The museum traces the development of Irish civilisation from 7000 BC to the present day. One of its most famous displays is the Ór Ireland's Gold, showing a unique collection of Celtic Bronze Age ornaments dating back to 1,800 BC. They include engraved lunulae, like delicate crescent moons, that were probably neck ornaments, spiral torques, big enough to go round the human neck, and a gold collar with a sliding catch to fasten it round the neck. But mystery still surrounds precisely who made them, where the gold came from and what they really signify.

National Museum of Ireland
Collins Barracks
Dublin 7
Ireland

Tel.     +35 3 1 6777 444
Fax     +35 3 1 6766 116
Web    www.visit.ie/countries/ie/dublin/top_at/23_nationalmuseum.htm
           
Open

Tuesday to Saturday 10 - 17.00
Sunday 14.00 - 17.00
Closed Monday