- Ordered by Archbishop Narcissus Marsh in the C18th, Marsh’s Library stands today a priceless trove of knowledge, literature and history.
- Marsh's Library is a perfectly preserved building of the late Renaissance and early Enlightenment. It has changed little in 300 years.
- Marsh’s Library welcomes visitors of all ages and backgrounds. Visitors are asked to pay an entrance fee of €7, with €4 for students and senior citizens.
- Marsh’s Library is the first public library in Ireland, opening its doors in Dublin in 1707 and as such is a vital part of Irish heritage and tourism.
- Though visitors tend to flock to see the Book of Kells, less make the journey down to Marsh’s Library, the atmospheric home to nearly 25,000 rare books.
- Today I visited Marsh's Library, the oldest public library in Dublin dating to 1701, located adjacent to St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
- This often-forgotten refuge, which at first glance appears to be no more than an old library, is home to more than simply sloping shelves and leather-bound books.
- Learn how Ireland's oldest public library came to be and uncover the household names who studied there with our history of Marsh's Library, Dublin.
- Marshs-Library-Dublin-2. What do Bram Stoker, the ghost of an Archbishop, Newton’s Principia Mathematica and an ancient Egyptian mummy have in common?