Sean guards relics of a steamy past
WHERE will you find an original enamel sign for Ballyglunin Railway Station, a fireplace from Tuam Station, the metal staff for the Tuam to Ballyglunin section, a telephone exchange from the signal box in Tuam, and a jacket worn by a porter in the famous Quiet Man scene at Ballyglunin?
Nowhere near Tuam, that’s for sure. But not too far away either — 42 kilometres, to be exact.
All these relics of the great days of steam in the West of Ireland are in the care of Seán Browne, who runs the Castlerea Railway Museum.
Nowhere near Tuam, that’s for sure. But not too far away either — 42 kilometres, to be exact.
All these relics of the great days of steam in the West of Ireland are in the care of Seán Browne, who runs the Castlerea Railway Museum.