cavan county museum

801jackieh

We traveled down to Cavan ww1 museum with our history group(S.A.S.H) Shankill Area Social History. We found the museum very interesting as down south the war was never really talked about. It is only lately that you could have remembered the brave soldiers from Southern Ireland who fought and died for the freedom we have today.

V5044POandrews

Absolute fantastic museum an WW1 trench system really is a must visit ! It really has everything and at a very reasonable price and great coffee shop too ! Wonderful education tool for kids also !

Trish1t

We had a great time at the museum. We started with the trenches and could not get over the amount of work that went into buildng them. It was such a learning experience. The museum is excellent with something for everyone. It was very inexpensive a great day out.

gav353530

Being in the area we decided to visit the cavan county museum. The building houses some great artefacts over a number of floors and they are extremely wide ranging. Admission is very reasonable 3 euro per adult. However, the World War 1 trench experience and exhibition is amazing and worth the visit alone. If you are in the area make sure that you visit the Cavan County Museum.

gardenofengland

We spent a pleasant couple of hours visiting. There are 3 floors of exhibits with lots of easy to read information and interactive exhibits covering the history of banners, The Famine, Emigration and general history. The recreated first world war trenches were also worth walking through. Our only criticism was we were unable to get a coffee in the cafe as it was being used for a large boisterous sewing club who looked like they were really enjoying their activity but left no room for visitors.

Susie1977s

Loved this museum as it was very interactive and also the trench experience was totally unique, would recommend calling in!

704tonyd

Though small it is worth a visit. The re-enactment of a world war one trench is of a very high standard and credit to the museum staff and designers. A hive of local history worth seeing and staff are friendly and helpful.

Bob999

Fairly small museum in the middle of Cavan county. Weparticularly enjoyed the displays on emigration - they were very educational.

hwll

The museum was very interesting, with a great variety of Irish historical info. There were plenty of artefacts to keep you amused, especially related to GAA.By FAR, my favourite part of the museum was outside. The trench attraction. It was a series of trenches dug out with snippets of info about trench warfare and the lives of the soldiers in them. You could really feel and understand how these people lived, thanks to the extremely realistic construction. A must see, especially if it's lashing rain :)

Gavin_Bamford

..... with the largest replica trench system in the British Isles outside. Whilst the museumn is a bit out of Cavan, it is with a visit. Well researched Breast War exhibition inside together with reseasrcvh on the local aristocratic Farnham family.

BefastStraycat

Brilliant trenches dug to give an authentic feel!!! The building is lovely with a great history behind it, full of extremely informative information and artifacts.

willien853

The Cavan County Museum is well worth a visit. The museum is in the old Covent and the history covers both the Order of Nuns that lived there and the local Gentry ie The Farnham family. The 1st World War is also a feature with the added bonus of the trenches outside. Good value for money and plenty of free parking .

qualwafer

has just installed a ww1 trench system to commemorate to first world war. The history of Cavan and its people were very interesting as was the feel of the old building

T0232c

The exhibits were laid out so well, the information posters were easy to read. The Farnham family portraits are so well displayed and wonder to see. The 3 floors of exhibits are all very interesting but the new 1st WW trench is so good, so real and the mine field is so realistic. A great day out for age groups.

robertwF8407UN

Passed here many times but was attracted in by the WW1 experience. The museum is located in Ballyjamesduff in the old convent school which in itself boasts of an interesting past. Plenty of parking beside a childrens play area and a nice garden with picnic tables that were being well used on the day. The mueum itself is laid out over several floors and has many artifacts of local history with plenty of information to back them up.Then we went out to the WW1 site and walked through the replica trenches from WW1. No mud or bodies but it was an eerie feeling to look over the tops of the trenches and know that many soldiers died by doing just that. All in all an enjoyable visit.