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Father McDyers Folk Village

TIME : 2016/2/18 22:13:48

A museum with a mission, this folk centre was established by the forward-thinking Father James McDyer in 1967 to freeze-frame traditional folk life for posterity. It's housed in a huddle of thatched cottages re-created in 18th- and 19th-century style, with genuine period fittings. The shebeen (illicit drinking place) sells unusual local wines (made from ingredients such as seaweed and fuchsias). It's 3km west of the village, by the beach.