Come and visit us
We are delighted to welcome visitors once again to our cottage museum where we have a selection of antique household items which were once part and parcel of rural houses from our locality in bygone years.
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am-1pm.
Admission charges: Adults €5
Family €12
Senior Citizens and Students €4
If you wish to book a group visit during these hours please contact us with your details.
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am-1pm.
Admission charges: Adults €5
Family €12
Senior Citizens and Students €4
If you wish to book a group visit during these hours please contact us with your details.
Community Centres Investment Funding for Lackagh Parish Centre
Lackagh Museum and Community Development Association have been awarded funding of €24,852.00 by the Department of Rural and Community Development under the Community Centres Investment Fund (CCIF) 2024 to further upgrade facilities in the Lackagh Parish Centre.
The museum committee are currently upgrading the energy efficiency of the building through the installation of solar panels and energy efficient lighting. The CCIF funding will further complement this work through the installation of an air to-air heat pump and attic insulation. The funding will also cover the installation of an access control unit and storage units for user groups and service providers.
The committee are most grateful to our parishioners, community groups, organisations and service providers for supporting the parish centre. We hope that the upgrade works will enhance the services and amenities provided there to persons of all ages.
To book the parish centre: Email: [email protected] or contact Breda Finn in the Lackagh Museum on 086-4506727
The museum committee are currently upgrading the energy efficiency of the building through the installation of solar panels and energy efficient lighting. The CCIF funding will further complement this work through the installation of an air to-air heat pump and attic insulation. The funding will also cover the installation of an access control unit and storage units for user groups and service providers.
The committee are most grateful to our parishioners, community groups, organisations and service providers for supporting the parish centre. We hope that the upgrade works will enhance the services and amenities provided there to persons of all ages.
To book the parish centre: Email: [email protected] or contact Breda Finn in the Lackagh Museum on 086-4506727
Lackagh Digital Hub Survey
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According to the 2022 Census, 30% of people who live in Lackagh also work remotely. Lackagh Museum and Community Development Association are conducting research on the needs of those remote workers in order to improve the offering of our local co-working space.
We would appreciate if parishioners and indeed potential hub users from outside the parish could complete a short survey to help us to achieve this. It should take no more than 3 minutes to complete it.. Your feedback will enable us to deliver a better service for all of us. Thank you very much in advance!
We would appreciate if parishioners and indeed potential hub users from outside the parish could complete a short survey to help us to achieve this. It should take no more than 3 minutes to complete it.. Your feedback will enable us to deliver a better service for all of us. Thank you very much in advance!
Lackagh-A Colourful Past Book Launch
Lackagh-A Colourful Past compiled by Michael J. Hurley featuring photographs from Lackagh – Turloughmore and the surrounding townlands was launched by local Turloughmore and Galway hurling legend Frank Burke in Carnoneen Parish Centre on Saturday 24th August as our contribution to National Heritage Week 2024
Over 90 people contributed their photos to the project and the result is a book of 330 pages with more than 800 photographs included. Our oldest photo dates from 1875. The subject matter includes local people, sports, tradesmen, farming, music, church, houses, events and places.
The photos have all been colourised using Artificial Intelligence (with a few exceptions due to technical limitations), bringing new vitality and freshness to what may have been perceived as ‘tired’ pictures. Therefore, the book is in full colour and enhanced with a hardback glossy cover.
A book of this quality and specification has been extremely expensive to produce but the feeling is that it was worthwhile as it is now a pictorial record of the parish and its people for future generations.
However, generous sponsorship from Galway County Council's Community Support Scheme Cultural Development 2024, St. Jarlath's Credit Union, Tuam as well as local businesses and individuals has helped the venture and we are most grateful to them..
The book is now almost sold out in Flynns of Lackagh, Fahy's Daybreak Turloughmore and Loughnanes in Ballyglass and is no longer available for purchase online.
Over 90 people contributed their photos to the project and the result is a book of 330 pages with more than 800 photographs included. Our oldest photo dates from 1875. The subject matter includes local people, sports, tradesmen, farming, music, church, houses, events and places.
