Oscar Wilde House 

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Welcome to the childhood home of Oscar Wilde, the modern-day location of AMERICAN COLLEGE DUBLIN.

WE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT WEEKENDS ONLY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FROM MAY. OPENING HOURS FOR MARCH AND APRIL ARE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FROM 11AM TO 6PM (LAST ENTRY 5.15PM)

There are two ways to visit us.

We offer walk-in visits at weekends, or you can come on one of our special guided tours at 6pm each Saturday. The price of the walk-in visit is 12 euro per person. Discounted tickets are 10 euro per person and available for students, teachers, the unemployed, as well as disabled and retired persons.

You do not have to book for a walk-in visit, simply pay at reception. The guided tour can be booked on this website.

PLEASE NOTE THAT A HIGH LEVEL LEVEL OF ENGLISH IS REQUIRED FOR THE GUIDED TOUR.

THE GUIDED TOUR COSTS 22 EURO PER PERSON, LASTS 90 MINUTES, AND TELLS THE ENTIRE ASTOUNDING STORY OF THE WILDE FAMILY. NUMBERS OF GUIDED TOURS AT LIMITED TO 28 PEOPLE SO BOOK YOUR TOUR TODAY. THEY ALWAYS SELL OUT.

Oscar Wilde House is a NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION and a REGISTERED CHARITY. This year, for the first time, we have opened Oscar Wilde’s childhood bedroom as part of the house visit.


‘If you thought Oscar was wild, wait till you take the tour and hear about the rest of the family, in this astounding, accurate and almost tangible evocation of the uproarious Wildes at home.’ … PHILIP HOARE (Author of Wilde’s Last Stand).
‘This is a gem of a place and Martin who runs the guided tour is such a great enthusiast and storyteller ‘…. GARY KEMP (Spandau Ballet)
‘What an amazing journey, thank you,’ AMBER HEARD (actress).

‘It’s quite possibly the best €20 you can spend in Dublin. As well as being a Wilde scholar, Martin is a serious raconteur and the stories come thick and fast, with both darkness and hilarity. We were all utterly transfixed for well over an hour as Martin brought Wilde and his family’s stories to vivid life, in the very rooms the events took place. (GLOSS magazine, Oct 2023).

“Had a Wilde time in Dublin. 10/10. Would really recommend the guided tour.” …. ASTRID MEROTIETA.


It was within these walls that the young Oscar took his first steps and where he was educated for the first ten years of his life. As a teenager Oscar attended the nearby Trinity College Dublin and lived at home for his first year at college. Oscar’s parents, Lady Jane Wilde (the poet Speranza) and Sir William Wilde, were famous long before Oscar made his mark on the world. The Wilde household was renowned as a centre of culture in Victorian Dublin for 21 years. To learn more, book your visit to the historic Wilde house today.  

 

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