National Maritime Museum of Ireland
A great rainy-day museum in Dublin
The National Maritime Museum, Dún Laoghaire is a unique hands-on museum housed in the impressive 180 year old Mariners’ Church, only a few minutes’ walk from the DART station. It showcases a wide range of objects, pictures, paintings and documents relating to Ireland’s colourful maritime heritage, from the early days to modern times.
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A great choice when the weather is against you
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The National Maritime Museum, Dún Laoghaire is a unique hands-on museum housed in the impressive 180 year old Mariners’ Church, only a few minutes’ walk from the DART station.
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Summary and location information adapted from Fáilte Ireland’s Tourism Activities and Attractions dataset, accessed 7 September 2026. Source: https://data.gov.ie/dataset/tourism-activities-and-attractions. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Check the venue’s own website for current visitor arrangements.
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