Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm

Molly Gallivans Visitor Centre, Raleigh, Releagh, Bonane, County Kerry, Ireland

1-90 Years

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Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm is a unique visitor attraction offering a journey through 5,000 years of Irish history. Located in the countryside of Co. Kerry, it centres around a 200 year old cottage and traditional farm. This family-run experience brings rural Ireland’s past to life through stories, crafts, food and guided tours.

Visitors can explore the original thatched cottage, see a famine era ruin and visit a 5,000 year old Neolithic Stone Row. The traditional farm features animals, historic farm machinery, a lime kiln, a well, a duck pond and Molly’s Poitín Still. Experiences include The Cottage Experience, Guided Tour, Self-Guided Tour, Poitín (Whiskey) Experience, and Traditional Irish Evenings with music, food, dance and storytelling.

Prices are: The Cottage Experience €12, Guided Tour €14.00, Self-Guided Tour €5.00, Poitín (Whiskey) Experience €7, and Traditional Irish Evenings €39.

With expert guides, live demonstrations and interactive activities, it offers a fully immersive cultural experience. Guests can enjoy homemade bread, traditional crafts and locally produced food at Molly’s Old Tea Shop and Barn Restaurant. It is a must-visit destination for anyone wanting to discover the traditions, history and spirit of rural Ireland.

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Experiences & Tours

The Cottage Experience: Prepare to have fun as you settle in to Molly’s Cottage for a fully immersive cultural experience. Feel the warmth of a real turf fire as we bring you through life in rural Ireland in days gone by. Expect a unique blend of history, heritage and heart as bread is baked, music is played and stories are told. Visitors get to join in creating and sampling Irish food and drink, learning some Irish dance steps along the way and feeling part of this special interactive Irish experience.
Guided Tour: Step back in time with our expert guide as they bring you on an entertaining and informative tour of Molly Gallivan’s Cottage and Traditional Farm. Begin your visit at Molly’s Cottage, where you’ll experience the traditional craft of Irish soda bread making, baked over the open fire. Learn how butter was made in the past. You’ll then be guided through Molly’s Traditional Farm, where you can explore historic farm machinery and various points of interest such as the lime kiln, the well and the farmyard.
Self-Guided Tour: Plan to have a great day out at Molly Gallivan’s Cottage and Traditional Farm. This is a great experience for visitors of all ages. Step back in time with a wander through the heritage and history of this special part of Kerry. You’ll have the chance to visit Molly’s homestead and some very interesting sights, all within the farm. From wonderful farms animals to Molly’s Poitín Still, there are so many things to keep you interested and entertained.
Poitín (Whiskey) Experience: Experience the spirit of old Ireland with our Poitín (Irish Whiskey) demonstration and tastings at Molly Gallivan’s Poitín Still. Plan to have a great artisan experience at Molly Gallivan’s Cottage and Traditional Farm. Discover the history, folklore, and culture associated with Poitín, often known as Ireland’s original “moonshine”. Learn about how poitín was made and expect to round off your Poitín Experience with a sample of this Irish spirit.
Traditional Irish Evenings: Our “Taste and tales of old Ireland” experiences, are evenings of Irish food, music, song, dance and storytelling, while enjoying and sampling the traditions, tales and tastes of rural Ireland in the not-too-distant past. A fully immersive Molly Gallivan’s Experience, our Irish Evenings give you a wonderful chance to step back in time, with traditional music, dance and food at Molly Gallivan’s.

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Food & Drinks: Molly’s Old tea Shop and Barn Restaurant are in a unique setting. Here in an authentic setting, you’ll taste food created in a traditional way. All the food are home-cooked or locally produced, within a few kilometres of the farm.

What to see

A Doorway to Ireland’s Past: When you lift the latch at Molly Gallivan’s Cottage, you open a door to our treasured past. The cottage is over 200 years old and was originally a single storey thatched structure, some of which stands today. It gained an upstairs in the early 1900s and was home to one of Molly’s descendants, Jeremiah, right up until 1997. Today a visit to Molly’s Cottage is a chance to step back in time and discover some of Ireland’s culture and traditions.
A Traditional Farm: We invite you to step back in time on Molly’s traditional farm, enjoy the animals while soaking in the history. Molly’s farm is typical of a small holding of land, rented from the local landlord. Large families were expected to eke out a living from a few acres of often poor land. Molly would have set up to an acre of potatoes to feed her family. She would have also reared pigs, cows ,hens and chickens along with a donkey for doing the work around the farm. The Farm has changed little since Molly’s time and is a reminder of harsh times endured by our ancestors.
Visit Our Craft Shop: Browse our craft shop, where you’ll find wonderful artisan crafts, Celtic jewellery, pottery, hand-knitted Aran sweaters, woven throws and a range of clothing and traditional gifts. You can also buy a selection of our products from our online shop.

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Price: Paid

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Experiences & Tours

The Cottage Experience: €12
Guided Tour: €14.00
Self-Guided Tour: €5.00
Poitín (Whiskey) Experience: €7
Traditional Irish Evenings: €39

Pricing URL: https://mollygallivans.com/tours/

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Offer Birthday Parties: No

Monday to Sunday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Address: Molly Gallivans Visitor Centre, Raleigh, Releagh, Bonane, County Kerry, Ireland

Post Code: IE

Council: Kenmare

County: County Kerry

We are just a 12 minutes drive from Kenmare and Glengarifff on the Ring of Beara drive. We are situated on the N71, which is the main West Cork South Kerry tourist route. Our Eircode is V93 HY26 and we’re easy to find!