Collins’ museum and Mizen centre among Top 10 Irish attractions

A tiny rural museum run by relatives of General Michael Collins is one of two West Cork museums to win a major accolade from an international tourism organisation which puts them among the top 10 in the country.

The Michael Collins Centre near Clonakilty and the Mizen Head Visitor Centre near Goleen have received a 2014 Travellers’ Choice Award from TripAdvisor.

The two centres share the award with eight well-known cultural centres, such as The National Museum of Ireland, The Jeanie Johnston Tall Ship and Famine Museum, The Little Museum of Dublin, and the Waterford Treasures. Also included in the list is the Croke Park Stadium and GAA Museum and the Shackleton exhibition in Dun Laoghaire.