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Daniel in Dublin – National Museum of Ireland

Entrance gate to a museum with people and trees around.

My name is Daniel and for the last two weeks I have been doing my TY Work Experience at Vintage Tea Trips. Learning not just about Vintage Tea Trips from the kitchen to the bus but also about the sales, marketing and travel and tourism industry as a whole.

Person holding coffee cup outside museum entrance with open wooden door.

Today I went sightseeing around Dublin City Centre to see other local tourism attractions. I visited the National Museum of Ireland on Merrion street. I learned about Archaeology in Ireland from 7000 BC to the medieval period and beyond. When I arrived at The Museum, I was greeted by the staff at the entrance. They let me know it was free to walk around and take pictures. 

Display case with ancient pottery in a museum setting.

As I made my way through I was surrounded by many spectacular Archaeology artefacts each with a different history. I found the Bronze age part of the Museum very interesting because it gives us an image of how life was in prehistoric Ireland. I saw some awesome artefacts including gold jewellery, bronze objects and ancient pottery. What stood out most to me was how great the condition was of all the artefacts.

Display case with various ancient pottery and jug artifacts.

One part of the National Museum of Ireland gathers information about Swivel Guns, which were guns used in naval warfare in the past. Swivel Guns are small cannons which are on a pivot, which allows them to be rotated and aimed in different directions. The Swivel Guns were used on boats to defend any enemy parties and close-range targets.

Display of medieval guns with information panel in a museum exhibit.

At the National Museum of Ireland trade is displayed from the Vikings. The Viking exhibition at the museum shows how Vikings brought new goods and materials over to Ireland through trade and travel. Cooking Vessels displayed tells us about how people prepared food for cooking. These Vessels were made from materials obtained through trade.

Slice of pepperoni pizza on white plate, yellow table outdoors.

After the Museum I headed over to Bambino for lunch. Bambino is only a five minute walk from the Museum. Bambino has a wide selection of Pizza options to suit everyone and I really enjoyed my experience there. I would highly recommend for a lunch on the go while sightseeing around Dublin. Overall, I had a very enjoyable day around Dublin! I learned lots of new things on Archaeology from Irish History.

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