Marsh’s Library

About

A perfectly preserved 18th-century library with dark oak bookcases and wire “cages” to lock readers in with rare books.

Good to know

• Inexpensive
• Smallest and one of the oldest public libraries

Nearby while you’re here

Combine Marsh’s Library with St Patrick’s Cathedral, Chester Beatty Library and Dublin Castle for a roughly 5-hour plan around Saint Patrick’s Close.

St Patrick’s Cathedral

~£91 hr

<50 m · 1 min walkAdd: St Patrick’s Cathedral

Chester Beatty Library

Free1h 30m

500 m · 8 min walkAdd: Chester Beatty Library

Dublin Castle

~£81h 30m

500 m · 8 min walkAdd: Dublin Castle

The Brazen Head

Free1h 30m

700 m · 11 min walkAdd: The Brazen Head

Iveagh Gardens

Free45 min

800 m · 13 min walkAdd: Iveagh Gardens

Eat and drink nearby

Grafton Street and Powerscourt Centre

Free1 hr

900 m · 13 min walk

Jameson Distillery Bow St.

~£251h 30m

1.0 km · 16 min walk

Distances are straight-line estimates from sample coordinates.

Sample hotels nearby

• Georgian Square Hotel (St Stephen’s Green), about 800 m away. Sample listing.
• Temple Bar Inn (Temple Bar), about 900 m away. Sample listing.
• Guinness Quarter Hotel (Liberties), about 1.1 km away. Sample listing.