Attraction · Dublin · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Royal Irish Academy is an attraction in Dublin, County Dublin. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 26 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 200 m you'll find a bench and a public toilet.
Audio tour · Royal Irish Academy
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You're standing on Dawson Street in Dublin, at number 19. This is Academy House, home of the Royal Irish Academy, Ireland's leading learned society. The house is older than its current tenant. It was built around 1750, and the academy only moved in in 1852.
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