Visit the National 1798 Rebellion Centre in Wexford
Visit the National 1798 Rebellion Centre in Wexford

Visit the National 1798 Rebellion Centre in Wexford

On your visit, you will meet the key figures of the Rebellion, participate in our state of the art 4D battle of Vinegar Hill Experience, discover how weapons from the period worked and learn in gruesome detail how some 20,000 insurgents faced the might of 10,000 well-trained and well-armed Crown Forces.

What are the opening times?

The museum is open five days a week, on weekdays, from Monday through to Friday. It opens from 9:30 to 17:00. Unfortunately, the museum is closed on weekends.

Fanned by flames of the Revolution in America and France, the events of 1798 in Ireland are etched forever on Irish history. Vividly re-told in an exciting interpretation of events the “Rebellion Experience” at The National 1798 Rebellion Centre is not to be missed. On your visit, you will meet the key figures of the Rebellion, participate in our state of the art 4D battle of Vinegar Hill Experience, discover how weapons from the period worked and learn in gruesome detail how some 20,000 insurgents faced the might of  10,000 well-trained and well-armed Crown Forces.

  • Adults – €6.00
  • Seniors – €5.00
  • Student – €5.00
  • Family – €15.00

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