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Cultural heritage forms our individual, local and national identities. It shapes relationships with our neighbors and with other communities around the world. Carlow museum supports and encourages organizations and projects that preserve or rediscover important cultural works and major historic sites in order to provide ongoing access and enjoyment for current and future generations. About us…

Carlow Sugar Factory

Carlow Sugar Factory.

Over the past eighty odd years the Sugar Factory has been the largest manufacturer in Carlow. It has employed hundreds of people in its various divisions from sugar production, packing, marketing, transport as well as in its other operations such as the lime works and Erin Foods. More…

Carlow Transport

Carlow Transport.

A journey along the gentle River Barrow takes the traveller to a tranquil bygone time. Fringed with reeds and river flowers and harbouring a wealth of wildlife, the River Barrow bears boats and barges along navigable waterways past riverside villages and through Victorian locks. More…

 

Image gallery

Most people are facinated by culture and heritage because they see the world around them and ponder how it came to this. Culture and heritage are a light that illuminates the present and directs attention toward the possibilities of the future. The image gallery promotes awareness of our built, natural and cultural heritage through a collection of historcial photographs recording the events of times past. About us…