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Marsh's Library

527 Reviews

#35 of 586 things to do in Dublin

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St Patrick's Close, Dublin D08 FK79, Ireland

+353 1 454 3511

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“Hidden gem for bibliophiles”

The marvelous little library is a must see for historians and lovers of books. It is accessible... read more

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cleflar

Fayetteville, Arkansas

“Beautiful library tucked away from view”

We found this library quite by chance when visiting St Patrick's cathedral. Until we stumbled... read more

Reviewed 3 days ago

Trevor E

Calgary, Canada

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One of Dublin's most beautiful tourist attractions. An unspoiled gem right in the heart of the city. Established in 1707, Marsh's Library is a wonderfully preserved library of the early Enlightenment complete with its original oak bookcases. Visitors often comment on the wonderful smell of the old bookcases and books.The library contains over 25,000 rare and interesting books relating to the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, covering medicine, law, science, travel, navigation, mathematics, music, and classical literature. There is also some material of a very scurrilous nature. Every year an exhibition of rare and curious items is presented from the holdings of the Library. The current exhibition is titled: 'Hunting Stolen Books', an exhibition of books that went missing from the collection but were luckily found, returned or replaced.

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St Patrick's Close, Dublin D08 FK79, Ireland

South City Centre

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cleflar

Fayetteville, Arkansas

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Reviewed yesterday

Hidden gem for bibliophiles

The marvelous little library is a must see for historians and lovers of books. It is accessible, but tucked away so as to be almost remote. The books and occasional displays are darling. This isn't a huge, impressive library like Trinity, but I prefer it...More

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Trevor E

Calgary, Canada

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Reviewed 3 days ago

Beautiful library tucked away from view

We found this library quite by chance when visiting St Patrick's cathedral. Until we stumbled across it I didn't even know of its existence. Glad to have found it though. After the sheer splendor of the Long Room at Trinity I was expecting this to...More

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Kerry D

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Reviewed 4 days ago via mobile

What a unique attraction!

After visiting the next door St Patrick’s church this was a lovely surprise to find a quaint really old library. Requiring only a donation to enter this is a fascinating incite into how a library would have operated 309 years ago. There are attractions for...More

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Many thanks for your kind review! Glad you found us.

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Nicknicklambert

London, United Kingdom

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Reviewed 6 days ago

A hidden gem

This is a beautiful old library, that looks like a set from a Harry Potter movie. Full of history and charm.

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Thumbs up. Thanks!

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armchair

Huntsville, Alabama

109187

Reviewed 1 week ago

Amazing

What a gem! I enjoyed so much looking at the old book displays and the docent was very well informed and seemed to enjoy his work.

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Sjoerd B

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Library

Almost walked by the library; didn’t even know it was there! Small entrance fee, no problems there. The library isn’t that big, you can’t really sit down and read a book, but it is so cool to see all those old books together. There were...More

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Thanks for taking the time to review us, we had the Dutch book ready especially for you! ;0)

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Kimmo H

Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile

Very interesting library!

We did not knew that in Dublin there is this kind of library museum. It was very interesting to visit there. We felt like going back of ages. Thank you very much! A couple from Finland

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Thanks so much for taking the time to review us. We hope you enjoyed your time in Dublin!

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Doug C

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Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Historical delight

I had so much fun reading the historical texts in the Sole Survivor's exhibit! It really gives you an insight into the history of language, politics, social conventions as well as media, since some of the texts are from advertisements or leaflets. Some of them...More

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We are glad you enjoyed your visit to us...we will make sure the staff are told of their praise!

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Graces

Tennessee

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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

A must for book-lovers

Though we'd read about it, we came upon the library on our first jet-lagged afternoon in Dublin. The collection is from 1707 - the reading room hosted Bram Stoker and James Joyce when they were writing. The original bookshelves, the Georgian windows, the excellent commentary...More

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What a lovely review! Thanks so much!

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Monica C

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Reviewed 5 weeks ago

A REAL GEM!

If you are a library lover, you can't miss this little and unique one! It counts with ancient books, carefully preserved throughout centuries. Visitors are not allowed to touch books but it is worth a visit!

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Much appreciated, Thank you! :0)

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