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South Tipperary Co MuseumOriginally founded in the late 1940’s South Tipperary County Museum relocated to Mick Delahunty Square in 2000, as the first purpose built County Museum in Ireland. The Museum aims to collect, record, preserve, display and interpret the history of South Tipperary. The Museum’s permanent gallery traces the history and heritage of the region from prehistoric to modern times. The temporary gallery hosts several in house and borrowed exhibitions every year covering a wide variety of subjects. A lively outreach programme accompanies each exhibition, as well as regular events celebrating traditional feast days and calendar customs. Many items are donated to the Museum every year and currently the collection consists of approx 25,000 objects relevant to the history of South Tipperary. The Museum galleries and store are environmentally controlled and a Conservator is employed to ensure the preservation of the collection. Objects, photographs and documents etc held in the Museum collection are available to researchers wishing to find out more about aspects of local heritage. South Tipperary County Museum Opening Hours Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm Carrick on Suir Heritage CentreThe Pre-Reformation burial ground and church site of Carrick Mor (Big Carrick) features the former Protestant Church, now restored as a heritage Centre. Many interesting gravestones are to be found including a memorial to Thomas Butler (d.1604) an illegitimate son of Thomas, 10th Earl of Ormond. Buried here also is Dorothea Herbert (1770-1829), author of “Retrospections”. Numerous local artefacts and photographs are on display. Also on display is the 17th century Duke of Ormonde Church Plate Collection. Opening Hours: October to May, daily 10am to 4pm. Carrick-On-Suir Heritage Centre Cashel Heritage CentreThe award winning Heritage Centre is located on Main Street in Cashel. A large scale model of Cashel in the 1640's highlights the lesser known treasures of the town. Audio commentary is in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Irish and English. The Charters of Cashel, King Charles II 1663 and James II 1687 are on permanent display. Free Admission. Opening Hours: | ||||
