museums westmeath

This town is about 13 miles from Mullingar and was built in the late 17th century by the Pollard family under a charter from Charles II. The old National school has been converted into an agricultural museum and heritage centre. Just outside Castlepollard in Tullynally Castle, the home of the Earl of Longford's family, the Packenhams.

The gardens are open from May to September....

Run by the Westmeath Archaelogical Society. Contains many items associated with the history of the town and visiting exhibitions....

Welcome to Locke's Distillery, established in 1757, where pot still Irish malt whiskey was made for almost 200 years....

In addition to wonderful mosaics by famous Russian artist Boris Anrep, Frescoes, canvases, models of the Cathedral, vestments worn by St. Oliver Plunket and a ring once owned by Queen Marie Antoinette. Viewing by appointment only....

Contains many items of military interest....

Climb on board for a short train ride - or travel further afield on a special mainline steam excursion. Many engines and coaches are on display in transport museums and railway centres, with memorabilia from the golden age of steam.

The first railway in Ireland opened in 1834, and the network quickly reached into all corners of the island. By 1920 almost 3,500 miles of track threaded the countryside and no Irish town was more than 10 miles from a railway station.

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