List of museums in the Republic of Ireland

This list of museums in Ireland contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Many other small historical displays are located in the country's stately homes, including those run by the National Trust.

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Name Image Town/City County Province Region Type Summary
Abbeyleix Heritage HouseAbbeyleixLaoisLeinsterIrish MidlandsLocalwebsite, local history, culture
Allihies Copper Mine MuseumAllihiesCorkMunsterSouth-WestMiningwebsite, over 3500 years of area copper mining
Altidore CastleKilpedderWicklowLeinsterMid-EastHistoric houseinformation
An Post Museum
DublinCounty DublinLeinsterMid-EastPhilatelyPostal service in the Republic of Ireland, Irish stamps
Aran Heritage CentreKilronanGalwayConnachtWestLocalwebsite, island fishing, culture, history
Áras an UachtaráinDublinDublinLeinsterDublinHistoric houseOfficial residence of the President of Ireland, located in the Phoenix Park
Ardara Heritage CentreArdaraDonegalUlsterBorderIndustrywebsite, local tweed industry, local cultural centre
Ardgillan CastleBalbrigganDublinLeinsterDublinHistoric house18th-century country house and park
Arigna Mining ExperienceArignaRoscommonConnachtWestMiningcoal mining and underground tour
Arklow Maritime MuseumArklowWicklowLeinsterMid-EastMaritimewebsite, Maritime artefacts, shipbuilders' models, half models, plans, art
Ashtown Castle
DublinDublinLeinsterDublinHistoric houseFortified medieval tower house, located in the Phoenix Park
Athenry Castle
AthenryGalwayConnachtWestHistoric housewebsite, medieval castle
Athenry Heritage CentreAthenryGalwayConnachtWestMultiplewebsite, medieval and local history, arts centre
Aughnanure CastleOughterardGalwayConnachtWestHistoric houseMedieval tower house remains
Avondale HouseRathdrumWicklowLeinsterMid-EastHistoric houseMid-19th-century-period birthplace and home of political leader Charles Stewart Parnell
Ballina Arts CentreBallinaMayoConnachtWestArtwebsite, multidisciplinary arts centre with gallery
Ballintubber AbbeyBallintubberMayoConnachtWestReligiousMedieval royal abbey still in use, part in ruins
Ballymore Historic FeaturesCamolinWexfordLeinsterSouth-EastAgriculturewebsite, traditional farm and museum of rural life
Bantry MuseumBantryCorkMunsterSouth-WestLocalinformation, local history, operated by the Bantry Historical Society
Bantry HouseBantryCorkMunsterSouth-WestHistoric house18th-century mansion featuring fine furnishings and decorations, gardens
Barryscourt CastleCarrigtwohillCorkMunsterSouth-WestHistoric houseTours of the restored 16th-century castle
Battle Of Aughrim Interpretative CentreAughrimGalwayConnachtWestMilitaryinformation, history of the Battle of Aughrim in 1691
Battle of the Boyne Interpretative CentreDroghedaMeathLeinsterMid-EastHistoric house and battle fieldwebsite, history of the Battle of the Boyne fought in 1690
Beaulieu House, Gardens & Car MuseumDroghedaLouthLeinsterBorderHistoric houseManor house dating from 1710 and car museum
Belcarra Eviction CottageBelcarraMayoConnachtWestLocalinformation, reconstructed 19th-century cottage with displays on local history
Belltable Arts CentreLimerickLimerickMunsterMid-WestArtMultidisciplinary arts centre with gallery
Belvedere House and GardensMullingarWestmeathLeinsterIrish MidlandsHistoric houseGeorgian estate and gardens
Berkeley Costume and Toy MuseumNew RossWexfordLeinsterSouth-EastToyinformation, 18th- and 19th-century toys, costumes, toy carriages, embroidered textiles and rare dolls
Bishop Daniel Delany MuseumTullowCarlowLeinsterSouth-EastBiographicalinformation, life and artefact of Bishop Daniel Delany
Blackrock CastleCorkCorkSouth-WestMunsterScienceObservatory with space and science exhibits, tours of the castle and dungeon
Blennerville WindmillBlennervilleKerryMunsterSouth-WestMillRestored 19th-century windmill with exhibits on the mill, Irish emigration, area natural history
Boyle AbbeyBoyleRoscommonConnachtWestReligiousMedieval abbey ruins and exhibition about its history in the restored gatehouse
Bray Heritage CentreKilpedderWicklowLeinsterMid-EastLocalinformation, local history
