Dublin is famous as a city of writers and literature, and the Dublin Writers Museum is an essential visit for anyone who wants to discover, explore, or simply enjoy Dublin's immense literary heritage.

At the Writers Museum, Dublin’s literary celebrities from the past three hundred years are brought to life through their books, letters, portraits and personal items.

Whatever you think you know about Irish literature, you’re sure to find something to astound and delight you at the Dublin Writers Museum. Did you know, for example, that Oscar Wilde was a promising pugilist during his days at Trinity College, and that Samuel Beckett, had he not turned out to be one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, would also have made a name for himself in the TCD cricket first eleven ?

The building, a restored Georgian mansion on Parnell Square, is a treasure in itself. The sumptuous plasterwork in the first floor Gallery of Writers is worth a visit alone.

Temporary exhibitions and lunchtime theatre, a specialist bookshop, and a café make this compact and informative Museum all the more appealing to anyone interested in discovering more about Dublin’s immense literary heritage.

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A one-man performance about some of Ireland’s most famous writers, including Beckett, Joyce, Wilde, Shaw, Yeats and Heaney. With the emphasis on humour, scattering of biographical information and the performance of some of their best-known works, the show is an excellent introduction to the work of Ireland’s literary celebrities.

Adults €13 & Concessions €11
(price includes a tour of museum)

For further information tel 01 8722077
Email writers@dublintourism.ie
Website www.writersmuseum.com

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