The photos have all been colourised using Artificial Intelligence (with a few exceptions due to technical limitations), bringing new vitality and freshness to what may have been perceived as ‘tired’ pictures. Therefore, the book is in full colour and enhanced with a hardback glossy cover.
A book of this quality and specification has been extremely expensive to produce but the feeling is that it was worthwhile as it is now a pictorial record of the parish and its people for future generations.
However, generous sponsorship from Galway County Council's Community Support Scheme Cultural Development 2024, St. Jarlath's Credit Union, Tuam as well as local businesses and individuals has helped the venture and we are most grateful to them..
The book is now almost sold out in Flynns of Lackagh, Fahy's Daybreak Turloughmore and Loughnanes in Ballyglass and is no longer available for purchase online.
Community Climate Action Programme Fund 2024
Lackagh Museum and Community Development Association are delighted to be awarded funding of €30,232 under the Community Climate Action Programme Fund 2024. The funding which is administered by Galway County Council on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Climate & Communications will be used to install solar panels on the Parish Centre and replace existing fluorescent lighting with more energy efficient lighting.
The funding will also be used to promote sustainable travel through the provision of bike racks and a bike repair station while the installation of an internal water filling station will help to discourage the use of plastic water bottles. The museum committee will also use the funding to develop a community garden to encourage local food production as a social activity.
The overall objective of the Community Climate Action Programme is to support and empower communities, in partnership with their Local Authority, to shape and build low carbon sustainable communities in a coherent way to contribute to national climate and energy targets.
The committee wish to acknowledge the support of Denise Feeney, Galway Co Co Community Climate Action Officer during the application process.
The funding will also be used to promote sustainable travel through the provision of bike racks and a bike repair station while the installation of an internal water filling station will help to discourage the use of plastic water bottles. The museum committee will also use the funding to develop a community garden to encourage local food production as a social activity.
The overall objective of the Community Climate Action Programme is to support and empower communities, in partnership with their Local Authority, to shape and build low carbon sustainable communities in a coherent way to contribute to national climate and energy targets.
The committee wish to acknowledge the support of Denise Feeney, Galway Co Co Community Climate Action Officer during the application process.
New Youth Space for Lackagh
The construction of a side extension to Lackagh Parish Centre to allow the first-floor space to be used primarily for youth activities and events is now completed.
There is a large youth population within the parish and one of the recommendations from Lackagh Museum and Community Development Association’s area-based plan was the need to provide more facilities for them.
The first floor of the Parish Centre was identified as a suitable space but additional fire safety compliance works were deemed necessary before it could be utilised.
Accordingly, the museum committee undertook the construction works which were part funded by a LEADER grant from GRD of €25,000 and a DRCD Community Centres Investment Fund grant of €38,698. The museum committee contributed over €30,000 in match funding from our various activities .
The committee is especially delighted that Foróige volunteers and youth members will be one of the first groups to utilise the space this Autumn.
There is a large youth population within the parish and one of the recommendations from Lackagh Museum and Community Development Association’s area-based plan was the need to provide more facilities for them.
The first floor of the Parish Centre was identified as a suitable space but additional fire safety compliance works were deemed necessary before it could be utilised.
Accordingly, the museum committee undertook the construction works which were part funded by a LEADER grant from GRD of €25,000 and a DRCD Community Centres Investment Fund grant of €38,698. The museum committee contributed over €30,000 in match funding from our various activities .
The committee is especially delighted that Foróige volunteers and youth members will be one of the first groups to utilise the space this Autumn.
Local Enhancement Programme Funding
Lackagh Museum Committee are delighted to have been awarded funding under Galway County Council’s Local Enhancement Programme 2024 to purchase a range of equipment for Lackagh Parish Centre. The equipment will include a projector, drop down screen, projector stand, water boiler, serving trolley and an amplifier.
The equipment will benefit up to 40 elderly members of the Wednesday club as it will help us to diversify the range of activities we can provide for them. All of the equipment is available for other users of the centre including the members of the Friday morning Bridge Club, family events associated with the adjacent Church, the Foróige Youth Club, Women’s group, etc.
