Excellent museum. So much information and well presented. Very informative. Good staff. I didn't... read more
Excellent museum. So much information and well presented. Very informative. Good staff. I didn't... read more
This is a great museum. I didn't expect it to be be so big and have many floors. It is very... read more
Thoroughly enjoyed our visit. App kept kids interested and entertained. Very informative and particularly enjoyed the original footage
Dear Tourist322799,
Thank you very much for your kind review.
Glad you and your kids enjoyed the new audio-visual guides. We have added even more content since your visit with more footage and more images.
Please do call again for a visit.
Yours Sincerely,
Jamie Murphy
Avery interesting house to visit ,mostly historical ,so one would need to be into irish history ,some beautiful artifacts and photos ,
Dear Ettie,
Thank you very much for taking the time to review Michael Collins House. We really appreciate the feedback and we are delighted you had an interesting visit.
We would like to think everything in the museum is historical and a great introduction into the story of Michael Collins and Irish history even for people without prior knowledge.
Please do call again sometime.
Yours Sincerely,
Jamie Murphy
Brilliant if you get the guided tour from redbeard,very knowledgeable and nice lad,well worth the entry
Deal Michael,
Thank you very much for your kind review. We really appreciate the feedback.
As it happens we currently have two tour guides both of whom have red beards so not too sure which one gave you your tour but glad to hear you enjoyed it.
Yours Sincerely,
Jamie Murphy
Don't know much about Michael Collins? Then come here.
A well organised and informative museum to 'the big fella' set in a house where he lived for part of his life.
Small gift shop - no café but 2 minutes walk for the centre of town.
Dear Dom,
Thank you very much for your kind review, we really appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed the tour so much.
Just one little misunderstanding, Collins never lived in this particular property, while we know he lived on Emmet square where the museum is located, we aren't 100% sure exactly which building he lived in.
Please do call into us again sometime.
Yours Sincerely,
Jamie Murphy
This is a real addition to the local history scene. The museum focuses on Clonakilty's part in the 1798 Rising and on Michael Collins. The exhibits are interesting and the information panels well designed. Well worth a visit. My one quibble is that there is not enough done for children to bring the events to life or to engage their continued attention
Dear Dun01170,
Thank you very much for taking the time to review Michael Collins House, We really appreciate the feedback.
Accessibility is one of our main aims here at Michael Collins House so we are disappointed that you believe we don't do enough for kids. Hopefully, in addition to our family activity sheets and interactive displays, the addition of our new audio visual guide on interactive tablets with treasure hunts and more directed at children will lead to a more immersive experience for children on your next visit. You might also keep an eye out for our specific child friendly guided tours and 'Hands on History' events.
Thanks again for your feedback, this constructive criticism helps us see where we can improve and make Michael Collins House the best museum it can be.
Yours Sincerely,
Jamie Murphy
Very good displays but a bit disjointed. More about the whole Irish history rather than about the man himself. There was also quite a lot of duplication in the information. On the whole though, we enjoyed it. Allow about an hour.
Dear Madwitch47,
Thank you very much for your kind review, we really appreciate the feedback. We are delighted to hear you enjoyed your visit to the museum.
I am a little surprised at your comment regarding the tour being disjointed as the layout of the exhibition is almost unanimously praised by our visitors. It is laid out in fairly straightforward chronological order as you go from room to room so I think you may just have taken a wrong turn and as a result.
I would recommend coming back to us again sometime and taking the guided tour. This will clarify things and also illustrate how the narrative of the house through the 1798 Rebellion, Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa and the Fenian movement are important in the Collins story itself to show the foundations of where he came from and what influenced him to become a revolutionary.
Thanks again for your feedback and looking forward to having you visit again at Michael Collins House.
Yours Sincerely,
Jamie Murphy