Dunleary Attractions
Dún Laoghaire ("Leary's Fort": pronounced Dunleary) lies at the south end of the wide sweep of Dublin Bay, below the northeasterly foothills of the Wicklow Mountains. At the beginning of the 19th C. it was still a small fishing village.
Today Dún Laoghaire is an attractive suburb of Dublin, a seaside resort and residential town much favored by retired people, and an important port, terminus of the mail boat and car ferry services from Holyhead (Anglesey). It is also Ireland's great yachting center, with the headquarters of three major yacht clubs.
Today Dún Laoghaire is an attractive suburb of Dublin, a seaside resort and residential town much favored by retired people, and an important port, terminus of the mail boat and car ferry services from Holyhead (Anglesey). It is also Ireland's great yachting center, with the headquarters of three major yacht clubs.
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Dún Laoghaire - National Maritime Museum
In the town of Dún Laoghaire is the fine National Maritime Museum, housed in a former church, with some 500 exhibits. The emphasis is on Irish shipping, from the simple curraghs of western Ireland to the most modern vessels of our own time.
National Maritime Museum
Co Dublin
Dun Laoghaire
Ireland
Co Dublin
Dun Laoghaire
Ireland
Hours
May 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
October 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | 13:00 |
| Close | 17:00 |
Dún Laoghaire Harbor
At the time of its construction (mainly 1817-21, by Rennie, though it took many more years to complete) the large Dún Laoghaire harbor was a masterpiece of contemporary civil engineering. Its east pier is a popular promenade, with concerts in summer.
James Joyce Tower
A minor road leads from the Dún Laoghaire harbor, skirting the bathing beach, to Joyce's Tower, situated on a rocky promontory with an extensive view over Dublin Bay. It was one of the Martello towers built during the Napoleonic Wars to watch for possible invasion attempts. In 1904 James Joyce lived for some time in the tower as guest of Oliver St John Gogarty, and he describes it in "Ulysses." It now houses a museum containing original manuscripts and rare editions of Joyce's works as well as personal mementos.
Hours
April 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 14:00 |
| Close | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 18:00 |
| Open | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Facilities
Gift shop
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