Shackleton Experience — Attraction in The Municipal District of Athy

To Curator /Commissioners having been a visitor to Stradbally area, Laois, October last, I was invited by my hosts to join them in Carlow, George Bernard Shaw theatre to hear Ist performance of Endurance by Brian Hughes/his musicans and narrator John Mc Kenna: it was uplifting. I was then invited to join the tour the next day: it complimented the theatre event and before I left the museum I bought the CD and met a relative of Ernest Shakleton, Barbara her Ist name.Having played the CD a number of times I'm left with the thought that there is a possibility of a 'single' coming from the work if its in your remit to do so. In short, tracks 1 and 13, first and final narrative pieces, and tracks 2 and 14 the 1st and final musical pieces fit this bill: John's diction as he puts himself in the person of Ernest is a beauty to listen to and Brians opening track, as it is described in the accompaning booklet lends for dancing to, among other things while the final track 'The Flag of the Adventurer': 'throw caution to the wind' for you will in the process make more and more people happier and they will know more about Ernest's...

The museum is really great. It is well designed and highly accurate. Biography of Shackleton is described in great detail through a very interactive experience. This will be difficult for this museum to make a deep impact on local tourism numbers unless they revise the price of the ticket. Museums in Ireland are competing with the free museums in Dublin which are extraordinary and world class. Exploration is niche and Shackleton is niche within the concept of an exploration style museum. Butter museums need to make money and have a long-term financial plan. The cafe is excellent and I ate one of the best cakes that I have ever eaten in my...

Myself and my husband visited Athy today as we were staying close by last night. We wanted to visit the Shackleton Museum but when we checked it's website this morning it stated that it was closed Mondays and Tuesdays. We decided we would pay a visit to Athy anyway this evening and we were very surprised to find that the museum was in fact open but unfortunately it was too late in the day for us to visit as it closed at 5pm which would mean we would have to rush through our tour! Please update your website as it is...