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31st October - 2nd November, Adults and Families

Bram Stoker Festival - Life, Disease, and Death tours of Collins Barracks

Free, Pre-Booking Required

Illustration of the death of Wolfe Tone

Discover the chills, ills, and kills of Collins Barracks on this special guided tour. Not for the faint of heart...or stomach.

This Bram Stoker Festival, sink your teeth into the National Museum of Ireland’s collections at Collins Barracks. Find out about the trials and tribulations of life as a soldier living in the Barracks from the 1700s until the late 1900s, with a focus on (ill-) health, as well as the transition from one of Europe’s oldest occupied Barracks into one site of Ireland’s National Museum.

Tours will begin in Reception at Collins Barracks. Tickets are free but booking is required. Please see the link to reserve your place: Life, Disease, and Death at Collins Barracks - Dublin City Council Bram Stoker Festival

Friday, 31st October 2025
14:00    Life, Disease, and Death at Collins Barracks
15:30    Life, Disease, and Death at Collins Barracks

Saturday, 1st November 2025
14:00    Life, Disease, and Death at Collins Barracks
15:30    Life, Disease, and Death at Collins Barracks

Sunday, 2nd November 2025
14:00    Life, Disease, and Death at Collins Barracks
15:30    Life, Disease, and Death at Collins Barracks


Any questions about these events can be directed to bookings@museum.ie or 01 648 6453. You can find the full programme of events taking place across the country as part of Bram Stoker Festival at the following link: Bram Stoker Festival​ 2025

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Location:


Bram Stoker Festival - Life, Disease, and Death tours of Collins Barracks is located at:
Collins Barracks ,
Benburb St,
Dublin 7
D07 XKV4


Bram Stoker Festival is a yearly celebration of all things eerie, inspired by the spooky oeuvre of Dublin's own Bram Stoker.

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Collins Barracks

Collins Barracks ,
Benburb St,
Dublin 7,
D07 XKV4

+353 1 677 7444