Steam Museum Straffan
This museum is housed in a church which once stood in the Inchicore railway works in Dublin. Inside the museum, there's a fine collection of models of steam locomotives, including two used in the late 19th century by the Great Northern Railway. The museum is located just 10 minutes from Citywest Hotel.
The museum also has a fine selection of steam engines used for industrial propulsion, including a huge beam engine used in the Midleton whiskey distillery in County Cork, a pumping engine employed in Jameson's distillery in Dublin, and a large beam engine installed in Smithwick's brewery, Kilkenny, in 1847. Steaming Kettle tearoom.
Opening Times:
June / July / August: Wednesday – Sunday 2pm – 6pm and Bank Holidays 2pm – 6pm
May and September – By arrangement in advance
Admission rates
Adults - €7.50. Child / OAP / Student / Group of twenty - €5.00. Family admission - €20.00
Horticultural / Technology Student with card - FOC.
Tel. 01 6273155