Brian Boru Heritage CentreKillaloeClareMunsterMid-WestHistorywebsite, Celtic Ireland, life of Irish king Brian Boru
Bunratty Castle & Folk ParkBunrattyClareMunsterMid-WestOpen airMedieval fortress with period furnishings and artefacts, 19th-century living village
Burren CentreKilfenoraClareMunsterMid-WestNatural historywebsite, natural history, megalithic tombs and monuments of The Burren
Cahir CastleCahirCounty TipperaryMunsterSouth-EastHistoric houseMedieval fortress castle
Cape Clear MuseumCape Clear IslandCorkMunsterSouth-WestLocalwebsite, local history, culture
Cappoquin House & GardensCappoquinWaterfordMunsterSouth-EastHistoric housewebsite, 18th-century Georgian mansion
Carlow County MuseumCarlowCarlowLeinsterSouth-EastLocalLocal history and archaeology. Free admission
Carrick Craft Basketry MuseumMountnugentCavanUlsterBorderArtwebsite, traditional baskets in rod, rush and straw
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
ClifdenSligoConnachtBorderArchaeologyVisitor centre and cemetery of megalithic tombs
Castlecoote HouseCastlecooteRoscommonConnachtWestHistoric housewebsite, early Georgian Palladian mansion built on the grounds of a ruined 16th-century castle
Castlerea Railway MuseumCastlereaRoscommonConnachtWestRailwaywebsite, also known as Hells Kitchen Museum, railway memorabilia including a restored A55 diesel locomotive, bells, lamps, shunting poles, signal equipment, staffs, station boards and more
Castletown HouseCelbridgeKildareLeinsterMid-EastHistoric house18th-century Palladian country house
Cavan and Leitrim RailwayDromodLeitrimConnachtBorderRailwayHeritage narrow-gauge railway and museum
Cavan County MuseumBallyjamesduffCavanUlsterBorderLocalLocal history, culture, archaeology, Celtic heritage, rural life, costumes, art exhibits
Cavanacor HouseLiffordDonegalUlsterBorderHistoric housewebsite, 17th-century plantation house, ancestral family ties to U.S. President James K. Polk, features historic furniture, art exhibits
Céide FieldsBallycastleMayoConnachtWestArchaeologyVisitor centre and Stone Age monument consisting of field systems, dwelling areas and megalithic tombs
Ceim Hill MuseumUnion HallCorkMunsterSouth-WestLocalinformation, local history, artefacts of rural life
Celtic Furrow Visitor CentreBallintubberMayoConnachtWestHistoryinformation, traces cultural, historical and spiritual roots in Ireland over 5,000 years, rural life
Chester Beatty LibraryDublinDublinLeinsterDublinMultipleExhibits of manuscripts, miniature paintings, prints, drawings, rare books and some decorative arts from the Islamic, East Asian and Western collections
Clare Archaeology CentreCorofinClareMunsterMid-WestArchaeologyLocated at Dysert O’Dea Castle, area artefacts and trail of ruins
Clare Heritage Centre MuseumCorofinClareMunsterMid-WestLocalwebsite, local history, culture, emigration to other countries
Clare MuseumEnnisClareMunsterMid-WestLocalwebsite, local history, culture, geology, agriculture, influence of Christianity, River Shannon and maritime heritage, West Clare Railway
Claypipe CentreKnockcrogheryRoscommonConnachtWestIndustrywebsite, craft workshop for making clay pipes, display of historic designs and history of the village's clay pipe industry
Clew Bay Heritage CentreWestportMayoConnachtWestLocalinformation, local history, culture
Cliffs of Moher Visitor CentreKillaloeClareMunsterMid-WestNatural historyExhibits on the ocean, weather, climate, geology, wildlife, local history and culture
Clogher Heritage ComplexClaremorrisMayoConnachtWestHistoric houseinformation, constructed 19th-century-period thatched cottage, outdoor display of farm machinery, working forge
Clonalis HouseCastlereaRoscommonConnachtWestHistoric houseLate-19th-century mansion
Cobh Heritage CentreCobhCorkMunsterSouth-WestHistoryLife in Ireland through the 18th and 19th centuries, the mass emigration, the Great Famine, how criminals were transported to Australia
Colmcille Heritage CentreGartanDonegalUlsterBorderReligiouswebsite, life of 6th-century Saint Colmcille, one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland
