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Museum · Ireland · Leinster
National Museum of Ireland, Archaeology
Free museum of Irish prehistory, Viking finds and gleaming Celtic gold.
Free to enter about 1.5 h
For storytellers
Why National Museum of Ireland, Archaeology matters
This museum holds some of the finest ancient treasures in Europe. Rooms of Bronze Age gold, early medieval chalices and brooches, and Viking material trace the story of Ireland from its first settlers on. There are also bog bodies, preserved by peat for centuries. It is free and compact enough to enjoy in an hour or two.
Talking points
- The gold collection is outstanding.
- It includes preserved bog bodies.
- Admission is usually free.
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