times before. How wrong I was. A sophisticated, experienced middle-aged man (sorry to sound ageist!!!) brought us to the area where we watched the DVD - he even handed me the remote control, just in case I wanted to adjust the volume! We watched a very illustrative film that outlined the life of Michael Davitt - founder of the Land League - in a concise manner that placed him in context. After the film ended, our guide was most personable as he walked us to the start of the exhibition and proved to be a font of information - we'd picked up the important facts from the film, and the exhibition boards filled in a lot of the background colour but guide Joe has a gift for selecting a telling detail from Davitt's life or the social landscape of the time that makes history come alive. Rather charmingly, he kept saying, "I'll shut up now..." In all seriousness, I could have listened to him all day! In addition, when one of our party - an elderly lady - decided to sit down to take a breather and headed for the nearest chair, he walked over and asked if she was okay. He really was a star. Unfortunately, we were committed to an appointment in Ballina so we had to head away before we'd had time to fully inspect the exhibition but I'd love to make a return visit. (I didn't even visit Mr Davitt's grave - so I guess I have to go back, right?)If your Irish history is a little rusty, you need a little refresher course in why the Land League really mattered, and you're in that part of Mayo (it's not far from the main Dublin-Castlebar road, afaik) I'd heartily recommend it. It's not an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza but you'll learn something and you'll meet at least one extremely interesting and personable man.
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The staff were very friendly, helpful and very enthusiastic about the museum. Joe went above and beyond to explain the history about Michael Davitt and the ruins of the abbey. The museum is very well laid out and is very interesting for people who like Irish history. There was no charge apart from a voluntary contribution which you will no doubt give after having a great experience!