Connemara Heritage and History CentreClifdenGalwayConnachtWestOpen airIncludes restored prefamine early-19th-century cottage and farm, reconstructions of a crannóg, ring fort and a clochaun
Cork Butter MuseumCorkCorkMunsterSouth-WestFoodwebsite, dairy culture in Ireland and the butter trade
Cork City GaolCorkCorkSouth-WestMunsterPrisonwebsite, late-19th- to early-20th-century-period prison scenes with wax figures
Cork Public MuseumCorkCorkMunsterSouth-WestMultiplewebsite, city history, archaeology, trades and crafts, lace, military, ethnographic artefacts, costumes
Cork Vision CentreCorkCorkMunsterSouth-WestMultiplewebsite, changing exhibits of culture, art, local history, photography
County Carlow Military MuseumCarlowCarlowLeinsterSouth-EastMilitarywebsite
County Museum DundalkDundalkLouthLeinsterBorderLocalwebsite, also known as Louth County Museum, local history, culture, archaeology, social history, agriculture, industry
Craggaunowen – the Living Past ExperienceSixmilebridgeClareMunsterMid-WestOpen airInterprets Ireland’s pre-historic and early Christian eras, includes Craggaunowen Castle
Crawford Municipal Art GalleryCorkCorkMunsterSouth-WestArtCollection includes European and Irish art, casts of classical Greek and Roman statues
Croagh Patrick Visitor CenterMurriskMayoConnachtWestMultipleArchaeology, natural history and religious significance of the mountain and pilgrimage site
Cruachan Aí Heritage CentreTulskRoscommonConnachtWestArchaeologywebsite, archaeology, mythology, and history of the Celtic Royal Sites at Rathcroghan mound and the medieval village of Tulsk
Dartfield Horse Museum and Heritage CentreDartfieldGalwayConnachtWestMultiplewebsite, Irish horses, Connemara Ponies and Irish dogs, country life, vintage cars
De Valera Museum and Bruree Heritage CentreBrureeLimerickMunsterMid-WestBiographicalinformation, life of former President of Ireland Éamon de Valera, local history
Derryglad Folk MuseumCurraghboyRoscommonConnachtWestHistorywebsite, farm and folk life in Ireland from the 18th to the 20th century
Drimnagh CastleDrimnaghDublinLeinsterDublinHistoric house
Drogheda Museum MillmountDroghedaLouthLeinsterBorderHistoryWebsite History, social, culture, archaeology, geology.
Doagh Famine VillageDoagh IslandDonegalUlsterBorderOpen airwebsite, island village tours depicting life in the area from the 1840s Famine through to the late 20th century
Donaghmore Famine Workhouse MuseumDonaghmoreLaoisLeinsterIrish MidlandsHistorywebsite, life in the workhouse, also agriculture
Donegal CastleDonegalDonegalUlsterBorderHistoric houseFurnished 15th- to 17th-century castle
Donegal Ancestry CentreRameltonDonegalUlsterBorderLocalwebsite, includes a heritage exhibition about Ramelton's history and culture, also a genealogy centre
Donegal County MuseumLetterkennyDonegalUlsterBorderLocalLocal history, culture, archaeology, social history and folklife
Donegal Railway CentreDonegalDonegalUlsterBorderRailwayHeritage railway and museum
Douglas Hyde CentreFrenchparkRoscommonConnachtWestBiographicalwebsite, life of Douglas Hyde, scholar of the Irish language who served as the first President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945
Douglas Hyde GalleryDublinDublinLeinsterDublinArtContemporary art
Dublin Castle
DublinDublinLeinsterDublinHistoric houseMedieval fortress now used for state occasions, tours of the state apartments, undercroft, Chapel Royal, craft shop, heritage centre
Dublin City Gallery The Hugh LaneDublinDublinLeinsterDublinArtMunicipal gallery of contemporary Irish art, formerly the Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery
Dublin Writers Museum
DublinDublinLeinsterDublinLiteraryIrish writings and literature
Dunbrody
New RossWexfordLeinsterSouth-EastMaritimeReplica 19th-century sailing ship with exhibits about Irish emigrants
Duncannon FortDuncannonWexfordLeinsterSouth-EastMilitarywebsite, star-shaped 16th-century fort used to house prisoners from the Irish Rebellion of 1798, also features a maritime museum, children's museum and art gallery
Dunfanaghy Workhouse Heritage CentreDunfanaghyDonegalUlsterBorderMultiplewebsite, local history and culture, the Great Famine, life in the workhouse, art exhibits
