museums ireland

On the left hand side of the bridge as you walk down Shop Street in Tuam is an old corn mill which has now become Tuam's Mill Museum. This undershot mill traces its origin to the 17th century.

Today the mill wheel still turns and the machinery in the mill itself is operational. Inside the miller's house one can see miniature examples of four types of mill in operation. The tour of the mill includes a slide show on the history of Tuam and its surrounding areas. The tourist office is also...

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 place-name Downpatrick comprises two elements - dun, an early Irish fortified site (on which the present Cathedral was erected), and the name of Ireland's National Apostle. Some say St. Patrick was buried here, but there is no early tradition to substantiate the claim, and the inscribed stone allegedly marking the Saint's burial place just south of the Cathedral dates from as recently as 1900. Indeed, very little is known of the early history of the site until the 12th century, when a churc...

This "unvarnished" collection uses no modern display techniques whatsoever, which helps enhance its authenticity. Arklow has a very fine fishing and maritime tradition. Early this century it had eighty in the present day by Arklow Shipping, which has the largest Irish-flagged fleet. There's a model of Sir Francis Chichester's Gypsy Moth III, built in the Arklow yard of John Tyrrell & Sons. The museum also recalls the great hardships of World War II (the "emergency" in Ireland). A mine from...

The Kerry Bog Village Museum and Village at Glenbeigh on the magnificent Ring of Kerry is a unique rural attraction to delight young and old who are interested in finding out more on the domestic lifestyles of the Irish in the earlly 1800's. It aims to create a period setting where you can visit and experience the past and understand the way of life in Ireland during this era....

A traditional museum, with emphasis on the city's maritime and riverine connections. Displays also include miscellaneous artefacts which help stimulate a Victorian atmosphere. Temporary exhibitions are regularly displayed....

The Courthouse was built in 1600 and the frontage added in 1706. It was in this courthouse that the Kinsale Town Corporation held their meetings and the court house was also uesd for cermonies 18th century. The Courthouse is now the Kinsale Regional Museum which contains a wealth of exhibits on Kinsale's historic past including a pair of stocks and relics of the Lusitania. There is also a display of the "Kinsale Giant , a man by the name of Patrick Co...

About the Museum
The GAA Museum can be found in Croke Park Stadium under the Cusack Stand. It was opened in 1998 by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.
The museum is dedicated to the GAA and how it has contributed to sport, culture and social life in Ireland since it first began in 1884.
The museum displays a vast collection of GAA memorabilia like hurleys, jerseys, trophies, medals, match programmes etc
Museum Tours
Croke Park is the 4th large...

Located on the Mall, Armagh County Museum is the oldest County Museum in Ireland. Exhibitions reveal the rich and varied history of the county, ranging from prehistoric artifacts to more recent material. These include military uniforms, wedding dressses, ceramics, natural history specimens, railway material and household items from a bygone age. As well as permanent displays, special exhibitions are held throughout the year....

Thatched roadside museum furnished as a traditional farmhouse. Exhibitions, coffee shop and crafts.. Open Monday - Saturday plus Sunday afternoon May - September, Sunday afternoon only in winter....