Bantry Museum

About

A small local-history museum run by the Bantry Historical Society, behind the Fire Station on Wolfe Tone Square. The collection covers domestic life in Bantry in earlier generations, alongside local newspapers and folklore, with material on the failed French invasion of 1796. Seasonal opening only.

Highlights

• ✓local-history
• ✓1796-french-invasion-material
• ✓volunteer-run

Tips

• →Open June to September only; closed for winter, so check before a visit outside those months.

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