Dungarvan CastleDungarvanWaterfordMunsterSouth-EastMilitarywebsite, medieval castle keep with 18th-century military barracks
Dunguaire CastleKinvaraGalwayConnachtWestHistoric house16th-century castle
Dunlewey CentreDunleweyDonegalUlsterBorderHistoric housewebsite, includes historic tweed weaver's cottage
Dunsandle CastleAthenryGalwayConnachtWestHistoric house15th-century castle
Elizabeth FortCorkCorkSouth-WestMunsterMilitary17th century star-shaped fort used for military and law enforcement purposes
Elphin WindmillElphinRoscommonConnachtWestMillinformation, restored 18th-century windmill, also Mill Cottage Agricultural Museum
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum Dublin Dublin Leinster Dublin Multiple Dedicated to Irish emigration, housed in the restored vaults of a 19th-century warehouse in Dublin's Docklands
Emo CourtEmoLaoisLeinsterIrish MidlandsHistoric houseLate-18th-century mansion and gardens
Fairbrook HouseKilmeadenWaterfordMunsterSouth-EastArtwebsite, contemporary figurative art and gardens
Famine Warhouse 1848BallingarryCounty TipperaryMunsterSouth-EastHistorywebsite, scene of the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848
FarmleighCastleknockDublinLeinsterDublinHistoric houseOfficial Irish State Guest House, 19th-century mansion and gardens open for tours
Fethard Folk Farm and Transport MuseumFethardCounty TipperaryMunsterSouth-EastMultipleinformation, information, household items, vehicles, farm tools and equipment, folk life exhibits
Fort DunreeBuncranaDonegalUlsterBorderMilitaryMostly 19th-century fort with military memorabilia and displays
Foxford Woollen Mills Visitor CentreFoxfordMayoConnachtWestIndustryinformation, includes tours of the operating mill, art galleries
Fr McDyer's Folk Village MuseumGlencolmcilleDonegalUlsterBorderOpen airwebsite, thatched rural cottage village with replica furnished cottages from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries
Fr Murphy CentreBoolavogueWexfordLeinsterSouth-EastAgriculturewebsite, restored 19th-century farmyard, earlier home of Father John Murphy, one of the leaders of the Irish Rebellion of 1798
Fr Patrick Peyton CSC Memorial CentreAttymassMayoConnachtWestReligiousinformation, life and apostolic works of Reverend Father Patrick Peyton
Fox's Lane MuseumYoughalCorkMunsterSouth-WestHistorywebsite, evolution and development of household conveniences and appliances used in the home from the 1850s to the 1950s
Frye Model RailwyayMalahideDublinLeinsterDublinRailwayLocated in Malahide Castle, collection of handmade models of Irish trains
GAA MuseumDublinDublinLeinsterDublinSportsLocated at Croke Park, history and contributions of the Gaelic Athletic Association
Galway City MuseumGalwayGalwayConnachtWestLocalCity's history, culture, trade, industry, military
Gallery of PhotographyDublinDublinLeinsterDublinArtwebsite, contemporary photography
Glasnevin MuseumGlasnevinDublinLeinsterDublinHistorySocial, historical, political and artistic development of modern Ireland through the lives of the generations buried in Glasnevin Cemetery
Glebe House and GalleryLetterkennyDonegalUlsterBorderArtwebsite, early-19th-century Regency House decorated with William Morris textiles, Islamic and Japanese art, features the Derek Hill collection of works by leading 20th-century artists
Glengowla MinesOughterardGalwayConnachtWestMiningwebsite, 19th-century silver and lead mine
Glenveagh CastleChurchillDonegalUlsterBorderHistoric house19th-century castle and gardens
Glenview Folk MuseumBallinamoreLeitrimConnachtBorderHistorywebsite, agriculture equipment and machinery, recreated shops and a pub, household artefacts
Famine Museum and Granuaile Visitor CentreLouisburghMayoConnachtWestHistoryinformation, life of 16th-century pirate queen Gráinne O'Malley, exhibits about the Great Famine in County Mayo
Greenan Farm Museums & MazeGreenanWicklowLeinsterMid-EastAgriculturewebsite, working family farm, a barn museum with historic farming tools and equipment, a bottle museum with antique 19th- and early-20th-century Irish bottles, jars and vessels, and a 16th–17th-century-period farmhouse
