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    Waterford Museum of Treasures

    Waterford Museum of Treasures

    4.3(9 reviews)
    12.7 km

    The Waterford Museum of Treasures now consists of five different museums: Medieval Museum, Bishop's…read morePalace, Reginald's Tower, and Irish Museum of Time and the Irish Silver Museum. At the time of my visit, I ended up on a guided walking tour of the Viking Triangle and a guided tour of the Medieval Museum and Bishop's Palace with free time to revisit the museums as well as the other museums. Highlights: + Price - Budget friendly at €15.00 + The museums are relatively close together. The Reginald's Tower is a max 5 minutes walk down the street if you are casually strolling. + The Medieval Museum you can easily spend 30 - 45 minutes going through the multiple levels of the museum. The highlights were the lower level that were two medieval chambers, the 13th century Choristers' Hall and the 15th century Mayor's Wine Vault. The top level offers a look at different models depicting how Waterford looked during key years. There is also a display of Waterford's charter depicted on multiple parchment scrolls. +Bishop's Palace offers looking at the collect of goods from Georgian and Victorian Waterford including paintings, Waterford crystal, a pair of gorgeous dragon mirrors, Napoleon Mourning Cross that came via his niece whou ended up being married to Thomas Wyse. +There is a cafe in Bishop's Palace that offers a bit of inside seating, as well as outside seating thanks to picnic tables on nicer days. Tips: * Make sure to walk around Reginald's Tower for a few photo ops, as well as a replica ship. * Right behind the Medieval Museum, make sure to stop and view the Dragonslayer Viking Sword by John Hayes and James Doyle of Special Branch Carvings * Reginald's Tower at the time of visit, as well as looking at the website, can be visited for free.

    Really nice tour explaining the history of Waterford. Great examples of crystal, china, silver,…read morefurniture and other artifacts. Knowledgeable guides.

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    Dunbrody Famine Ship - Steering the boat with Husband

    Dunbrody Famine Ship

    4.2(6 reviews)
    19.3 km

    Excellent tour of the Dunbrody! Our guide, Adam, and the two re-enactors were perfect. We received…read morea great deal of information about the Dunbrody, and the living conditions onboard the voyage to Savannah. The actors represented a first class passenger and steerage passenger with her baby, talking to us in the middle of steerage quarters. They were wonderful! After Adam and the actors, we toured the quarantine area and quarters for first class passengers. We also posed by the bell and steering wheel. The section after the tour was a revelation of Irish who immigrated to United States - Maureen O'Hara, Walt Disney, JFK's great grandfather, and so many others. The gift shop had reasonably priced souvenirs. We bought shirts, necklaces, chocolate and a polo shirt for under $74. Leaving the ship area, we admired the emigrant flame, lit from the eternal flame at JFKs' sure in DC.

    Somber, yet insightful. The living conditions for the poor Irish was disheartening. I enjoyed…read morelistening to the re-enactment of Mrs. White and Mrs. O'Brien, the poor and rich travelers of the Dunbrody. I also enjoyed the Irish hall of fame, which included several political figures, movie stars, JFK, and Walt Disney. Ironically, the "museum" part of the famine ship included a restaurant (in which we indulged in the carrot cake and some tea). We were given 3 hours here, which was probably a little too much time for the tour, gift shop, exploring the town nearby, and lunch

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    Ticket office for Dunbrody in 1800s

    Dunbrody Famine Ship - Be careful ringing the bell. It is super loud!

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    Be careful ringing the bell. It is super loud!

    Bishop's Palace

    Bishop's Palace

    4.3(3 reviews)
    12.6 km

    Here's the story. I got into the Medieval Museum at 3:35, and in winter months both museums close…read moreat 5. I figured I would only have time for the one, but I emerged (awestruck, as per my other review) around 4:15 and so asked if I could then add on the 3 euro for the Palace. Well, one of the curators just walked over with me instead, unlocked the door, and showed me in. No matter how many times I insisted, no one there would let me pay, offering a variety of excuses. So first of all, I love Waterford and want to live there now. Second of all, this is a completely different experience from the Medieval Museum. Its history starts in the modern era. Finally of all, just see this. It's opulent. There are rooms full of Waterford crystal items you can't imagine. There are rooms that exist just to flaunt their plushness. There are still more artifacts here, so what I would say is buy the combo ticket, see the Medieval Museum first (1200 to mid-17th century), then come over here and continue (18th-19th centuries). That's all your history in two adjacent buildings, and then you're free to walk around and photograph all the history of Waterford. There's a reason tourists are always doing the Viking Triangle. I can't vouch for the third leg, but the first two are craic.

    Stopped here for lunch and was not disappointed. Sweet staff, great atmosphere, especially as it…read morewas pouring outside! Had the soup of the day, a butternut squash soup with curry and coconut + soda bread - yum! My mom went American and fries and a veggie and curry quesadilla, which was also yummy! If you're looking for a great place to grab a bite while traveling through, definitely recommend the Bishop's Palace Cafe. Oh, and free wi-fi.

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