A Private Collection of Museum items, that Seamus collected over the years was on display and opened to the general public up to the end of the summer of 2015.
Seamus Lawlor
Seamus Lawlor - The late proprietor of the Folk and Heritage Museum
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Seamus at the entrance to his house and museum
Seamus presenting a water -pump to Bennettsbridge. It is in memory of the old water pump that provided water to all the village. In the photo with Seamus is PJ Cullen [Centra Supermarket] Paddy Walsh [Tynan's meats] John Lalor [Publican] and PJ. McDonald [stonecutter and creator of the above monument ]
This Siren was used during the second world war to warn of enemy planes approaching and used again to sound all clear. It was a portable device , worked by cranking the handle as shown above.
Bring home the turf !
Ginger beer bottles and cream containers,dating back over 200 years, found when working on the Tunnel in Dublin.