The Jackie Clarke Collection | Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 5pm | Free Admission

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Jackie Clarke Collection Community and Volunteer Programme

Throughout the year the Community and Volunteer Programme offers many and varied presentations, engaging with Ballina’s local festivals and committees, in addition to countrywide events such as Nollaig na mBan, National Heritage Week and Culture Night.

The Programme is maturing with confidence, now taking part annually in International Women’s Day celebrations. Working together with Volunteer Ireland and a local Volunteer Centre in County Mayo, the Jackie Clarke Collection prides itself in recruiting skilled volunteers from the Ballina area. Their expertise is gratefully absorbed from the fields of Education, History and traditional Irish Music, IT Assistance, among many others.

This Programme enables the volunteers to loyally support the "Community/Volunteer Programmes" on a weekly basis in the Jackie Clarke Collection from January through December, producing exhibitions and assisting with the delivery of various events both in the historic bank building and the walled Heritage garden.

All events are free of charge to those attending, thus leaving money in the pockets of the many visitors to spend in Ballina and its hinterland after each event, thereby assisting in the maintenance of a more vibrant economy in the West of Ireland.

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Tours

Specialist tours can be booked in advance by emailing clarkecollection@mayococo.ie or by phoning (096) 73508.

Contact

The Jackie Clarke Collection
Pearse Street, Ballina, Co. Mayo, Ireland

T: + 353 (0)96 73508
W: www.clarkecollection.ie
E: clarkecollection@mayococo.ie

Opening Times

Tuesday to Saturday: 10am to 5pm
Entrance is located at the side of the building on Walsh Street.

 

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Did you know that amongst Jackie Clarke’s collection is the rare and evocative Tintown Autograph Book which contains signatur...
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Did you know that amongst Jackie Clarke’s collection is the rare and evocative Tintown Autograph Book which contains signatures, drawings, slogans etc. of Republican Prisoners interned during the Civil War. This book was expertly researched by one of the Jackie Clarke Collections amazing volunteers Niamh O'Sullivan, here Niamh shares her great insight into the thoughts and words contained within this incredible piece of history. “Leafing through the wonderfully informative Tintown civil war autograph book throws up several items of interest. Perhaps the first being the likely presence of Ernie O’Malley’s brother Cecil Patrick. Ernie rightly receives much attention for his part in our centenary history. Cecil would not be quite as well-known as his renowned older brother, yet he has secured a further place in Irish history by autographing this little book. Cecil had also been held in Kilmainham Prison – a fact he proved personally, yet again, by writing his name on a cell wall in the old West Wing. That inscription by the late 20th century was faded, but legible. The prisoners themselves left us undeniable clues as to their whereabouts when frequently imperfect prison-lists failed them. IL Conte (Count) Seoirse (George) Noble Plunkett TD’s autograph invites much reflection. The father of Joseph Plunkett (one of the 1916 executed Leaders) now himself imprisoned. By fellow Irishmen. His very name in this precious book becomes a moving and visible reminder of the suffering our country endured in those days. Another TD, the poet and writer Brian Ó hUiginn, signs the book twice. We then find a fellow prisoner dedicating an entire page of the little book with reference to a popular song written by Brian himself; The Soldiers of Cumann na mBan. This is an excellent example of the esteem and loyalty shared amongst themselves by these political prisoners. To view the book for yourself, copy the link below into your browser. https://www.clarkecollection.ie/historical-autograph-collections/item/346-tintown-autograph-collection
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