museums ireland

A visit to the home of Guinness is the high point of any trip to Dublin. At the Guinness storehouse you'll discover all there is to know about the world famous beer. It’s a dramatic story that begins around 250 years ago and ends in gravity, the sky bar, with a complimentary pint of Guinness and an astonishing view of Dublin City.
As you wander through the storehouse you may visit the Retail Store on the ground floor where you can find the main ingredients of Guinness: water, barley,...

The Museum was opened in 1985 by Irish-born President of Israel, Chaim Herzog, and is located in a former Synagogue.
It preserves memorabilia relating to Irish Jewry, including photographs, paintings, certificates, books and artefacts, displaying their important, though small, place in Ireland's cultural and historic heritage.
An original kitchen recreates a typical Sabbath meal setting of the early 1900s.
Alternative times and group visits can be arranged by appointment. Tel. +...

Housed in a farm building, this small rural museum features a collection of old farming implements, fishing nets, lobsters pots and other folk artefacts. Sheep from the farm also provide wool for spinning demonstrations. Ground-floor wheelchair access....

The Kilmore Maritime Museum is housed on board the "Guillemot" - the last remaining complete lightship. The artifacts, models, paintings, carals, natural history and maritime records offer a superb display, in a setting which retains the original fittings and feel of the lightship herself....

Author of many plays' is the simple accolade to George Bernard Shaw on the plaque outside his birthplace. His Victorian home and early life mirror this simplicity.
The first home of the Shaw family and the renowned playwright at 33 Synge Street has been restored to its Victorian elegance and charm, and has the appearance that the family has just gone out for the afternoon.

The neat terraced house is as much a celebration of Victorian Dublin domestic life as of the early years of on...

It has a variety of ecclesiatical artefacts, the most notable of which is St. Mel's Crozier. Open by appointment only....

Take a step back in time at Grays Printers Museum and glimpse our proud industrial heritage being brought back to life. A genuine printers devil will be present throughout the day, demonstrating the skill and artistry of the 19th century printer....

Established in 1967, the folk museum was the brainchild of Fr. James McDyer, who moved to Glencolmcille in 1951. On his arrival, Fr. McDyer recognized the lack of proper services in the area and set about promoting industry and providing better facilities within the parish. The Folk Museum was central to Fr. McDyer's plan in maintaining the traditional culture of the Glencolmcille area....

The Sligo Yeats Society was founded in 1958, and is housed within the Yeats Memorial Building in Sligo town. Features include a number of exhibitions on the life and times of WB Yeats, the Sligo Art Gallery and the Yeats River Café....

Operated by the Old Carlow Society, the museum displays in a series of shop layouts, aspects of early 20th & 19th century domestic and commercial life in the Carlow area....