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A world full of miseries, and woes, and troubles: Life, Disease and Death in Collins Barracks

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A world full of miseries, and woes, and troubles’: Life, Disease and Death in Collins Barracks

The National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History

This Hallowe’en, sink your teeth into the National Museum of Ireland’s collections at Collins Barracks.


Join a free tour with Museum guide Dr. Declan Brady as he discusses the chills, ills, and kills in Collins Barracks 300-year long history.


Find out about the trials and tribulations of life as a soldier living in the Barracks from the 1700s until the late 1900s, with a focus on (ill-) health, as well as the transition from one of Europe’s oldest occupied Barracks into one of Ireland’s National Museums.

Venue is wheelchair accessible

Further information on accessibility can be found here

12+ (Under 18s must be accompanied by a parent / guardian)

Duration 1 hour

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