Irish Famine and Emigration Exhibition Dublin
Overview
Step into Dublin’s Irish Famine Exhibition with advance admission that allows you to skip the entrance line and explore at your own pace. Discover the Great Famine of 1845–1852 through powerful 19th-century photographs, historical newspaper accounts, personal letters and original famine-era artefacts. Learn about the human story behind starvation, disease, poverty, eviction and mass emigration from Ireland to Canada, America, Britain and Australia. Your visit also includes a short historical documentary. Located in central Dublin, this self-guided experience is particularly suited to history lovers, visitors interested in Irish heritage and ancestry, and travellers wanting to understand one of the most important periods in Ireland’s history.
What's Included
- A translation guide is available in French, German, Italian and Spanish
- A Book of the exhibition may also be purchased.
Meeting Location
Saint Stephen's Green
Dublin, D02 HX65, Ireland
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
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- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 90 travelers
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Activity code: C-72130P1
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (GMT).
- A translation guide is available in French, German, Italian and Spanish.
- A Book of the exhibition may also be purchased.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Irish Famine and Emigration Exhibition Dublin is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Irish Famine and Emigration Exhibition Dublin will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- A translation guide is available in French, German, Italian and Spanish
- A Book of the exhibition may also be purchased.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 90 travelers
