Cork Butter Museum facts for kids
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| Established | 1985 |
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| Location | Cork, Ireland |
| Type | Butter museum |
The Cork Butter Museum is a super interesting museum in Cork city, Ireland. It tells the amazing story of how butter was made and sold in County Cork for hundreds of years. The museum is located inside the old Cork Butter Market building.
A Buttery Past
The building where the Cork Butter Museum is located was built in 1849. It's in a historic part of the city called Shandon. Long ago, Shandon was a very busy place. It had the biggest open-air meat market in Ireland! The butter market was right in the middle of all this action.
In the 1800s, Cork was a global leader in butter. It was the biggest exporter of butter in the whole world! Butter from Cork was sent to faraway places. It traveled all the way to Australia and India. This made Cork a very important and wealthy city.
Exploring the Exhibits
The museum shows how important the butter trade was for Ireland. You can learn about butter production at home. There are also displays about the huge international butter market in the 1800s. You can even see how modern companies like Kerrygold make butter today.
From Farm to Table
The exhibits teach you about Irish history. You'll discover how people lived and worked. The museum takes you on a journey. It starts with dairy cows on the farm. Then it shows how butter was made. Finally, you see how it was sold in the market.
Amazing Discoveries
The museum has many cool old tools and items. These were all used for making butter. One of the most amazing things is a container of thousand-year-old medieval bog butter. Imagine finding butter that old! It's a real piece of history.
