museums clare

Clare Museum, Ennis, is located in a beautifully restored former convent built by the Sisters of Mercy congregation in 1861. The museum exhibition "The Riches of Clare: its people, place and treasures," occupies two galleries and incorporates the traditional method of displaying original artefacts from the county with modern interpretive tools such as colourful display panels, audio visual and computer interactive presentations, models, some replicas and commissioned art pieces....

This very small museum contains memento's from Irish history which include a 1782 Irish Volunteers' flag and Land Banners. Amongst other exhibits are a door from a ship of the Spanish Armada and the pen used by Neville Chamberlain and Eamonn De Valera to sign the 1938 agreement allowing Ireland regain ports held by Britain....