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EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
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What it is
A fully digital museum in the vaults of the CHQ Building on Custom House Quay, telling the story of Irish emigration across twenty themed galleries, with an on-site genealogy service.
Why travelers go
Because the Irish diaspora is one of the defining facts about the country and there is no artefact that can carry it. This is the place that takes the subject seriously rather than reducing it to famine and sentiment.
What is genuinely good
It makes a shapeless subject legible, and the genealogy service turns an abstract story into a personal one for anyone with Irish ancestry. Online booking is 2 euros cheaper, and teenage and child rates are genuinely reduced rather than token.
Downsides and tourist traps
No collection and no objects, which is a real mismatch for some visitors at 22 euros. Dublin has free national museums a short walk away, which sharpens the comparison. The screens mean the experience is paced by the equipment rather than by you.
Best for
Anyone with Irish ancestry, particularly visitors from the United States, Canada or Australia; families with teenagers; and travellers interested in migration history generally.
Consider skipping if
You want to look at objects, in which case the National Museum of Ireland is free and a few minutes away. Skip it too if you are on a tight budget in what is already an expensive city.
Practical advice
Book online, which is 2 euros cheaper per adult than paying at the door. If you have Irish ancestry, allow extra time for the genealogy service rather than treating it as an add-on. The CHQ building has food and is a reasonable place to start or end a day on the docks.
Tickets and reservations
Adults aged 18 to 64 pay 22.00 euros online or 24.00 on the day. Teenagers aged 13 to 17 pay 15.00 online or 16.00 on the day, with lower rates for children aged 6 to 12.
Getting there
The Luas red line stops at George's Dock, a minute away. It is about a fifteen-minute walk from O'Connell Bridge along the north quays.
Where it sits
Custom House Quay in the Docklands, east of the city centre on the north bank of the Liffey, in a redeveloped commercial district. The Jeanie Johnston famine ship replica and the Famine Memorial are both a short walk along the river.
How long to allow
Ninety minutes to two hours for the twenty galleries. Longer if you use the genealogy service.
Accessibility
The museum is step-free throughout with lift access to the vault galleries, and publishes accessibility information for visitors.
The RuinMyTrip verdict
A good museum doing a hard job, provided you know before you book that there is nothing in a case. Book online for the cheaper rate, and if you have Irish ancestry the genealogy service is what will make it worth 22 euros.
Sources
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Adults aged 18 to 64 pay 22.00 euros online and 24.00 euros on the day. source
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Teenagers aged 13 to 17 pay 15.00 euros online and 16.00 euros on the day. source
From the RuinMyTrip team
Written by RuinMyTrip Editorial from published research and official sources, not from a personal trip. It is not a traveler review and is never counted in the community rating. How we research.
EPIC charges 22.00 euros for an adult aged 18 to 64 booking online and 24.00 on the day, with teenagers aged 13 to 17 at 15.00 online and 16.00 on the day. The thing to understand before buying is that EPIC has no collection. It is a fully digital museum in the vaults of the CHQ building, telling the story of Irish emigration through twenty rooms of screens, projections and interactive galleries. There are no…
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