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Hunt Museum

The Custom House | Rutland St., Limerick, Ireland
353 61-312833
Ranked #3 of 54 attractions in Limerick
4.5 of 5 stars 52 Reviews
Type: History Museums
Traveller Description: "Exhibiting one of Ireland's greatest private collections of art and antiquities, dating from the Neolithic to the 20th Century, including works by... more »
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Kingston, Canada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012 NEW

It was pretty impressive for a private collection. More

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Dublin, Ireland
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

Really enjoyed visiting this museum - lovely man Shea showed us around and was very informative - we loved the layout and content of the museum and it felt very "alive" More

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Rutland, Massachusetts, United States
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

The theme of the exhibits were clearly laid out and flowed well throughout the museum. More

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Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States
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3 reviews 3 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

The Hunt museum is not the easiest to explore as the rooms are laid out in an odd manner, but the items on display are really quite interesting! My favorite area was the room filled with bronze age Irish artifacts. One warning, not everything is labeled as to what it is. More

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North Benton, Ohio
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012
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Husband(Irish heritage) and I Toured Ireland a few years ago.For some reason this place affected me physically.I became dizzy,nauseous and very uncomfortable.I was fine before and after.Never had this happen before! More

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Galway,Ireland
Top Contributor
65 reviews 65 reviews
Reviews in 36 cities Reviews in 36 cities
33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012

Went today, was very impressed. Good range of artefacts, paintings, jewelery etc. Good restaurant on site too. Our tour guide was very interesting and kept us well informed all through the visit. More

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Tulla, Ireland
Senior Contributor
27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

This is a great museum and a really lovely cafe in the basement, I highly recommend it. More

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Cardiff, United Kingdom
1 review
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012

Would recommend visit we had a lovely day and very interesting staff were quite helpful More

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Cashel, Ireland
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2012
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We buy our coffee table tour books from the Hunt and visit for impressive offerings such as the Steampunk exhibition in 2012. More

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Westmeath Ireland
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012

There's a collection of a mixed items from coins to spear heads etc., More

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