Irish Agricultural Museum, Agricultural museum at Johnstown Castle Estate, County Wexford, Ireland

The Irish Agricultural Museum occupies the farm and stable courtyard buildings of Johnstown Castle, County Wexford, dating from 1810, and holds 1,900 square metres of gallery space. Its collections are arranged by rural themes such as dairy, laundry, kitchen and sugar beet farming, with full-scale replicas of blacksmith, cooper, wheelwright, harness maker and basket maker workshops.

The museum was founded in 1979 by President Patrick Hillery, based on a collection Dr. Austin O'Sullivan assembled in the early 1970s. An exhibition focused on the potato and the 1800s Famine traces how farming transformed during industrialization.

Full-scale replicas of a blacksmith's, cooper's, wheelwright's, harness maker's and basket maker's workshops stand in the museum, showing the tools and layout of each trade. The Irish Times placed a washing machine from the early 1950s, part of the collection, as number 96 in its History of Ireland in 100 Objects.

The museum offers both self-guided and guided tour options for visitors moving through the restored farm courtyard buildings. The layout across three floors with different themed sections helps you navigate at your own pace.

The restored machinery shows how farmers worked with basic mechanical solutions before modern technology arrived in rural areas. Visitors can observe how little equipment was needed to keep a farm running in earlier times.