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Tuesday 9:30am - 5pm Wednesday 9:30am - 5pm Thursday 9:30am - 5pm Friday 9:30am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 5pm

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A perfectly preserved library of the early Enlightenment, established in 1707. Marsh's Library first opened to the public in 1707.

Our books and manuscripts are of European and world significance. The beautiful building is open to the public and children are particularly welcome. Scholars may consult our holdings by arrangement. Marsh's Library is a Registered Charity: RCN 20000752

02/11/2026

starts here on Tuesday 10th November. Now why would be have an image of the Irish born chemist and red cabbage (ahem, which should be syrup of violets!)? Bring your classes to have fun testing the pH of liquids. To book a session, see: https://marshlibrary.ie/book-now-for-science-week-2026/

30/10/2026

One day left to Halloween! 🕸

Illustration from William Cowper's The Anatomy of Humane Bodies (1698)

29/10/2026

A thing of nightmares! From Ulisse Aldrovandi's De animalibus insectis libri septem (1638)

28/10/2026

An illustration explaining how to enclose a spirit in a crystal stone, from Reginald Scot's 'The Discouerie of witchcraft' (1584).

Scot tried to disprove witchcraft and in this text wrote 'He that can be persuaded that these things are true... according to the supposition of witchmongers & papists, may soon be brought to believe that the moon is made of green cheese'.

27/10/2026

Thanks to everyone who has taken part in our new Reading room activity. We ask you to draw a mini sketch of a Latin verb. We are loving them. Come and see the new exhibition and leave us a cartoon or two!

23/10/2026

In our latest blog post, recent Maddock Fellow Dan Rafiqi places Élie Bouhéreau’s diary within the wider tradition of seventeenth-century autobiographical writing.

🔗https://marshlibrary.ie/contextualising-elie-bouhereaus-diary/

22/10/2026

Marsh’s A–Z: C is for Cages!

Did you know that visitors to Marsh’s Library were once locked inside cages to read books? 👀

By the mid-1760s, over 1,000 books had disappeared from the library! To prevent further theft, special reading cages were introduced, allowing readers to consult books while keeping the collection safe.

Today, these historic cages are still a fascinating feature of Marsh’s Library.

22/10/2026

Our unique manuscript of Handel's 'Messiah' will be featured in 'The Handel Scandal', a documentary by the Olivier-Award-winning operatic soprano Danielle de Niese on Sky Arts next Tuesday, 27th October at 8:00 pm (Irish time), and on Now TV.

21/10/2026

Wednesdays in the Archive📜

It's a stormy day in Dublin today, but it's not quite as bad as January 1936, when a storm caused damages to the library's roof and outbuilding. This invoice records all the repairs that were required.

20/10/2026

A woodcut from 'War with the Devil' (a sentiment many no doubt sympathise with), from 1737

Address

St Patrick's Close
Dublin
D08FK79

Opening Hours

Tuesday	9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5pm
Thursday	9:30am - 5pm
Friday	9:30am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+35314543511

Website

https://www.marshlibrary.ie/

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