Dublinia News

The Vikings have left their legacy behind today, you can see where they made their mark in the city, and its surrounds.
Lets explore what Viking sites remain today.

The Irish very much have Viking DNA embedded in them, we know this from clues in placenames, street names, ruins and artefacts, but what about surnames, specifically Irish Viking surnames, and are there any left in use today?

As you know, over the last couple of months we’ve been highlighting some of the other incredible attractions and historic sites Dublin City has to offer visitors

When we hear the word Viking, it often brings to mind huge burly vicious men who brought havoc to the foreign lands they plundered, some did, but mostly Vikings were actually just pretty ordinary people who lived their lives just like us, although without our modern-day comforts.

At long last Dublin has come back to life and we are thrilled to be welcoming visitors back to Dublinia once again! We know that all of you are so excited to be out and about and are looking for things to do in Dublin.

We have been hibernating you could say, over the Winter, so how do we prepare our exhibitions, and our staff for opening again, how do we get used to our new normal.

Before and while we’ve been closed, like all other museums, we’ve been doing a bit of re-arranging. Have a read and see what we’ve been up to.

What do you think of when you think of Dublinia? A stuffy Museum? Just for kids? Boring?? Well this blog is here to prove that we are none of the above and are in fact a lot more than that!

Any tourist looking for things to do in Dublin should first and foremost pay a visit to Dublinia to learn all about the city’s Viking and Medieval history, but what else is there out there?

As we get ready for a slightly different Christmas this year we investigate whether or not any of our typical Christmas traditions originate from the Vikings, and believe it or not, some do!