Guinness StorehouseDublinDublinLeinsterDublinFoodBrewing ingredients, process, brand history, memorabilia
Gurtnagrough Folk MuseumBallydehobCorkMunsterSouth-WestHistoryinformation, rural life artefacts
Hennigan's Heritage CentreKnockMayoConnachtWestLocalwebsite, information, heritage of life of the Mayo area, farming, home, jobs and work, culture
Hillview MuseumMuine BheagCarlowLeinsterSouth-EastHistoryinformation, household artifacts and vintage farm machinery
Hook Lighthouse
Fethard-on-SeaWexfordLeinsterSouth-EastMaritimeVisitor centre and guided tours of the lighthouse tower
Hunt MuseumLimerickLimerickMunsterMid-WestArtFine art and antiquities dating from the Neolithic to the 20th century
Ionad DeirbhleAughleamMayoConnachtWestLocalinformation, also known as Eachléim Heritage Centre, local folklore, archaeology, history rural life, currach fishing, construction of old houses
Imaginosity, Dublin Children’s MuseumSandyfordDublinLeinsterDublinChildren'swebsite
Inishowen Maritime MuseumGreencastleDonegalUlsterBorderMaritimewebsite, lifesaving, Malin Head Radio Station, fishing, seafaring, lighthouses, shipwrecks, naval history, planetarium
International Museum of Wine
KinsaleCorkMunsterSouth-WestHistoryLinks between Ireland and the wine trade
Ireland's Historic Science CentreBirrOffalyLeinsterIrish MidlandsScienceLocated at Birr Castle, Ireland's historic scientists and their contributions to astronomy and botany
Irish Agricultural MuseumJohnstown Castle MurrintownWexfordLeinsterSouth-EastAgricultureFarming, famine and country life
Irish Fly Fishing and Game Shooting MuseumAttanaghLaoisLeinsterIrish MidlandsSportsinformation, information, vintage rods, reels, guns, tackle, tools and specimens of birds and fish
Irish Jewish MuseumDublinDublinLeinsterDublinEthnicLocated in a former synagogue, history and culture of Ireland's Jewish communities
Irish Museum of Modern ArtDublinDublinLeinsterDublinArtModern and contemporary art, located at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham
Irish National Heritage ParkWexfordWexfordLeinsterSouth-EastOpen airRecreated homesteads, places of ritual, burial modes and remains
Irish National StudCelbridgeKildareLeinsterMid-EastSportsIncludes the Horse Museum about horse racing in Ireland, Japanese gardens
Irish Rock N Roll MuseumDublinDublinLeinsterTemple BarMusicwebsite, Irish musical icons and their recordings, vintage guitars and amplifiers, Thin Lizzy band
Jackie Clarke Library and ArchivesBallinaMayoConnachtWestLibrarywebsite, under development, exhibits from its document collections of over 400 years of Irish history
James Joyce Centre
DublinDublinLeinsterDublinLiteraryLife and works of author James Joyce
James Joyce Tower and MuseumSandyfordDublinLeinsterDublinLiteraryLife and works of author James Joyce
James Mitchell MuseumGalwayGalwayConnachtWestNatural historywebsite, part of the National University of Ireland, Galway, rocks, minerals and fossils
Jeanie JohnstonDublinDublinLeinsterDublinMaritimeReplica of a 19th-century three-masted barque of the same name, exhibits about the Great Famine and immigration
Kennedy HomesteadNew RossWexfordLeinsterSouth-EastHistoric housewebsite, birthplace of President John F. Kennedy's great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy
Kerry Bog Village MuseumGlenbeighKerryMunsterSouth-Westhistoric houseswebsite, historic houses/village and some animals
Kerry County MuseumTraleeKerryMunsterSouth-WestLocalCounty history, culture, archaeology, explorer Tom Crean, medieval founding and life
Kilmainham GaolKilmainhamDublinLeinsterDublinPrisonHistoric former prison
Kilmore Quay Maritime MuseumKilmore QuayWexfordLeinsterSouth-EastMaritimeinformation, housed on board the lightship Guillemot
Kiltartan Gregory Museum and Millennium ParkGortGalwayConnachtWestBiographicalwebsite, life of Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory, local history
Kiltimagh MuseumAughleamMayoConnachtWestLocalLocal history and culture, located in a former railway station
King HouseBoyleRoscommonConnachtWestHistoric housewebsite, early-18th-century Georgian mansion with audio-visual dioramas of local history
