Looking for something to do as a family this Heritage Week? Pop into Carlow County Museum and try their Museum Detective Family Activity Quiz. The Detective Quiz leads you through three of the Museums four galleries with a series of clues to help you complete the crossword. Among hundreds of objects you will encounter the 16th century effigy of Robert Hartpole, Constable of Carlow Castle; John Tyndall, Carlow’s Man of Science; the magnificent hand carved pulpit from Carlow Cathedral and the original printing press from the Nationalist newspaper. As part of your adventure also discover a wide collection of items and artefacts from Carlow county including: the original gallows trapdoor from Carlow Gaol; items from Carlow’s Sugar Factory, which operated for almost 80 years; the smoking pipe of Captain Myles Keogh, killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn; a 340-million-year-old fossilized squid; a display on St. Willibrord, an English monk who trained in Carlow before becoming the Patron Saint of Luxembourg; the last cigarette smoked by and the Death Mask of Kevin Barry, an 18-year-old medical student who was executed for his role in the Irish War of Independence and so much more! The quiz also encourages you to continue their journey by exploring the history and heritage of Carlow Town and County by following the many town and village heritage trails that are in the county.

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