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Inishowen Planetarium
& Maritime Museum
Greencastle, Donegal, Republic of Ireland
21st June 2001


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The Planetarium entrance


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Two shows are available to visitors - one for a general audience and one for younger children

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A modest but effective range of equipment


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Bright and quaint Museum coffee shop


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A glass buoy


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Sadly this was probably the last thing the pilots ever saw



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The largest lightbulbs on Earth?
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The cheerful atmosphere is even reflected in the furniture


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A mechanism with possible use in staff rooms around the world?


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Julie in the Inishowen Maritime Memorial, which records the names and dates of people lost at sea from the Inishowen Peninsula


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What is this?
- a cliff rescue helmet      - a lobster pot
- a designer bird cage      - a squirrel trap

(answer: the one you would least want to use it for)

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A whale's rib bone


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An uprooted bollard (ie. ship hitching post)