Museums in Ireland
Irish Museums

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Museums in Limerick.
The Hunt Museum.
 

The Hunt Collection is an internationally important collection of some 2000 original works of art and antiquity. It contains a dazzling assemblage of objects which trace the development of the decorative arts. Donated to the people of Ireland by John and Gertrude Hunt, their generosity ranks highly in the nations history.

Housed in the elegant 18th century Custom House, the Hunt Collection reflects not only the celtic past but also includes important pieces such as the Leonardo da Vinci horse, the Mary Queen of Scots cross and one of the original ''30 pieces of silver''.

The Hunt Museum
The Custom House,
Rutland Street,
Limerick City,
County Limerick,
Tel +353 (0)61 31 2833
Fax +353 (0)61 31 2834
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Web Site

Paintings in the collection include works by Renoir, Picasso, Gauguin, O''Conor and Yeats. Autumn/Winter Exhibition ‘A Celebration of Limerick’s Silver’, Unique exhibition of silver artefacts, memorabilia and sporting medals.

 

 

Foynes Flying Boat Museum.
 

You can travel back in time in the museums authentic 1940''s cinema, while watching the award winning film ''Atlantic Conquest''. The museum features the original Terminal Building, Radio and Weather Room (complete with transmitters, receivers and Morse code equipment).

Foynes Flying Boat Museum
Foynes,
County Limerick,
Tel +353 (0)69 65 416
Fax +353 (0)69 65 416
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Web Site

The exhibits feature an introduction to the first transatlantic passenger service and Foynes during the war years.

We also have a special childrens room with cockpit and flight simulator. A new addition is a full scale model of the B314 Flying Boat at the Museum.
 

 

Limerick County Museum.
 

Limerick museum has a fine selection of artifacts associated with county Limerick the Shannon valley and indeed many other places in Ireland.

Limerick Museum.
St John's Square
Limerick
Co Limerick
Tel +353 (0)
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Web Site

On the ground floor is a collection of photographs of the city in the late nineteenth century, memorabilia of the nineteenth century nationalist movement, exhibits relating to the Irish war of independence and the civil war (1916-22), as well as samples of Limerick lace and silver.