We are most grateful to Galway CoCo for their continued support.
The equipment will benefit up to 40 elderly members of the Wednesday club as it will help us to diversify the range of activities we can provide for them. All of the equipment is available for other users of the centre including the members of the Friday morning Bridge Club, family events associated with the adjacent Church, the Foróige Youth Club, Women’s group, etc.
We are most grateful to Galway CoCo for their continued support.
Launch of Co. Galway Energy Master Plan
Our Association was delighted to host the Oranmore-Athenry Municipal area launch of the PPN's Galway County Energy Master Plan on 5th April, 2024. This was a collaboration between the PPN Sustainable Energy Community, SEAI and XD Consulting.
The Energy Master Plan is the first ever analysis of energy use in Galway County and it provides a thorough Baseline Energy Analysis and a Register of Opportunities – a range of ways that County Galway’s energy usage could be more sustainable and climate-friendly.
The Energy Master Plan is the first ever analysis of energy use in Galway County and it provides a thorough Baseline Energy Analysis and a Register of Opportunities – a range of ways that County Galway’s energy usage could be more sustainable and climate-friendly.
Group from l. Michelle Connellan and Carmel Kilcoyne, Galway Co. Co; Cllr. Shelly Herterich Quinn; Gerry McDonagh, Chairman Lackagh Museum & Community Development Association; Cllr. David Collins; Paschal Donohue, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform; Liam Carroll, Cathaoirleach Gaway CoCo; Duana Tuite, Galway PPN Support; Xavier Dubuisson, Energy Masterplan Consultant; Dr. Orla NicSuibhne, SEAI Home Grants Mentor; Denise Feeney, Galway CoCo Climate Action Officer.
Lackagh Mass Paths
Bridie Walsh, one of the founding members of Lackagh Museum Committee with Dr. Hilary Bishop
In summer 2019, a survey was undertaken on the Mass Paths of Lackagh Parish by Dr Hilary Bishop of Liverpool John Moore’s University. The plan at the time was for the production of a booklet and photographic exhibition featuring the findings of the study. However Covid intervened and the report and exhibition never happened-until now!
The project output is the paper, Mapping through Memory: The location and nature of Mass paths in Ireland which was recently published in a Geographical Society of Ireland publication, Irish Geography. Dr. Bishop returned to Lackagh on Saturday 9th of September to give a brief outline of her study which was aided by Gerry McDonagh, Frank Kearney and Michael Hurley.
The publication of the report at this time gives us proof, if any is necessary of the importance of recording personal reminiscences from more senior people in our community. Of the ten people who were interviewed during the course of the survey, four, Monica Holland, Johnny Grealish, Cissy Commins and Peter Farragher are no longer with us.
We are most grateful to Hilary for conducting this valuable piece of research. We also wish to thank photographer Caitriona Dunnett who accompanied Hilary. Visitors to Galway City Museum can now view a selection of Caitriona's work as part of a new outdoor exhibition: A Well Trodden Path.
This project would not have been possible without the cooperation of the many landowners whose lands the mass paths crossed. So many of them were extremely helpful and we are indeed indebted to them as we are to all of the people who gave their time to talk to Hilary and reminisce about the mass paths.
Lackagh Museum Committee are most honoured to have been selected to participate in the project and as an Association that has local heritage at its heart, place great value on this outstanding piece of research.
The project output is the paper, Mapping through Memory: The location and nature of Mass paths in Ireland which was recently published in a Geographical Society of Ireland publication, Irish Geography. Dr. Bishop returned to Lackagh on Saturday 9th of September to give a brief outline of her study which was aided by Gerry McDonagh, Frank Kearney and Michael Hurley.
The publication of the report at this time gives us proof, if any is necessary of the importance of recording personal reminiscences from more senior people in our community. Of the ten people who were interviewed during the course of the survey, four, Monica Holland, Johnny Grealish, Cissy Commins and Peter Farragher are no longer with us.
We are most grateful to Hilary for conducting this valuable piece of research. We also wish to thank photographer Caitriona Dunnett who accompanied Hilary. Visitors to Galway City Museum can now view a selection of Caitriona's work as part of a new outdoor exhibition: A Well Trodden Path.
