South Tipperary County Council
Comhairle Contae Thiobriad Árann Theas

In May 2006, Pat Walsh, grandnephew of Maurice Davin, donated the ‘Cruiskeen’ to South Tipperary County Museum. Grant aid and sponsorship resulted in the boat being sent to the Conservation Centre in Letterfrack for restoration. The journey of the boat’s removal from the cowshed back to the Museum was the subject of a ‘Nationwide’ programme shown on R.T.E in 2006. Maurice Davin would have been flattered by the men and women that afforded so much of their time to the research, display and conservation of his prized rowing boat – ‘The Cruiskeen’

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Every autumn the Education/Outreach department of the County Museum invite students from local primary and secondary schools to research an aspect of the heritage of their local area. Themes vary from year to year and this year, the fourth year of the project, the theme was My Place. Students were asked to look at the buildings, monuments, landscapes, people, events and folklore of their local area and to focus on an aspect that interested them most. Projects are multi disciplinary and cover subjects such as art, history, geography, model making and creative writing. The Exhibition showcases all of the projects submitted. In 2009 the project was extended to include Community groups. The project won the Education and Community Engagement Award at the 2009 Museum of the Year Awards.

In association with its exhibition  'My Place' – an exhibition of projects on local heritage by school children, which will open on March 10th - South Tipperary County Museum invited submissions from Adults (Over 18’s) for a My Place Photography Competition.  Participants were asked to submit photographs depicting their understanding of the theme, My Place - the heritage of my local area.  A huge number of entries were received and these can be seen in the County Museum from Friday 5th March.  Admission is free, all are welcome.

Winners:
1st   Place: Larry Kenny        – McCarthy’s
2nd  Place: Maureen Maher   – Doorway to the Past – Chapel at St. Patrick’s Well
3rd  Place: Michael Malone   – Galtee Mountains, Tipperary

A Visual Exhibition of Donal Wylde’s Exhibition ‘Faith of our Fathers & Mothers’ can also be viewed in the museum. The photographs will be displayed on their new cinema screen, with voice-over by Aideen Wylde and text by Dr. Michael Ahern.