King John's CastleLimerickLimerickMunsterMid-WestHistoric house16th-century fortress
Knappogue CastleQuinClareMunsterMid-WestHistoric houseMedieval tower house and gardens
Knock ShrineKnockMayoConnachtWestReligiousMajor Roman Catholic pilgrimage site with museum about the Knock Apparition of 1879
Lackagh Museum And Heritage ParkTurloughmoreGalwayConnachtWestHistoric houseinformation, restored traditional Irish cottage, open by appointment
Lár na Páirce
ThurlesCounty TipperaryMunsterMid-WestSportswebsite history of gaelic games
Lewis Glucksman GalleryCorkCorkMunsterSouth-WestArtPart of University College Cork
Lifetime LabCorkCorkMunsterSouth-WestTechnologyFormer steam-powered waterworks, exhibits on water, waste, energy and nature
Lifford CourthouseLiffordDonegalUlsterBorderPrisonwebsite, 18th- and 19th-century life in the courthouse and prison
Limerick City Gallery of ArtLimerickLimerickMunsterMid-WestArtContemporary Irish art
Limerick City MuseumLimerickLimerickMunsterMid-WestLocalAlso known as Jim Kemmy Municipal Museum, city history, culture, industry
Lismore CastleLismoreWaterfordMunsterSouth-EastArtIncludes Lismore Castle Arts Gallery, gardens with contemporary sculpture
Lismore Heritage CentreLismoreWaterfordMunsterSouth-EastLocalwebsite, local history, culture
Lissadell HouseSligoConnachtBorderHistoric house19th-century Regency-style house and gardens
The Little Museum of DublinDublinDublinLeinsterDublinHistoric Building, HistoryA history of Dublin through artefacts, housed in a restored Georgian building on St. Stephen's Green
Lockes Distillery MuseumKilbegganWestmeahLeinsterIrish MidlandsIndustrySmall pot still whiskey distillery
Lough Gur Visitors CentreBruffLimerickMunsterMid-WestArchaeologyPre-Celtic Stone age site with artefacts and replica dwellings
Malahide CastleMalahideDublinLeinsterDublinHistoric house
Marsh's LibraryDublinDublinLeinsterDublinLibraryExhibits from its collections of 16th- to 18th-century medicine, law, science, travel, navigation, mathematics, music, surveying and classical literature
Mayo North Family Heritage CentreCastlehillMayoConnachtWestMultiplewebsite, includes the Irish Heritage Centre Museum with local farm and household artefacts (also known as Enniscoe Museum), a family history research centre, and a forge and craft training centre
Michael Collins CentreClonakiltyCorkMunsterSouth-WestBiographicalwebsite, life and times of Michael Collins, leader of the IRA and later the Free State movement
Michael Davitt MuseumStraideMayoConnachtWestBiographicalinformation, life of 19th-century political leader Michael Davitt
Mill MuseumTuamGalwayConnachtWestMillinformation, preserved corn mill and miller's house
Model Arts and Niland GallerySligoSligoConnachtBorderArtContemporary arts centre
Monaghan County MuseumMonaghanMonaghanUlsterBorderLocalCounty history, art, culture
Mountmellick MuseumMountmellickLaoisLeinsterIrish MidlandsLocalwebsite, town's Quaker heritage, Mountmellick embroidery
Tara's Palace Museum of ChildhoodEnniskerryWicklowLeinsterDublinToyLocated in Powerscourt House, 22 room doll's palace, collection of historic dolls houses
Muckross HouseKillarneyKerryMunsterSouth-WestOpen airIncludes the 19th-century Victorian-period mansion, 1930–40s-period heritage farms, Victorian garden
Museum of Country LifeCastlebarMayoConnachtWestHistoryRural way of life of the Irish people between 1850 and 1950; part of the National Museum of Ireland
Museum of the Master SaddlerCorloughCavanUlsterBorderIndustrywebsite, saddle and harness-making
National 1798 Rebellion CentreEnniscorthyWexfordLeinsterSouth-EastHistorywebsite, history and aftermath of the Irish Rebellion of 1798
National Gallery of IrelandDublinDublinLeinsterDublinArtIrish and European art
Natural History MuseumDublinDublinLeinsterDublinNatural historyVictorian-period cases of Irish mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, invertebrates and microbes; part of the National Museum of Ireland
National Leprechaun MuseumDublinDublinLeinsterDublinCultureIrish folklore, mythology and story-telling, featuring not only the leprechaun, but lots of Irish characters and heroes from Irish culture.
