The Oscar Wilde statue in Merrion Square Park (above) is visible from a balcony at Number One, the playwright’s childhood home
On Friday, September 4
Number One Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
The childhood home of Oscar Wilde opens to the public for tours and events.
Currently housing The American College Dublin, Oscar lived at Number One with his parents, Lady Jane Wilde (the Irish nationalist poet Speranza) and surgeon Sir William Wilde until his graduation from Trinity College in 1874.
Oscar Wilde House spokesman James O’Connell said:
“We are delighted to offer tours of the building to the public again. We know people will be absolutely fascinated by the story of the extraordinary Wilde family….
“…The house itself is in amazing condition and the 250-year-old Irish oak floorboards in all the rooms and the staircases are just as they were. Visitors will be literally walking in the footsteps of the Wilde family.”
Tours are limited to 20 people.
Book here.
