Irish Wake Museum Tour Rituals of Death and Celebration of Life
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Included / Excluded
- Guided Tour
- Professional Guide
- Gratuities
Itinerary
Situated in what was once a 15th-century Almshouse, the Irish Wake Museum offers visitors a rare opportunity to explore one of the most iconic parts of Irish culture, through the eyes of an expert, on this fully guided tour. In this atmospheric building associated with life and death in Waterford across six centuries visitors are taken on a fascinating journey across our history. In this intimate space the themes of death and funeral practices are explored in order to gain a true understanding of the origins of a wake’s unique customs.
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Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Accessibility
- Easy Public Transport
Traveler reviews
Interesting
This museum is a guided tour it is very interesting and informative would definitely recommend
Go do this!
Moya did a terrific job on our tour. So evocative and informative. The setting was wonderful. Highly recommend this tour.
An enlightening experience amongst the dead
Fascinating. Liam our host was outstanding, a great storyteller. Thank you so much for bringing us closer to death as we still live :-) Eimer
Wake museum guided tour
We (6 ladies from England, )visited the Wake museum whilst over in Waterford for a friends 60th birthday celebrations. Our guide was Alex who from the minute we arrived made the experience, engaging ,interesting, mystical engaging and at times, adding humour in all the right places. The tour is 1 hr long but Alex did not rush us through,answering our questions and giving us so much more around Waterford' s history people , places and events and beliefs . Not all of us are history lovers but I can say we all thoroughly enjoyed the tour , Alex made it something much more, worth every Euro.
The Irish Wake Museum is worth your time!
We went on a tour of the Wake Museum and it was fabulous. I think our guide's name was Karen. We learned so much about the history of Irish wakes and the culture and beliefs of those who organized and attended them. It was an hour well spent in Waterford! We would recommend it to anyone.