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EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Dublin City, Co. Dublin
Paid car parking
Family friendly
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is a multi award winning interactive museum in Dublin’s Docklands that tells the story of the Irish leaving Ireland but never leaving their Irishness behind.

Explore how Irish people carried their identity with them and shaped the world far beyond Ireland’s borders; from country music to Riverdance, and from literature to science.

If you are one of the 70 million people worldwide who claim Irish heritage, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is the place to reconnect with your roots. You can visit their Irish Family History centre to find out more.

For Irish visitors, it’s the history you didn’t learn in school. You will leave with a better understanding of Ireland’s story, an enormous pride in the Irish people who carried it across the world and a new perspective on what it really means to be Irish.

EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is winner of Europe’s Leading Tourist Attraction three times in a row.

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Why we like it
  • Discover how Irish people helped shape the world beyond Ireland's borders.
  • Hear tales of emigrants who became writers, artists, scientists and politicians.
  • 70 million people world wide have Irish heritage.
  • This fully interactive museum has won Europe’s Leading Tourist Attraction three times.
Tips from locals

Take the Dublin Docklands Family Trail to explore the Dublin Docklands. This circular trail can be started at any of its seven stops and with a range of activities along the route, it is suitable for all the family to enjoy.

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Contact details
The Chq Building, Custom House Quay, North Wall, Dublin 1, Ireland
Visit duration

We recommend up to 2 hours here.

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