This project would not have been possible without the cooperation of the many landowners whose lands the mass paths crossed. So many of them were extremely helpful and we are indeed indebted to them as we are to all of the people who gave their time to talk to Hilary and reminisce about the mass paths.
Lackagh Museum Committee are most honoured to have been selected to participate in the project and as an Association that has local heritage at its heart, place great value on this outstanding piece of research.
The Mass Paths of Lackagh Parish
A Well Trodden Path, the new outdoor exhibition currently on display at the Galway City Museum
Galway City Museum were delighted to welcome Dr. Hilary Bishop of Liverpool John Moores University on Saturday 13 January 2024 to a booked out event to talk about the Mass Paths project she conducted in collaboration with photographer Caitriona Dunnett, Michael Hurley and Lackagh Museum Committee, and the local farming community of Lackagh.
The talk was held in conjunction with A Well Trodden Path, the new outdoor exhibition currently on display at the Galway City Museum which explores the heritage of mass paths in the townlands of Lackagh.
The exhibition will be on display until the end of January 2024
The talk was held in conjunction with A Well Trodden Path, the new outdoor exhibition currently on display at the Galway City Museum which explores the heritage of mass paths in the townlands of Lackagh.
The exhibition will be on display until the end of January 2024
A Well Trodden Path Exhibition
Dr Hilary Bishop (L) with Caitriona Dunnett
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Galway People of the Year Award for Michael Hurley
Lackagh Museum Committee wish to extend our warmest congratulations to our fellow member, Michael Hurley on his Galway People of the Year Award for 2023. The award is well deserved and we are truly grateful for his dedication and support in the preservation of our local heritage.
Michael, who is originally from Baldoyle in Dublin is recognised for the level of activity and achievements in his retirement, his decision to “rev up” when others are winding down and his contribution to his adopted Lackagh.
The awards are organised in partnership with Basil Holian Watchman Holdings by a voluntary committee of 5 people with the proceeds going to a different charity each year. This year’s charity is Rosabel’s Rooms, a child loss charity co- founded in Galway by Dr Suzanne McClean and Garry Monroe in collaboration with the Irish Hospice Foundation.
All the winners were nominated by members of the public for their work in a variety of fields which contributed to the betterment of the lives of people in their communities.
Michael and his fellow recipients of the 2023 Galway People of the Year Awards was honoured at a Gala Banquet and Presentation night in the Galway Bay Hotel on November 10th.
Michael, who is originally from Baldoyle in Dublin is recognised for the level of activity and achievements in his retirement, his decision to “rev up” when others are winding down and his contribution to his adopted Lackagh.
The awards are organised in partnership with Basil Holian Watchman Holdings by a voluntary committee of 5 people with the proceeds going to a different charity each year. This year’s charity is Rosabel’s Rooms, a child loss charity co- founded in Galway by Dr Suzanne McClean and Garry Monroe in collaboration with the Irish Hospice Foundation.
All the winners were nominated by members of the public for their work in a variety of fields which contributed to the betterment of the lives of people in their communities.
Michael and his fellow recipients of the 2023 Galway People of the Year Awards was honoured at a Gala Banquet and Presentation night in the Galway Bay Hotel on November 10th.
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Heritage Week 2023
Lackagh Museum Committee hosted an open evening at our cottage museum on Saturday 19th August, 8.15pm-10pm to mark Heritage Week.
Visitors saw our redevelopment plans including an interpretation plan by Sceal Heritage for the future display of our museum collections which is part funded by the Heritage Council.
We also showcased our new photographic prints in the adjacent parish centre which depict over a century of parish life. The prints were part funded by Galway Co Co under the Community Support Scheme 2023.
Visitors saw our redevelopment plans including an interpretation plan by Sceal Heritage for the future display of our museum collections which is part funded by the Heritage Council.
We also showcased our new photographic prints in the adjacent parish centre which depict over a century of parish life. The prints were part funded by Galway Co Co under the Community Support Scheme 2023.
