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The manager at the National Museum of Country Life in Turlough, Tony Candon, says the museum is preparing for the biggest ever influx of people to the site this weekend with some 25,000 expected to attend Féile na Tuaithe over the next two days.

Of all of the many hundreds of treasures and interesting artefacts on display in the Museum of Country Life, Turlough, it was a simple, scuffed, tin teapot that most enthralled the United States Ambassador to Ireland, Kevin F O’Malley, when he visited the museum on Monday.

Organisers of the Féile na Tuaithe festival, which celebrates rural life, have welcomed its return after a two-year break.

It is a huge disappointment to me, and to all staff in the Museum of Country Life at Turlough Park, that Féile na Tuaithe will not be taking place in 2012. When I informed staff here last week that féile would not be going ahead, the sense of shock and disappointment was palpable. As we have been informing our sponsors and principal stakeholders, their response has also been one of shock and concern. The general sense is that this is going to be a very big loss not just to the local community around Turlough and Castlebar but to the wider community in the west of Ireland and beyond.

Castlebar will be buzzing with excitement on May 21-22 as Féile na Tuaithe takes place in the grounds of the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life, Turlough Park. Now in its seventh year, the free, fun-filled family weekend is regarded as one of the best days out in the west. More than 25,000 people flocked to the festival in 2010 and visitors will not be disappointed with the programme of events this year.

Castlebar will be buzzing with excitement on May 21-22 as Féile na Tuaithe takes place in the grounds of the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life, Turlough Park. Now in its seventh year, the free, fun-filled family weekend is regarded as one of the best days out in the west. More than 25,000 people flocked to the festival in 2010 and visitors will not be disappointed with the programme of events this year.

The National Museum of Ireland – Country Life, which is located in Turlough, is expecting to welcome its one millionth visitor towards the end of next week. The museum had expected the millionth visitor to pass through its doors in late September or early October, however there was an exceptionally strong performance in visitor numbers this year.

The Museum of Country Life, Turlough Park, will be open this Easter Sunday following the lifting of a ban on overtime by members of the Civil, Public, and Services Union.

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