A Virtual Visit!
We’re excited to launch our new website and a short video series focusing on the museum and its vast collection of rail memorabilia celebrating the
Castlerea Railway Museum was born from the boyhood dream of Sean Browne, a longtime railway enthusiast who devoted his interest to the preservation of a disappearing part of Irish transport history. Sean’s interest in railway began as a child during travels with his uncle John Joe Quinn in his horse and cart, and from rail trips from Castlerea to visit his sister working in Dublin. Sean recalls gazing out of the window at Mullingar Station, feasting his eyes on the hundreds of steam engines ready for the scrap heap, and dreaming of one day owning his own train.
We’re excited to launch our new website and a short video series focusing on the museum and its vast collection of rail memorabilia celebrating the
We recently received grateful support from Creative Ireland and Roscommon County Council to work with Scéal Heritage Consultancy to create a new Imaginative Play Box
To celebrate Heritage Week 2022, Scéal Heritage Consultancy are back in the Museum for another craft workshop to create and decorate your own toy train!