Step back in time as the John McCarthy's Circus Bar Exhibition showcases the great John Duffy & Sons Circus.
This show was established in 1891 and ended in the early 1960s with a somewhat tragic twist. A household name, the show was recognised as being one of the greatest circuses that ever toured Ireland, with John Duffy II being titled notably with the "Irish Circus King " & "The Irish Barnum".
The exhibition will feature a poster/newsprint display, photographic display in six display cabinets and a narrative on the great John Duffy & Sons Circus using modular pop-up display panels.
A wonderful insight into the John McCarthy Circus Bar story, a unique and authentic cultural Limerick product is now available at johnmccarthyscircusbar.ie and the exhibits on display in the museum are part of the John McCarthy Circus archive.
It represents a social history of a village and its people and documents and chronicles the development of the traditional Irish Circuses, artists and families that have toured and entertained numerous generations in towns and villages right throughout Ireland in good times and bad.
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The Old Franciscan Friary, Henry Street, Limerick, V94 C7W1