National Library of IrelandDublinDublinLeinsterDublinLibraryExhibits from its collections of historic documents
National Maritime Museum of Ireland
Dún LaoghaireDublinLeinsterDublinMaritimeIreland's maritime heritage
National Museum of Ireland – ArchaeologyDublinDublinLeinsterDublinArchaeologyPrehistoric Ireland, church treasures, Viking and medieval periods, items from Egypt, Cyprus, and the Roman world; part of the National Museum of Ireland
National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and HistoryDublinDublinLeinsterDublinMultipleWeaponry, furniture, silver, ceramics, glassware, folk artefacts, coins and currency, costumes; part of the National Museum of Ireland
National Photographic ArchiveDublinDublinLeinsterDublinLibraryExhibits of photography from its collections
National Print Museum of IrelandDublinDublinLeinsterDublinArtExhibits of contemporary and history printed art and documents, features historic printing presses
National Transport Museum of IrelandHowthDublinLeinsterDublinTransportationPublic service and commercial road transport vehicles
National Wax MuseumDublinDublinLeinsterDublinWaxIrish history and cultural figures
Newtownbarry HouseBunclodyWexfordLeinsterSouth-EastHistoric housewebsite, 19th-century country house and gardens, art gallery
Newmills Corn and Flax MillsMilltownDonegalUlsterBorderAgricultureWorking watermill
Nora Barnacle HouseGalwayGalwayConnachtWestHistoric housewebsite, information, late-19th- to early-20th-century cottage family home of Nora Barnacle, wife of author James Joyce
Number Twenty Nine - Georgian House MuseumDublinDublinLeinsterDublinHistoric housewebsite, late-18th-century Georgian era house
Ormonde CastleCarrick-on-SuirCounty TipperaryMunsterSouth-EastHistoric houseTudor manor house
Parke's CastleLeitrimConnachtBorderHistoric houseRestored early-17th-century plantation castle
Patrick Kavanagh CentreInniskeenMonaghanUlsterBorderLiteraryLife and works of poet Patrick Kavanagh
Patrick Pearse's CottageRosmucGalwayConnachtWestBiographicalwebsite, restored summer residence and school of Patrick Pearse, leader of the 1916 Easter Rising
Partry HousePartryMayoConnachtWestHistoric houseinformation, 17th-century house, farm and gardens
Pearse MuseumRathfarnhamDublinLeinsterDublinNatural historyIrish plants and animals, educators and naturalists Patrick Pearse and his brother, William
Phoenix Park Visitor CentreDublinDublinLeinsterDublinLocalHistory of the park and the area, including Ashtown Castle
Poet's CottageCamrossLaoisLeinsterIrish MidlandsHistoric houseinformation, information
Portumna CastlePortumnaGalwayConnachtWestHistoric house17th-century house under restoration, features the Wild Geese Heritage Museum about the 17th century Flight of the Wild Geese
Project Arts CentreDublinDublinLeinsterDublinArtMultidisciplinary contemporary arts centre
Quiet Man Cottage MuseumCongMayoConnachtWestMediainformation, replica of the 1920s period cottage in the 1952 movie The Quiet Man, memorabilia of the filming of the movie
Radio Museum ExperienceCorkCorkMunsterSouth-WestTechnologywebsite, located in the Cork City Gaol, historic radio equipment, restored 6CK Radio Broadcasting Studio, history of Guglielmo Marconi and his Irish connections
Rathfarnham CastleRathfarnhamDublinLeinsterDublinHistoric house16th-century castle
Redwood CastleLorrhaCounty TipperaryMunsterMid-WestHistoric houseMedieval tower castle house
Rock of CashelCarrick-on-SuirCounty TipperaryMunsterSouth-EastHistoric houseMedieval fortress castle and cathedral remains
Roscommon County MuseumRoscommonRoscommonConnachtWestLocalLocal history and culture
Ross CastleKillarneyKerryMunsterSouth-WestHistoric houseMedieval Chieftain's stronghold
Rothe HouseKilkennyKilkennyLeinsterDublinLocalGeology, archaeology, history of Kilkenny, operated by Kilkenny Archaeological Society
Royal Hibernian AcademyDublinDublinLeinsterDublinArtExhibits of contemporary art
Russborough HouseBlessingtonWicklowLeinsterMid-EastHistoric houseLarge 18th-century house with fine art collection, fine furniture, tapestries, carpets, porcelain, silver
