‘A world full of miseries, and woes, and troubles’: Life, Disease and Death in Collins Barracks.
Venue: National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7
Friday 28 October at 2pm & 3pm. | Saturday 29 October at 12pm, 1pm & 2pm. | Sunday 30 October at 1.30pm, 2.30pm & 3.30pm.
Tickets: Free but ticketed.
This Hallowe’en, sink your teeth into the National Museum of Ireland’s collections at Collins Barracks.
Join a free tour with Museum guide Dr. Declan Brady as he discusses the chills, ills, and kills in Collins Barracks 300-year long history.
Find out about the trials and tribulations of life as a soldier living in the Barracks from the 1700s until the late 1900s, with a focus on (ill-) health, as well as the transition from one of Europe’s oldest occupied Barracks into one of Ireland’s National Museums.
Age Suitability: 12+ (Under 18s must be accompanied by a parent/guardian)
Duration: 45 mins to 1 hour (approx).
Accessibility: Venue is wheelchair accessible. Further information on accessibility can be found here
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