Southern Ireland

DUBLIN CITY

Chester Beatty Library and Gallery Of Oriental Art, Dublin Castle Grounds, Reached from Ship Street, Dublin, County Dublin, S.I.
01 407 0750 - info@cbl.ie – www.cbl.ie
(Tue-Fri) 10.00-17.00, (Sat) 14.00-17.00, (Tours On Wed & Sat 14.30)
This building houses the collection of Sir Alfred Chester Beatty who was a mining engineer, (1875-1968) His collection comprises over 20 000 manuscripts, paintings, rare books, clay tablets, costumes and other objects.

Natural History Museum, Merrion Square West, Beside the National Gallery, Dublin, County Dublin, S.I.
01 677 7444 – www.museum.ie/naturalhistory/
(Tue-Sat) 10.00-17.00, (Sun) 14.00-17.00
The first floor of the building contains skeletons and stuffed animals that covers all of Ireland’s Fauna and includes three skeletons of the Irish Giant Deer which became extinct around 10 000 years ago.

Dublin Civic Museum, 58 South William Street, Dublin, County Dublin, S.I.
01 679 4260
(Tue-Sat) 10.00-18.00, (Sun) 11.00-14.00
The building contains a variety of changing exhibitions and displays that are dedicated to the history of the city from Viking times to the 21 Century. The building itself has some stunning architectural features.

SOUTH WEST

Cork Public Museum, Fitzgerald Park, Off Western Road, Mardyke, County Cork, S.I.
021 427 0679 – museum@corkcity.ie
Mon – Fri 11.00-13.00 & 14.15-17.00 ( June -August open till 18.00 ) Sun 15.00-17.00
The ground floor of the museum details Cork’s fight for independence whilst the first floor of the building is dedicated to archaeological displays and finds.

WESTERN

Limerick Museum, Castle Lane, Nicholas Street, Limerick, County Limerick, S.I.
061 417 826 – lwalsh@limerickcorp.ie – www.limerickcity.ie
Tues-Sat 10.00-13.00 & 14.15-17.00
A collection of almost 50 000 objects from the city’s earliest times to present day.

National Museum Of Ireland, Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar, Castlebar, County Mayo, S.I.
094 903 1773 – tpark@museum.ie – www.museum.ie
Tues-Sat 10.00-17.00 Sun 14.00-17.00 Closed Mondays
Experience the Irish Country Life between 1850 and 1950.

EASTERN

The People’s Museum, Catholic Club, Main Street, Portarlington, County Laois, S.I.
(Sun) 11.30-13.00 & 15.00-17.30
The museum houses a variety of exhibits ranging from 4000 year old axe heads to 20C artefacts.

SOUTH EAST

Dungarvan Museum, Old Town Hall, St. Augustine Street, Dungarvan, County Waterford, S.I.
058 459 60 – website@dungarvanmuseum.org – www.dungarvanmuseum.org
Winter Mon-Fri 10.00 – 13.00 & 14.00 – 16.30 Summer Mon-Sat10.00-13.00 & 14.00-17.00
This museum shows the history of Dungarvan and West Waterford through displays of individual items and collections of local interest.

Tipperary S.R. County Museum, Borstal Gate, Emmet Street, Clonmel, County Tipperary, S.I.
052 25399 – museum@southtippcoco.ie
(Tue-Sat) 10.00-13.00 & 14.00-17.00
The museum contains travelling art exhibitions, local history displays and a 1000lb skull belonging to the long extinct Irish Elk.

NORTH WEST

Monaghan County Museum, 1-2 Hill Street, Monaghan, County Monaghan, S.I.
047 829 28 – comuseum@monaghancoco.ie
* Tues-Fri 10.00-13.00 & 14.00-17.00 Sat 11.00-13.00 & 14.00-17.00 *
This museum tells the story of the County of Monaghan using records, displays and objects of the County’s Heritage.