Ireland's national library on Kildare Street, in a building by Thomas Newenham Deane, holding over 12 million items. It shows free exhibitions on W.B. Yeats and Seamus Heaney and runs a free genealogy advisory service.
- Address
- 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, D02 P638
- Hours
- Mon 09:30-17:00; Tue-Wed 09:30-19:00; Thu-Fri 09:30-17:00; closed Sat-Sun (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-10)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 1 h
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Exhibitions and the genealogy service are free.
- Closed at weekends.
- Free guided tours are offered (Visit Dublin).