Letterfrack Reconstruction Kitchen at National Museum of Ireland, Castlebar

As part of the 'Kitchen Power' exhibition at National Museum of Ireland, a replica kitchen was built by a student Phillip Carey, final year BSc (Hons) Furniture Design and Manufacture student at Galway-Mayo institute of Technology, Letterfrack campus. Supervision of the project was by Dr Marion McGarry.
The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) produced a number of model kitchens and homes during the 1950s and 1960s, as part of their efforts to promote rural electrification to Irish women. They showcased domestic electrical products, but also demonstrated the rational layout of a modern fitted kitchen.
In 1956, the ESB collaborated with the Irish Countrywomen’s Association (ICA), the Department of Agriculture and the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland to design a model farm kitchen for the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Spring Show. It was designed by architect Eleanor Butler and combined modern appliances and materials with a traditional layout, including a kitchen, scullery and living room. After the exhibition closed, the kitchen was installed in a mobile van and toured around the country for five years.