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Lackagh Museum Lotto
Please support the upkeep of our cottage museum and heritage centre by participating in our weekly lotto draw which takes place every Wednesday evening at the museum. Our lotto draw currently has a Jackpot of €4,100.
Lackagh old cemetery burial records now online
Thanks to the efforts of Lackagh Museum and Community Development Association, the burial records of Lackagh old cemetery can now be accessed online on the heritage section of Galway Council’s website. The recording of the memorial inscriptions was meticulously undertaken by our joint Heritage Officer, Breda Finn, who also took photographs of each memorial for the Museum’s own archive.
This is a great resource for those undertaking family history research as the records were also digitally mapped by Galway Co Co so that each grave can now be pinpointed through an easy to use search function. The wording on each memorial is then automatically displayed when a grave plot is selected.
The Museum Committee are grateful to Marie Mannion, Heritage Officer with Galway Co Co for facilitating the publication of the Lackagh burial records. It is anticipated that the burial records of Lackagh new cemetery will also be uploaded in due course.
This is a great resource for those undertaking family history research as the records were also digitally mapped by Galway Co Co so that each grave can now be pinpointed through an easy to use search function. The wording on each memorial is then automatically displayed when a grave plot is selected.
The Museum Committee are grateful to Marie Mannion, Heritage Officer with Galway Co Co for facilitating the publication of the Lackagh burial records. It is anticipated that the burial records of Lackagh new cemetery will also be uploaded in due course.
Lackagh Digital Hub
Now open!
Lackagh Museum and Heritage Centre have opened our new Digital Hub thanks to a grant of €70,932.07 under the Department of Rural and Community Development’s Connected Hubs Call 2022. The funding was used to upgrade the remote working facilities at the Knockdoe Room which will complement the Public Access High Speed Broadband Connection Point at the Church Car Park.
The investment enabled the Museum Committee to substantially refurbish the room to a high standard to accommodate those working remotely. Lackagh Digital Hub is now integrated with the Western Development Commission’s Connected Hubs Platform whereby desks may be pre-booked through the online booking facility at www.connectedhubs.ie.
Our hub has seven desk spaces and supporting office equipment including scanners, printers, large screen monitors and privacy booths. The funding was also used to provide a small meeting area, along with a kitchenette and toilet facilities. The online booking system enables hub users to prepay for the use of a desk for set periods of time either on a short or long term basis. Access to the hub is enabled through a code which is sent to the user’s mobile phone once payment has been confirmed.
The hub provides a low cost remote working option for those requiring good broadband connectivity. It is an attractive option for morning commuters on the R354 and N83 who wish to avoid time consuming traffic delays as well as for parents of children in the adjacent pre-school. It will also be an important community facility for students and for parishioners wishing to connect with family members overseas. In addition, the investment will enable the Committee to deliver a range of digital/IT courses to our parishioners over the coming months.
We are most grateful to the Department of Rural and Community Development for the funding. We are also most grateful to Galway Co Co for funding the equipment under the Department of Rural and Community Development's Connected Hubs Call in 2021 and especially for the support of Broadband Officers, Noel Madden and Nora O'Connor.
For more information,
The investment enabled the Museum Committee to substantially refurbish the room to a high standard to accommodate those working remotely. Lackagh Digital Hub is now integrated with the Western Development Commission’s Connected Hubs Platform whereby desks may be pre-booked through the online booking facility at www.connectedhubs.ie.
Our hub has seven desk spaces and supporting office equipment including scanners, printers, large screen monitors and privacy booths. The funding was also used to provide a small meeting area, along with a kitchenette and toilet facilities. The online booking system enables hub users to prepay for the use of a desk for set periods of time either on a short or long term basis. Access to the hub is enabled through a code which is sent to the user’s mobile phone once payment has been confirmed.
The hub provides a low cost remote working option for those requiring good broadband connectivity. It is an attractive option for morning commuters on the R354 and N83 who wish to avoid time consuming traffic delays as well as for parents of children in the adjacent pre-school. It will also be an important community facility for students and for parishioners wishing to connect with family members overseas. In addition, the investment will enable the Committee to deliver a range of digital/IT courses to our parishioners over the coming months.
