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Friday 23 September 2016

ENNISKILLEN MUSEUM NEW WING.



Last month I had the opportunity to attend an evening preview of the new galleries at Enniskillen Museum. Four new galleries have been created the Fermanagh Lakelands Gallery 1 and 2; the Our Town Gallery; and the Full Circle Art Gallery. What had once been an old health centre has been transformed into an impressive Visitor Centre. The centre includes a cafe and shop on the ground floor; a genealogy centre; a castle viewing area; and a history hub, providing access to the museum’s photographic, oral and digital film archives. I have included a few photographs taken while on the tour. The highlights for me were a digital display of my grandfathers homestead, a building I played in as a young child, and a number of items from the collection of Johnny McKeagney a local folklorist and historian, now sadly deceased. The museum is a must visit for locals and visitors to the county. 

The sloped wall of the ammunition magazine, slopped inwards to contain any accidental explosion.

Crannog.

Door of Enniskillen goal.

 Stone sculpture.

 A view from the castle walls over looking Lough Erne.

My grandfathers homestead.


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