Clare Museum

16/06/2026

OTD in 1828, Daniel O'Connell wrote to Clare landlord Andrew Stackpool, seeking his support in the upcoming Clare election.

Letter from Daniel O'Connell to Andrew Stackpool seeking his support in an upcoming election, dated 17th June, 1828.

12/06/2026

OTD 100 years ago, there was a rally in Ennis in memory of Major Willie Redmond.

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Notice, printed, Redmond Anniversary, Ennis, June 1926

12/06/2026

We're all having a great time figuring out how to write our names with the Ogham alphabet here in Clare Museum this morning.

Community Arachaeologist, Tori McMorran, is with us until 1pm celebrating .
Pop in & try your hand at writing your name in Ogham or try our Archaeogy in a Box activity to see what "treasures" you can unearth.

11/06/2026

🔱Join us in Clare Museum tomorrow, Friday 12th June, between 10am & 1pm to celebrate European Archaeology Days with Community Arachaeologist, Tori McMorran.

🪏Explore the archaeological history of County Clare & see what "treasures" you can find with the 'Archaeology in a Box' activity.

This is a drop-in event for all ages - no booking required.

Enjoy Archaeology in a Box Join us in Clare Museum from 10am to explore the archaeological artefacts discovered in County...

10/06/2026

OTD in 1951 a postcard was sent from Killaloe to Limerick with an order for salt.

Open thw link to learn more.

John G. McInerney, Agricultural Machinery and General Hardware, Parliament Street and Monastery Road, Ennistymon, County Clare, 11th June, 1951.

06/06/2026

OTD in 1917, Major Willie Redmond MP, died of wounds on the western front during the First World War. His death necessitated the East Clare by-election, which brought Eamon de Valera to political prominence.

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Memorial Card for Major Willie Redmond MP.

06/06/2026

🎨Cruinniú na nÓg Sketch Hunters at Clare Museum🎨

What a fantastic & creative morning we had here at the museum to celebrate 2026.
Participating children went "hunting" throughout the museum to find their favourite objects to sketch & draw.

Huge thanks to artist Leigh O'Connell for facilitating such a fabulous event & guiding the children in their creativity.

This event was kindly funded by Creative Ireland Clare

05/06/2026

Check out our blog entry about how we dated a Programme of the Theatres in London's west end for the week ending June 5th 1909.

Open the link below.

Ephemera can be difficult to date as it is only meant to be of use for a short time.

03/06/2026

📢We have very limited spaces available for our Creative Ireland Clare Sketch Hunters event to celebrate , taking place this Saturday 6th June, from 11am-1pm in Clare Museum.

🚸🆓Event for 8-12 year-olds
‼️Booking required
📧To book, please email [email protected]

https://claremuseum.ie/events/sketch-hunters-at-clare-museum-a-cruinniu-na-nog-event/

02/06/2026

OTD in 1765, Clare artist Francis Bindon died.

Open the link and read all about him.

Portrait, printed on paper, of Jonathan Swift by John Pass after Francis Bindon, 1828.