National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks

A mile from the city centre, the Collins Barracks site is based in the oldest continuously occupied barracks in the world. Since 1997 it has been Ireland's museum of the decorative arts and of economic, social, political and military history. Permanent exhibitions include Irish Fashion since 1950, ceramics, silverware, and period and country furniture. The Natural History Museum in Merrion Street is also under the same guidance; it houses a permanent exhibition of stuffed animals. Huge skeletons of extinct animals and fish which were indigenous to Ireland are also on view. You really need plenty of time to wander around this museum as there is so ...