Irish Famine Museum / Exhibition Dublin
Full description
Included / Excluded
- A translation guide is available in French, German, Italian and Spanish
- A Book of the exhibition may also be purchased.
Itinerary
Visitors walk through a series of illustrated wall panels featuring remarkable 19th-century photographs and an easy-to-follow narrative explaining the story of the Great Irish Famine. Learn about the mass emigration that followed, a story also explored in other Dublin attractions such as EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum and Jeanie Johnston Tall Ship and Famine Museum. Guests may also choose to sit and watch a 15-minute documentary overview film explaining the causes, events, and global impact of the famine. Along the way, see moving artefacts including historic newspaper reports, a personal letter from a father to his son, and a famine soup pot once used to feed starving families. A high-quality book about the Irish Famine is also available to purchase as a meaningful souvenir or gift to bring home.
Meeting point
Start Location
Unknown location
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Stroller Accessible
- Service Animals Allowed
- Easy Public Transport
Good to know
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Traveler reviews
Thought-provoking!
Very well-documented exhibition. Very thought-provoking and quite enlightening. Possibility to have comments translated into French.
Must see
Very informative, very moving. Almost all the exhibition relies on direct contemporaneous quotes - and is all the more shocking for that reason. Very much recommended.
A cruel piece of history well told
This was a great depiction of a brutal time in history. A must see. Very well laid out and extremely informative. So much better than the Epic, which I found rather trivial.
Educational
An eye-opening, thorough and important educational experience, highlighting a crucial point of Irish history. British attitudes towards Irish people still prevail and this exhibition show their origins - a sense of superiority and extreme greed. The past shapes us and we mustn’t forget.
Informative exhibition. Great visit
This was a fabulous small exhibition- well worth visiting. There was so much information about the Irish potato famine and the greed of governments of the UK and elsewhere to act. The greed of the land owners in evicting families even if they were not behind in their rent. The stories were summarised in a short film at the end. Great way to spend an hour or two.