Irish Jewish Museum

About this place

The Irish Jewish Museum (Irish: Músaem Giúdach na hÉireann) is a small museum located in the once highly Jewish-populated area of Portobello, around the South Circular Road, Dublin, dedicated to the history of the Irish Jewish community. It includes a former synagogue with ritual fittings. The museum was opened in June 1985 by Chaim Herzog who was then president of Israel and was born in Ireland. The museum is in a former synagogue built in 1917 in two adjoining terraced houses on Walworth Road, off the South Circular Road. The surrounding area, Portobello, was previously a Jewish area, however the large scale emigration that affected Ireland in the 1950s had a particularly strong effect on the Jewish population; during this period there was a migration to the suburbs and Dublin's main synagogue shifted to Terenure. The synagogue is preserved, there are artifacts on display, and the museum houses genealogical records. Plans for an expansion of the museum have been in progress since 2012.

Visitor Information

Admission

10.00 EUR

Opening hours

Su 10:30-14:30

Getting There & Parking

Irish Jewish Museum is located in County Dublin, roughly 3 km (5 min drive) from Dublin. The nearest public car park is 256 m away. Nearby highlights within a short drive include The Copper House Gallery (0.5 km away).