
Catherine McGuinness
@catsinthemuseum
Zoologist, Educator, Tour guide, Curator, bit of teaching, bit of acting, lots of museum bits, my family have no idea what I do for a living...
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🌤️#SummerSolstice sunrise at Townley Hall Passage Tomb, Co Louth tinyurl.com/karfbhwd Celebrating our #longestday, as has been done for millennia. #HeritageWellbeing Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage Office of Public Works Malcolm Noonan Brú na Bóinne - Newgrange and Knowth UCD Archaeology, Dublin



Spent time just looking, absorbing and reflecting in the ‘Threads of Empowerment’ exhibition Ulster Museum today. Devastating yet still hope from the solidarity and resistance on show. Well done to Roberta and the @conflicttextil1 team and my colleagues Karen and Kim Mawhinney



Archaeology Day is here - join us all day for activities including the Big Dig with the SIA & Simon and Maria of AncientMusic Ireland - admission to museum free for children! Cavan County Council Cavan Arts Cavan Library Service Ramor Theatre Townhall Cavan THIS IS CAVAN! Cavan Heritage



Emma Carter's colourful and dramatic exhibition 'Enigma - The Artist Behind the Canvas' is now open & runs until August 31st - the size and scale of the pieces makes a visit a must! Cavan County Council Cavan Arts Cavan Library Service Ramor Theatre Townhall Cavan THIS IS CAVAN! Cavan Heritage


Cavan County Council are recruiting for our next curator - could that be you? #museum #cavan #jobfairy #vacances #HeritageWeek2024 Cavan County Council Cavan Arts Cavan Library Service THIS IS CAVAN! Cavan Heritage Townhall Cavan Ramor Theatre

Want to work with us in Cavan County Museum? We're lovely!!! 😃😃


Our National Monuments Service are holding a seminar on Friday 20 Sept in Sligo to discuss & raise awareness of the Spanish Armada wreck sites in Ireland. Meanwhile, Samantha Libreri has had a deeper dive into Dublin's Portmarnock wrecks here: rte.ie/news/analysis-…

Fantastic to see The O'Brien Press 50th anniversary edition of Me Jewel and Darlin' Dublin. An honour to contribute a foreward. We have an Irish language lecture celebrating Eamonn in the Dublin Festival of History: dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/gaeil-ag… Dublin Festival of History


🚜Day 1 National Ploughing ☀️ National Monuments Service archaeologists engaging with the farming community on protecting Ireland’s archaeological heritage #Ploughing24 📍Block 3 – Row 11 - Stand 173 #ProtectOurPast #CheckBeforeYouDig #HeritageIreland2030 #CMF2024 #ClimatEireitage #HeritageWellbeing



Publication of Science Communication - The Basics (Massi Bucchi and Trench) has been confirmed for early April. Spoiler alert: the 'basics' are ideas and issues from the perspective of #scicomm as the social conversation around science, rather than tips and techniques.


Our Research & Education Officer Catherine McGuinness will be in Chester Beatty this week delivering talks as part of #ZodiacNetsuke Last year Catherine worked with curator Dr Ai Fukunaga to marry #Japanese & #Irish #folklore as part of the exhibition of animal #netsuke