Marsh’s Library

Tucked just behind St. Patrick’s Cathedral is the charming Marsh’s Library, which is open daily except Tuesdays and Sundays, from 9:30 am to 5 pm. Bibliophiles, historians and architecture buffs should tuck in for a peak at the beautiful rooms with dark oak bookcases that are stocked with rare books, some in the same place they were first designated when the library was built in 1707 by Narcissus Marsh. It doesn’t draw the crowds that line up to see the Library at Trinity College so offers a more intimate, small scale book lovers’ thrill and makes a nice complementary visit.