Science GalleryDublinDublinLeinsterDublinSciencePart of Trinity College
Sheep and Wool CentreLeenaneGalwayConnachtWestIndustrywebsite, local textile industry, spinning, weaving, sheep raising
Skibbereen Heritage CentreSkibbereenCorkMunsterSouth-WestLocalwebsite, local history, impact of the Great Famine, natural history of Lough Hyne
Sligo Abbey
SligoSligoConnachtBorderReligiousRuins of a medieval abbey
Sligo County MuseumSligoSligoConnachtBorderLocalCounty history and culture
Sligo Folk ParkRiverstownSligoConnachtBorderOpen airwebsite, rural history and agricultural artefacts, 19th-century-period house, recreated village streetscape with shops and services
South Tipperary County MuseumClonmelCounty TipperaryMunsterSouth-EastMultiplewebsite, art exhibits, county history, culture, natural history, archaeology
St. Connell's MuseumGlentiesDonegalUlsterLocalBorderLocal history and culture, the Great Famine, prison cells of the late-19th-century courthouse, artefacts of the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee
St. Kilian's Heritage CentreMullaghCavanUlsterBorderReligiousinformation, life, work, martyrdom and cult of Saint Kilian, a 7th-century saint born in Mullagh
St. Mullins Heritage CentreSt Mullin'sCarlowLeinsterSouth-EastLocalwebsite, local history
Stradbally Steam MuseumStradballyLaoisLeinsterIrish MidlandsTransportwebsite, steam, fire and farm engines
National Famine Museum & Strokestown ParkStrokestownRoscommonConnachtWestHistoric houseRestored 18th-century mansion, museum commemorating the Great Famine of 1845, walled garden
Swiss CottageCahirCounty TipperaryMunsterSouth-EastHistoric houseEarly-19th-century thatched ornamental cottage
Thomas Dillon's Claddagh Gold MuseumGalwayGalwayConnachtWestMultiplewebsite, historic Claddagh rings, photographs of local history
Thoor Ballylee
GortGalwayConnachtWestLiteraryNorman tower summer home of author William Butler Yeats
Thurles Famine and War MuseumThurlesCounty TipperaryMunsterMid-WestMultiplewebsite Great Famine, war
Tipperary Agricultural and Heritage MuseumGoldenCounty TipperaryMunsterSouth-EastLocalAlso known as the Maher Farm Machinery Museum. Contains exhibits and artifacts covering Irish countryside life from the latter half of the 19th Century up to the late 20th Century. Indoor and outdoor display areas. Officially opened on the 7th of July, 2013. Museum Facebook page is here. Website here.
Tullow MuseumTullowCarlowLeinsterSouth-EastLocalwebsite, local history
Waterford County MuseumDungarvanWaterfordMunsterSouth-EastLocalwebsite, local history, culture
Waterford Museum of TreasuresWaterfordWaterfordMunsterSouth-EastLocalCity history, culture, archaeology, Viking and medieval heritage, ethnic, cultural and religious diversity
Waterways Ireland Visitor CentreDublinDublinLeinsterDublinMaritimewebsite, heritage of Ireland's waterways
West Cork Regional MuseumClonakiltyCorkMunsterSouth-WestLocalinformation, local history
Westport HouseWestportMayoConnachtWestHistoric house18th-century stately home with original contents, gardens
Wexford County MuseumEnniscorthyWexfordLeinsterSouth-EastLocalinformation, located in Enniscorthy Castle, county history and culture
Wicklow's Historic GaolWicklowWicklowLeinsterMid-EastPrisonwebsite, 18th-century prison
Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage RadioHowthDublinLeinsterDublinTechnologywebsite, vintage radios, music

boxes, gramophones and other related items

Yeats Memorial BuildingSligoSligoConnachtBorderBiographicalwebsite, exhibition on poet William Butler Yeats

Defunct museums

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://artsmanagement.ie/2009/07/03/ireland-its-arts-centres/ Ireland and its arts centres
  2. ↑ http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleases2008/Press%20Releases%20Mar%202008/Pages/DublinCivicMuseumCollectionsCataloguingProject.aspx Tender for the Dublin Civic Museum Collections Cataloguing Project
  3. ↑ http://www.sligoartgallery.com/ Sligo Art Gallery website
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