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".
- Type: Museum
- Description: maritime museum in Arklow, Ireland
- Also known as: “Arklow Maritime Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Arklow Methodist Church and Arklow Dominican friary graveyard.
Arklow Methodist Church
Church
Arklow Dominican friary graveyard
Park
Arklow
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arklow and Scarnagh.
Scarnagh
Locality
Scarnagh Cross or Scarnagh is a small hamlet in north County Wexford in Ireland. Scarnagh is situated 6 km southwest of Arklow Heritage Museum.
Woodenbridge
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.Arklow Heritage Museum
- Categories: maritime museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.7985° or 52° 47′ 55″ north
Longitude
-6.14942° or 6° 8′ 58″ west
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
9C4MQVX2+96
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ferrybank and Knockanrahan Lower.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Best Western Woodenbridge and Arklow Bay Hotel.
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