page_title: National Museum of Ireland – Country Life
section_title: Museum
hierarchical_section_title: National Museum of Ireland – Country Life / History / Museum
caption_attribution_description: English: Museum of Country Life The stunning exhibition gallery, opened in 2001, seen from the gardens by the artificial lake.
context_page_description: The National Museum of Ireland – Country Life is located in Turlough village, 8 km northeast of Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland. Established in 2001, the museum is part of the National Museum of Ireland and is the only national museum outside Dublin. The museum exhibits the way of life of rural Irish people between 1850 and 1950, and is in the grounds of Turlough Park House. There are displays about the home, the natural environment, trades and crafts, communities, and working on the land and water.
context_section_description: In 1991, the house and 36 acres were purchased by the Mayo County Council. The house was renovated and an adjacent museum building was constructed in the slope of a hill above a pond.  The Country Life Museum opened in September 2001. The upstairs of the original house is used as offices by the museum's small staff, and the downstairs is on show to the public.
caption: Landscape surrounding the Museum of Country Life.
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