Irish Agricultural Museum

The Irish Agricultural Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of Irish rural life. Housed in the farm buildings of Johnstown Castle, County Wexford, the collections represent all elements of rural life, including transport, crafts, farming activities and dwelling.
In the early 1970s Dr Austin O’Sullivan began collecting materials relating to farming and rural life in Ireland. In 1974 Dr Thomas Walsh, the Director of An Foras Talúntais , agreed to the foundation of an agricultural museum. From this, a group formed in 1976 with the aim of setting up a museum to house this collection, amongst others. The museum, housed in the former farm buildings of Johnstown Castle Estate, was opened in 1979 by Irish President Patrick Hillery. Since the opening, the museum has expanded and now occupies 1,600 square metres of gallery space. The establishment and expansion of the museum has led to the continuing restoration of the estate's farming buildings which date from 1810.

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