Irish people have told stories about the Leprechaun for more than a thousand years. There are many tales about him and the people he meets.
The National Leprechaun Museum, the first ever attraction dedicated to Irish mythology, opens up a fun and magical world full of fascinating folklore, mythology and enchanting stories.
Based in the heart of Dublin, you will explore the museum on a guided tour with a storyteller.
They will bring you through the spaces and tell you more about Irish folklore and mythology. You'll explore spaces that reflect these stories, or recreates experiences typically associated with leprechauns.
The result is a series of captivating, interactive experiences - from the first ever sighting back in the eighth century, through to modern day representations of the leprechaun in film and popular culture - and plenty of adventures in between.
Feel what it’s like to journey deep beneath the rocks of the Giant’s Causeway, open up your minds to the sights and stories of Ireland’s mythical otherworld on a trip to a fairy hill. Find yourself in a leprechaun-sized world and take a journey to the end of the rainbow to see if the elusive crock of gold really exists.
Day Time Tours
Join our storytellers and travel deep into the otherworld of Irish folklore!
Irish people have told stories about the Leprechaun for more than a thousand years. There are many tales about him and the people he meets.
The National Leprechaun Museum, the first ever attraction dedicated to Irish mythology, opens up a fun and magical world full of fascinating folklore, mythology and enchanting stories.
Based in the heart of Dublin, you will explore the museum on a guided tour with one of our storytellers.
They will bring you through the spaces and tell you more about Irish folklore and mythology. You'll explore spaces that reflect these stories, or recreates experiences typically associated with leprechauns.
Feel what it’s like to journey deep beneath the rocks of the Giant’s Causeway, open up your minds to the sights and stories of Ireland’s mythical otherworld on a trip to a fairy hill.
Find yourself in a leprechaun-sized world and take a journey to the end of the rainbow to see if the elusive crock of gold really exists.
Parental Guidance advised. Experience not suitable for babies and children under 6.
Night Time Tours (over 18 only)
Join us as we explore the dark twisted side of Irish story-telling. With our tongue buried deeply in our cheek let our Story-tellers tickle the dark underbelly of your mind.
Adults only.
There are hundreds of stories that were only spoken about at night. These tales dealt with the darker subjects found in Irish folklore.
They are tales that are so dark and twisted that there is no way we could ever talk about them during our regular day time tours.
Dark Land is a chance to hear these stories for yourself, and will stay with you for a life time. No refunds for scaredy cats.
Public Transport
- Luas : Jervis Street stop on the red line
- Dublin Bus : All major bus routes to the city centre
- Dublin Bikes : Jervis Street station
- Dart : Connolly Station
Parking
The Jervis Street car park and the Jervis Shopping Centre car park are both ideal, while Arnotts 'park right' car park and the Ilac Shopping Centre car park are both nearby.
School
The National Leprechaun Museum is an ideal location for school trip, as we offer an interactive environment of learning and fun.
The first ever attraction dedicated to Irish mythology, we open up a fun and magical world full of fascinating folklore, mythology and enchanting stories. We will take your students deeper into Irish and Celtic culture to discover what really lies behind the well-known tales of Irish cultural icons - leprechauns, rainbows and pots of gold!
The museum is structured like a story, with 12 chapters each transporting you and your students to the heart of Irish cultural identity and imagination. Each chapter represents either a part of Irish mythological history or recreates an experience typically associated with leprechauns.
The result is a series of captivating, interactive experiences - from the first ever sighting back in the eighth century, through to modern day representations of the leprechaun in film and popular culture - with plenty of adventures in between.
You and your students can feel what it’s like to journey deep beneath the rocks of the Giant’s Causeway, open up your minds to the sights and stories of Ireland’s mythical otherworld on a trip to a fairy hill, experience what it’s like to live in a leprechaun-sized world and journey to the end of the rainbow to see if the elusive crock of gold really exists.
Our storytelling guides tailor tours for different age-groups, and our education resource packs for schools cater to all levels.
2 reviews for National Leprechaun Museum
Went here today with my family. After paying for our tickets, we had 15 minutes to spare, after learning there was no toilet facility until the end of the tour we went to the Jervis shopping centre right across the road from the museum. When we returned we were told that we were late, that we should have been there 5 minutes before the booked time( it did not take us more than 10 minutes to use the bathroom) and that would not refund us. The staff made such a fuss, and after 20 minutes eventually they agreed to let us in at the next booked time. The leprechaun museum itself was ok, not really a museum but more of a walk through different themed rooms, spending a few minutes in each, with a short story being told in each. It's quite expensive and lasted around 40 minutes, I wouldn't go again and I wouldn't recommend to anyone I know.
If you are 5min late you might miss the tour! And they won't give your money back! Awful! It happened to me and my parents! I was pregnant and my parents are elderly, we got a bit late to join the guided visit. They didn't let us in not even to check the place! They got our money and didn't provide any service for us. Don't go to this awful place... Don't waste your money and time! And if they treat you like they treated me, call the Garda!
