Maria Edgeworth Centre -Self-Guided Tour

Tour Type: Indoor Attractions Location: Longford Duration: 1 Hour

Learn about the most celebrated English language novelist of her era. Take a self-guided tour in the recreation of a 19th century school room!

Provider: Maria Edgeworth Centre
Maria Edgeworth Centre -Self-Guided Tour
From
€7.50
per Adult
Adults
€7.50
Aged 16+

Children
€3.00
Ages 10 to 16

Total:7.50
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Tour Type: Family Attractions Location: Longford Duration: 1 Hour
Maria Edgeworth Centre -Self-Guided Tour
From
€7.50
per Adult
Date & Ticket Options Close

Learn about the most celebrated English language novelist of her era. Take a self-guided tour in the recreation of a 19th century school room!

Provider: Maria Edgeworth Centre

What to Expect

  • Self-guided tour
  • Hear the origins of Ireland's Hedge Schools
  • How the Edgeworth's efforts to make education a government priority
  • Museum contains many valuable artefacts - some dating back to the 18th Century

Full Description

Discover an immersive experience of the brilliant figure that was Maria Edgeworth. She was guided and supported by her father Richard Lovell Edgeworth who was an inventor, surveyor and educator. Maria became one of the most successful authors of her time.

Explore the wonderful stories of Edgeworthstown's past and its connection that is has with historical figures such as Olive Goldsmith, Sir Walter Scott, William Wordsworth and Oscar Wilde.

 

There is a recreation of a 19th century school room where you can hear about:

  • the origins of Ireland's Hedge Schools
  • Edgeworth's efforts to make education a government priority
  • Establishment of the Primary School System in 1831

 

The museum itself has many valuable artefacts and some are dating back to the 18th Century and the school room includes desks, school books, maps, writing copies etc.

 

Location

Additional Information

Children under ten are free but must be accompanied by an Adult.

Inclusions & Exclusions

  • Entry to Museum
  • Audio Guide
  • Guided Tour

Guides & Languages

Audio guides for the centre available at no extra charge.They are available in English, Irish, Spanish, German, Italian, French & Chinese.

Accessibility Information

  • Dogs are allowed on site in the garden, not in the museum, but are required to be on a leash at all times.
  • The ground floor exhibition area is wheelchair accessible and has disabled access toilets.

Cancellation Policy

  • Tickets are non-refundable.
  • In the event that the Maria Edgeworth Centre is forced to close for any reason beyond our control, your booking can be re-scheduled, or a full refund will be issued.
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