Inside Old Irish Ways: Private Limerick museum recreates old Irish life but needs support to survive

Privately run Limerick museum filled with Irish artefacts seeks visitors and recognition as numbers fall sharply in recent years

Denis O'Connor at his museum Old Irish Ways in Bruff, Co Limerick. Picture: Kieran Ryan-Benson

While many of us wish we could revisit our childhoods, one man recreated his from scratch — right down to an old Irish classroom frozen in time.

Denis O’Connor need look no further than his back garden in Bruff, Co Limerick, for reminders of simpler times, with his privately run museum, Old Irish Ways.