Bona Ventura

Georgian Quarter (Merrion Square) · Dublin

Oscar Wilde House

Museum

Oscar Wilde's childhood home at 1 Merrion Square, where he lived for his first ten years, now run by the American College. Guided tours tell the story of his parents Speranza and Sir William Wilde, whose house was a centre of Victorian Dublin culture.

Address
1 Merrion Square North, Dublin 2, D02 NH98
Hours
Fri-Sun 11:00-18:00; closed Mon-Thu (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-10)
Best time to go
Afternoon · About 1 h
Price
Price not verified
Price level
€€

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Good to know

  • Guided tours only; book ahead.
  • His statue reclines in the park across the road.

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