Dublin’s Magical Museums – The Old and Not So Old is the latest Dublin pocket-sized guidebook from Muriel Bolger.
Written in her inimitable and totally accessible style, Muriel explores the museums of Dublin – and there are almost forty
of them – to find out all sorts of fascinating things from times past. She includes them all, from the popular to the lesser known.
She reminisces among the old gramophone sets at Ye Olde Hurdy-Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio and goes along to the latest Imaginosity, a children’s
interactive museum which is founded on technology and state of the art discovery techniques. She delves into the world of banking, some 200 years of
it, and learns about the development of traditional Irish Games at the GAA’s Croke Park.
She traces the history of Dublin at the City Hall and close by, finds herself looking down on her city from the Gravity Tower in the Guinness
Storehouse, having found out what really goes into the Black Stuff for which the capital is world known.
Muriel’s research found her looking at puppets and wax models, trams and toys, photographs and prints, literature and heraldry, model railways
and Masonry, as well as Georgian and Jewish history. The museums of Dublin captivated her and will enthrall every reader, whether a visitor to
or resident of the Irish capital.
The guide is illustrated with photographs and drawings. While targeted at the tourist market, it will also be of interest to people living within
the Dublin area.
MURIEL BOLGER
Dublin-born journalist Muriel Bolger’s favourite motto is ‘plumen in manu, iter faciam’ which loosely translates as ‘have pen will travel’. Over
the past 18 years she has written extensively on travel, architecture, gardens and interiors for a range of national publications. An award-winning
travel writer, she enjoys the thrill of exploring new destinations, experiencing new cultures and discovering unique traditions.
Dublin’s Magical Museums – The Old and Not So Old is the third in the series of guidebooks by Muriel Bolger.
DARTing About – A pocket guide for DART users and Statues & Stories – Dublin’s Monuments Unveiled were also published by Ashfield Press.
