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Monaghan County Museum

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The collections of the museum document the history of County Monaghan over the course of human history. The museum also maintains a large collection of archival material, which include early estate records (rentals, maps and wages books) and local authority records. There are a number of notable
421: 210:. In 1990 the museum reopened in the current premises of 1-2 Hill Street, which were originally two town houses dating from the 1860s, that were converted for the museum's use. The museum has won a number of awards over the years, including 414: 407: 833: 341: 1103: 837: 525: 829: 928: 234:, Museum Standards Programme for Ireland (MSPI), it is viewed as one of the most professionally run museums in Ireland. The museum is designated by the 863: 99: 1113: 593: 198:
First opened in 1974, it was the first full-time, professionally staffed, and local authority funded Irish local museum. The museum was housed in
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archaeological objects in the museum, an example being the Lisdrumturk Cauldron, which was discovered in a bog in the county.
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town until a fire in 1981, which gutted the building. After rescuing the collections, the museum was moved for a period to
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Commissioners of Irish Lights Museum (Baily Lighthouse)
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Monaghan County Museum is located in Ireland
Monaghan
Coordinates
54°14′52″N 6°58′21″W / 54.24784°N 6.97252°W / 54.24784; -6.97252
museum
www.monaghan.ie/en/services/museum/
Irish
County Monaghan
Monaghan Courthouse
Monaghan
St Macartan's College
Council of Europe Museum Prize
Gulbenkian
Heritage Council
National Museum of Ireland


"Monaghan County Museum"
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