We are most grateful to the Department of Rural and Community Development for the funding. We are also most grateful to Galway Co Co for funding the equipment under the Department of Rural and Community Development's Connected Hubs Call in 2021 and especially for the support of Broadband Officers, Noel Madden and Nora O'Connor.
For more information,
Lackagh Parish Community Plan 2021
The Lackagh Parish Community Plan was launched at the Museum by Steve Dolan, CEO of Galway Rural Development (GRD) in line with Covid-19 guidelines on Saturday evening 24th July, 2021. Lackagh Museum and Community Development Association along with Turloughmore Community Council collaborated to undertake this important initiative for the parish which was part funded through GRD and the LEADER Programme. Copies of the plan are available from the museum and it can also be downloaded below.
Audience Engagement videos
Thanks to a substantial grant from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht through its Audience Engagement Fund, Lackagh Museum commissioned a series of short "taster"videos featuring our cottage and heritage centre. The videos will help showcase our local heritage to a growing online audience.
With Covid restrictions impacting on physical visitor numbers to our museum, we recognised that online engagement through our website and social media was now of particular importance in order to help maintain and build continued public support and interest in our organisation.
We are most grateful to project manager, Ms. Donna Gilligan of Scéal Heritage Consultancy and Ms. Emma Hayward who compiled the digital content. We are also most grateful to Breda Finn, Museum Committee member who made the arrangments for the various presenters including Michael Hurley, Jarlath McDonagh, Frank Burke, Frank Kearney and John McDonagh. The video below features Michael Hurley giving a tour of the cottage.
With Covid restrictions impacting on physical visitor numbers to our museum, we recognised that online engagement through our website and social media was now of particular importance in order to help maintain and build continued public support and interest in our organisation.
We are most grateful to project manager, Ms. Donna Gilligan of Scéal Heritage Consultancy and Ms. Emma Hayward who compiled the digital content. We are also most grateful to Breda Finn, Museum Committee member who made the arrangments for the various presenters including Michael Hurley, Jarlath McDonagh, Frank Burke, Frank Kearney and John McDonagh. The video below features Michael Hurley giving a tour of the cottage.
Lackagh Cottage Museum rethatched
Work has been completed on the rethatching of the front of Lackagh Cottage Museum. The rethatching has been made possible thanks to LEADER funding from Galway Rural Development, a Community Enhancement Programme grant from Galway Co Co. and the generousity of a private donor. The Museum Committee are also indebted to all who support our weekly lotto draw and contribute to our "clobber" which is an important source of revenue for us and this has helped us greatly to raise the match funding required to carry out this necessary work.
We also wish to express our gratitude to Adam and Pawel Kusielczuk who carried out the work in just 2 weeks despite the terrible weather!
We also wish to express our gratitude to Adam and Pawel Kusielczuk who carried out the work in just 2 weeks despite the terrible weather!
Lackagh cottage museum as it was when first restored
The snow covered hill of Knockdoe
A view of the lovely Clare River as it flows through the parish of Lackagh Co. Galway on its way to Lough Corrib and the Atlantic Ocean.
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As a voluntary Committee we would be unable to open our Museum and Heritage Centre to the public were it not for the support of Galway Rural Development who make Tús Scheme and RSS participants available to us on an annual basis.
We also wish to thank Ms. Marie Mannion, Heritage Officer, Galway County Council for her ongoing guidance, advice and support.
We also wish to acknowledge the generous financial support of the following:
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Department of Rural and Community Development
Galway County Council
Galway Rural Development
Galway Sports Partnership
Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board
IPB Insurance
St. Jarlath's Credit Union, Tuam
Flynns of Lackagh
We also wish to thank Ms. Marie Mannion, Heritage Officer, Galway County Council for her ongoing guidance, advice and support.
We also wish to acknowledge the generous financial support of the following:
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Department of Rural and Community Development
Galway County Council
Galway Rural Development
Galway Sports Partnership
Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board
IPB Insurance
St. Jarlath's Credit Union, Tuam
Flynns of Lackagh
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