Connemara Heritage and History Centre
Open-air museum in County Galway, Ireland
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The Connemara Heritage and History Centre, also called Dan O'Hara's Homestead, is an open-air museum in the village of Lettershea, near the town of Clifden (Irish: An Clochán), County Galway, in the Connemara region, Ireland.[1][2] It was established in the late 1980s.
Established1992
LocationLettershea, Clifden, County Galway, Ireland
Coordinates53.479462°N 9.911591°W
Typeopen-air museum
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| Established | 1992 |
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| Location | Lettershea, Clifden, County Galway, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53.479462°N 9.911591°W |
| Type | open-air museum |
| Founders | Martin & Nora Walsh |
| Owner | Walsh family |
Public transit access | none |
| Parking | On-site |
| Website | connemaraheritage |
The centre's attractions include audiovisual and history presentations, as well as outdoor exhibits including reconstructions of a crann óg, a ring fort, and a clochán. Also on the grounds are the Dan O'Hara Homestead and pre-famine farm.
It also served as the first "Pit Stop" on The Amazing Race 12.[3]
