愛爾蘭大多數的博物館都是免門票的,不過少數幾個值得去的博物館還是需要門票,這時候我們這些在外精打細算的背包客就不可以錯過政府一個月一次所提供的好康囉!

在每個月的第一個星期三,愛爾蘭許多需要門票的博物館會開放免費參觀,以下是各個城市免費開放的博物館清單:

COUNTY

SITE

Cork

*

Charles Fort

Desmond Castle (French Prison)

Ilnacullin (Garinish Island)

Donegal

Donegal Castle

Glebe House and Gallery

Dublin

The Casino, Marino

*

Dublin Castle, State Apartments

*

Kilmainham Gaol

Galway

Athenry Castle

Aughnanure Castle

*

Dún Aonghasa

Portumna Castle and Gardens

Patrick Pearse’s Cottage (Teach an Phiarsaigh)

Kerry

Ardfert Cathedral

Derrynane House, National Historic Park

Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhóir, The Blascaod Centre

Ross Castle

Kildare

Castletown

Kilkenny

*

Dunmore Cave

Jerpoint Abbey

*

Kilkenny Castle

Laois

Emo Court

Leitrim

Parke’s Castle

Limerick

Adare Castle

Louth

Old Mellifont Abbey

Mayo

Céide Fields

Meath

*

Battle of the Boyne – Oldbridge Estate

*

Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre (Newgrange and Knowth) Please note that the monuments can only be accessed via the Visitor Centre.

A: Exhibition

B: Exhibition & Newgrange

C: Exhibition & Knowth

D: Exhibition, Newgrange & Knowth

Hill of Tara

Trim Castle (including keep)

Trim Castle (excluding keep)

Offaly

*

Clonmacnoise

Roscommon

Rathcroghan, (Contact Cruachan Aí, 071 9639268)

Sligo

Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery

Sligo Abbey

Tipperary

*

Cahir Castle

*

Rock of Cashel

Roscrea Heritage (Castle and Damer House) and the Blackmills

Swiss Cottage

Waterford

Reginald’s Tower

Wexford

*

John F. Kennedy Arboretum

Tintern Abbey

Wicklow

*

Glendalough Visitor Centre

詳細資訊請參考官方資訊:http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/media/free%20wednesdays.pdf

**感謝Stacie熱情提供!:)

我也利用這個好康在這個月的第一個星期三參觀了都柏林的Kilmainham Gaol和Dublin Castle。

特別注意,因為星期三免費,所以都會有比較多的人潮,但是博物館一天進場的人數大多是有限制的,所以建議提早前往以免遇到人數已滿不開放的消息囉!

舉例來說,Kilmainham Gaol是需要領票依照票上時間由專人導覽才能進去參觀的。而Dublin Castle則有兩種指定時間的票,一種是自行參觀,只開放Castle主要接待重要賓客的地區;如果想要看Medieval Undercroft和Chapel Royal (中世紀墓室和皇家禮拜堂)的話則要專人導覽的票。

個人覺得與其走馬看花,比較推薦要有專人導覽,這樣才能真的去了解整個愛爾蘭相關的歷史與背景(順便練習聽力?),有疑問也有專人會幫你解說。

以下是我去參觀的幾個照片囉~

Kilmainham Gaol

Kilmainham Gaol

Kilmainham Gaol

Kilmainham Gaol

Kilmainham Gaol

Kilmainham Gaol

Kilmainham Gaol

Kilmainham Gaol

Kilmainham Gaol

Kilmainham Gaol

Chapel Royal

Chapel Royal

Chapel Royal

Chapel Royal

Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle