| The Station House Museum in Clifden, Connemara, Ireland, provides |
| visitors with a history of the Connemara Pony which is portrayed in
photo- |
| graphs, documents, memorabilia and artefacts. The collection includes
a |
| side car, a box cart, a trap and sets of harness. A computer and video
facility |
| have recently been installed. The computer enables visitors to access the |
| Stud Book and to produce various reports about their own pony. An
interna- |
| tional library of journals and stud books is being assembled. |
| In the gallery above the pony exhibition, further Clifden history
concerning |
| the railway and Alcock and Brown - the first successful transatlantic
flight - |
| will soon be on display. |
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| John Luskin, President of the Connemara Pony Breeders'
Society |
| with Pat Lyne (curator) and John Sweeney (owner) |
| August 17th 1998 at the opening of the museum |
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| The Station House Museum is located on the site of the old Clifden
Rail- |
| way Station. It forms part of a tastefully designed architectural complex
that |
| includes the Station House Hotel (****), Bar, Restaurant, studio
workshops |
| and design centre. The hotel's comprehensive leisure complex provides the |
| perfect place to relax after a full day's hill-walking, fishing or riding
in this |
| most spectacular of regions. |
