Knock MuseumThe Apparition in Context - FolklifeKnock, County Mayo, Ireland |
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CraftsTools used by: shoemaker, carpenter, blacksmith and basket-maker.
Most people in rural Ireland made a living by farming the land see plough, harrow, seeder, slanes, turf barrows and cleeves.
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'A Museum within a
Museum'
The thatched cottage built inside the Museum is a two-roomed dwelling typical of houses in County Mayo at the time of the Apparition with its roof of straw, half door, open fire and hag bed.
The Kitchen
Furniture
- Including a variety of household furniture . . . . . . See the handcarved wooden press made in Knock in 1918.
Clothing
View examples of clothing worn in 1879 . . . . . A christening robe, handmade locally, an example of fine needlework.
