Cavan and Leitrim Railway Dromod — Attraction in County Leitrim

Today, we took a trip to the unique Leitrim Dromod Museum, where we could experience history and something truly special.

🛤️ Right at the start, we got a ride on Ireland’s last functioning steam locomotive 🚂, an amazing opportunity to feel what travel was like in the last century. Some visitors were completely captivated by the atmosphere, the stories from our guide—the owner himself—and the chance to connect with history 📸.

What really sparked excitement, though, were the unique exhibits that we could not only view but also try out ourselves!

We sat in the very seats where Marilyn Monroe sat during her transatlantic flights ✈️. And as a bonus, we even got to explore the cockpit of a plane piloted by Prince Philip 🛫, while Queen Elizabeth relaxed in her cabin 👑.

Additionally, we admired beautiful historic buses, including iconic double-deckers from the 1950s to 1970s 🚌, which we could explore up closer. For those looking for a bit more action, there was a historic handcar available to power along the tracks 🚲.

Leitrim Dromod Museum is truly worth a visit—you won’t find such a perfect blend of history anywhere else. 😊 We came on sunday at 15:40, took the ride in 5mins and spent around one hour exploring the area with our guide. Entrance fee is paid at the end of the tour. 💶Its possible to pay either in cash or by card.

🧾As we were organised group we also asked and got an invoice with written confirmation for...

This was an amazing tour and experience for children and adults. Visiting this beautiful meuseum was like taking a step back in time, we rode an antique train, and some other great experiences, viewable in my photos here. Michael the co-owner and guide was fantastic, he was so passionate about conserving trains, artillery, submarines, trucks and planes. His enthusiasm was contagious and inspiring. He had a beautiful story for each piece of equipment he and his friends had rescued. I´m not very much a technology/machinery museum enthusiast but this was one of the best of this kind i´ve ever visited. This tour/museum had a beautiful Irish charm to it. Again, the icing on the cake was Michael´s enthusiasm, his enthusiasm to help children enjoy the museum, his enthusiasm to preserve this important part of our history, his enthusiasm for sharing it with the community. It. would be great if he could get some government funding to help preserve this beautiful heritage of ours. Call ahead, this is a passion project so seems to be only opened on the weekends. We stopped here along our Shannon cruise, super easy to walk to from...

This was such an unexpected surprise. We thought we were going into a car graveyard, but definitely don't judge a book by it's cover! This place is small, cheap to get into and 100% run by volunteers. Everything in there is being restored by the team of guys in their own time. Donations are used to restore and buy new things for them to restore. My husband is a car nerd and he would probably move in if he could. The story of these guys is great, restoring things since 1993. They want to preserve bits of their Irish history and they know everything about each piece they have bought. Even if you are not a massive fan of cars their story is worth hearing. We loved it 100% would go again. They also run Nancy the steam train ever Sunday in August and every other Sunday...