Castles And Museums Archives

Dublin – Irish Museum of Modern Art

The Irish Museum of Modern Art is Ireland’s leading national institution for the collection and presentation of modern and contemporary art. Admission is FREE.

Dublin – The Hugh Lane Gallery

Located in Dublin’s city centre, the Hugh Lane Gallery, which is funded by Dublin Corporation, houses one of Ireland’s foremost collections of modern and contemporary art.

Dublin – James Joyce Museum

The James Joyce Tower was one of a series of Martello towers built to withstand an invasion by Napolean and now holds a museum devoted to the e life and works of James Joyce.

Dublin – Number Twenty Nine

Number Twenty Nine is Dublin’s Georgian House Museum. Visitors take a guided tour from the basement to the attic, through rooms which have been furnished with original artefacts.

Dublin – Lusk Heritage Centre

Lusk Heritage Centre comprises of a 9th century round tower, a medieval belfry and a 19th century church.

Dublin – National Print Museum

Throughout the year the National Print Museum host a variety of Kids Workshops with a range of crafty activities.

Dublin – The Casino

It is one of the finest 18th century neo-classical buildings in Europe The Casino, meaning “small house”, surprisingly contains 16 finely decorated rooms, endlessly rich in subtlety and design.

Dublin – Chester Beatty Library

Chester Beatty Library is an art museum and library which houses the great collection of manuscripts, miniature paintings, prints, drawings. A Great Resource For Kids In Dublin with Free Admission

Dublin – Phoenix Park Visitor Centre

A lively and entertaining exhibition on the history and the wildlife of the Phoenix Park is on display in the Visitor Centre.

Pearse Museum

St. Enda’s Park One of Dublin city’s most charming and atmospheric parks, with its riverside walks, waterfall and walled garden.

Dublin – Kilmainham Gaol

One of the largest unoccupied gaols in Europe, covering some of the most heroic and tragic events in Ireland’s emergence as a modern nation from 1780s to the 1920s.

Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle is situated in the very heart of historic Dublin. In fact the city gets its name from the Dubh Linn or Black Pool (dubh = black), on the site of the present Castle Gardens &Coach House.

Dublin is famous as a city of writers and literature, and the Dublin Writers Museum is an essential visit for anyone who wants to discover, explore, or simply enjoy Dublin’s immense literary heritage.

Saint Patricks Cathedral

Saint Patrick’s Cathedral has contributed much to Irish life throughout its long history (it was founded in 1191).

Skerries Mills -Dublin

Take your family back in time at Skerries Mills with the guided tours and see the mill with many of the exhibits working and the kiddies will love the Playpark.

Dalkey Castle And Heritage Museum

The award-winning Heritage Centre includes a fifteenth century medieval Town House , a tenth century Church & Graveyard, a Modern Exhibition Area and a vibrant Art Gallery.