THE LITTLE MUSEUM OF DUBLIN
If there’s one thing us Dubs are good at it’s storytelling. We’re a proud country with a diverse, rich and sometimes wacky history. When tourists from around the world come to our fair isle they want to experience this and one place in particular that has got this art of storytelling down is The Little Museum of Dublin!
The Little Museum of Dublin is a small museum nestled on the edge of St. Stephen’s Green Park. It’s a charming museum located in a Georgian house which documents the last 100 years of Irish, and in particular Dublin’s, history. It houses over 5,000 artefacts all donated by the people of Ireland.
Among these artefacts is the music stand that John F. Kennedy used as a lectern while giving a speech in the Dail and one of the first ever copies of Ulysses ever published in the English language.
With so much to do in Dublin this little museum offers a short but informative 29 minute guided tour of one floor of the house (the other two are self guided). So much is jam packed into the tour I found myself wanting to take notes.
As a Dubliner, born and bred, I’ve been on many a tour and heard many a story. However, our guide Joan had stories and facts that I had never heard!! One in particular about the ducks in Stephen’s Green had my heart melted (I won’t spoil it for you, you’ll have to find out for yourself).
I can’t recommend a trip to the Little Museum of Dublin enough. With each wall plastered with memorabilia, posters and photos from a bygone era, it’s difficult not to feel a sense of pride and nostalgia of what our little country has accomplished.
More info on their tours can be found at www.littlemuseum.ie
