Limerick

Ireland has a rich culture that, along with its people, has been exported around the world. Ireland, in fact, has two cultures: the historical Gaelic culture and the more recent English-speaking culture which largely replaced it. It can be worth digging a bit deeper, to learn about the older world that lies beneath. It is a world still living, though not always visible. Some Irish history has been very dark indeed, but it remains a land of poets, story-tellers, and musicians, with marvellous scenery, an advanced knowledge economy, first-rate infrastructures, and leading industries, with a high gross domestic product and standard of living. There are the megalithic tombs of Brú na Bóinne, older than the Egyptian pyramids, used as inspiration for some famous Celtic symbols that came later.

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The central area of the museum is a faithful  re-creation of the former classroom of the 1930's ,with authentic desks and wall hangings.  Visitors can imagine the young Frank and his friends  sitting at these desks as the teacher 'beat the education into them'.

Two rooms have been turned into a museum  by Una and are a re-creation of the McCourts home in Roden Lane.  Visitors can see first hand the living conditions expierienced by the McCourts and the other familes who lived in the Lanes of Limerick.

The museum is open Mon-Friday from 11am to 4.30pm and from March we open at the weekends.  Groups by appointment. Contact Una at +353 86 3735015

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Frank McCourt Museum

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