National award for Davitt Museum

THE Michael Davitt Museum in Straide has been awarded Interim Accreditation in the Museum Standards Programme of Ireland (MSPI), which is run by the Heritage Council.

The awards’ adjudication was announced at a ceremony in the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin today (Monday) by the chairman of the Heritage Council, Mr. Conor Newman.

The museum is dedicated to the founder of the Land League, Michael Davitt, and is based in his home village.

The Heritage Council has confirmed the museum meets all 25 five standards required for Interim Accreditation.

The museum is owned by a voluntary body, the Michael Davitt National Memorial Company, and operated by Foxford Development Association in a community employment scheme funded by the Department of Social Protection.

The museum is housed in the pre-penal church where Michael Davitt was christened.