Arklow Heritage Museum
The Arklow Heritage Museum opened in 1976 in the old technical school on Saint Marys Road in Arklow, County Wicklow. Its original purpose was to celebrate the town's rich seafaring heritage, described by the late maritime historian John de Courcy Ireland in a letter to the museum as "Ireland's Most Maritime Town".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: maritime museum in Arklow, Ireland
- Also known as: “Arklow Maritime Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arklow Methodist Church and Arklow Dominican friary graveyard.
Arklow Methodist Church
Church
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Arklow Methodist Church is situated 300 metres north of Arklow Heritage Museum.
Arklow Dominican friary graveyard
Park
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Arklow Dominican friary graveyard is a park, which is situated 340 metres west of Arklow Heritage Museum.
Arklow railway station
Railway station
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Arklow railway station is a railway station in Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland. Arklow railway station is situated 1 km southwest of Arklow Heritage Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arklow and Scarnagh.
Arklow
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Arklow is a town on the coast of County Wicklow at the outflow of the River Avoca. The name is Norse, meaning "Arnkell's meadow". It's industrial and has become a commuter town for Dublin; in 2022 its population was about 13,000.
Scarnagh
Locality
Scarnagh Cross or Scarnagh is a small hamlet in north County Wexford in Ireland. It is located four miles from the sea, on the R772 regional road between Gorey and Arklow. Scarnagh is situated 6 km southwest of Arklow Heritage Museum.
Woodenbridge
Village
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Woodenbridge is a small village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It lies between Arklow and Avoca, at the meeting of the Avoca, Aughrim and Goldmine rivers. Woodenbridge is situated 7 km northwest of Arklow Heritage Museum.
Arklow Heritage Museum
- Categories: maritime museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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