Step Into Limerick’s Past
A tour of the People’s Museum, where visitors can experience the lives of the people of Limerick, listen to their stories and get a first hand look at an authentic Georgian House.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Museum is open 6 days a week, from Tuesday to Sunday.
We open 10am to 4pm from Tuesday to Saturday, and 12pm to 4pm on Sundays.
We have a general entry fee of just five euro, and you can get a tour of the Museum for just one euro extra. We also offer concession prices! You can see more on our ticket portal.
Our tours can range between 45 minutes and an hour.
What Visitors are saying
The guides were all so kind and friendly
My wife and I visited the museum today as it was one of limericks top attractions. The guides were all so kind and friendly. They also offered a lot of good information, things that we would have missed on our own.
Visited Jul 2024
A good choice for a visit
The people that are managing the place are very friendly and welcoming, the tour was really interesting and fun, lot of things to see and learn, it’s a good choice for a visit
Visited Apr 2024
Come and enjoy a tour in the company of knowledgeable, extremely warm and friendly Tour Guides
To clutch at night, seek at dawn to see its grace, is a security that would be impossible to replace. Painters captured delicate collars in the portrait face: with me, a lace piece or two, will always have a place.” C. Smallwood. Regarded as one of the finest examples of late Georgian architecture: the true beauty of 2 Pery Square, was finally revealed after a huge restoration project, whence this rare and beautiful jewel became The People’s Museum of Limerick. Illustrating the extensive, myriad lives of the people, buildings and streets of the remarkable city, the museum is under the care and management of Limerick Civic Trust. Come and enjoy a tour in the company of knowledgeable, extremely warm and friendly Tour Guides; who will bring stories, as well as the house – to life. Engaging and enthusiastic, the People’s Museum offers a fascinating time capsule for visitors to travel through Limericks’s heritage. Built in 1838: Number 2 Pery Square unites the past with the present, along with collections from children’s dolls to military history, and including the most famous of all Irish laces; Limerick lace.
Top 100 Review
Visited Apr 2024
Great staff, Great Tour
Limerick is bursting with history! Cathal, who guided our one-hour walking tour, knew how to bring this history alive. He was knowledgeable and willing to respond to as many questions as we were willing to ask. Save some time at the end to explore the museum as well. My one suggestion? Refresh (or learn) a bit of Irish history before you embark. Speaking personally, my own knowledge was woefully low, so I had little context in which to place all of Cathal’s wonderful stories.
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Visited Apr 2024
