 this list of museums in ireland contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. many other small historical displays are located in the country's stately homes, including those run by the national trust. to use the sortable table, click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order. {| class="wikitable sortable" ! name ! image ! town/city ! county ! province ! region ! type ! summary |- | abbeyleix heritage house || || abbeyleix || laois || leinster || irish midlands || local || website, local history, culture |- | allihies copper mine museum || || allihies || cork || munster || south-west || mining || website, over 3500 years of area copper mining |- | altidore castle || || kilpedder || wicklow || leinster || mid-east || historic house || information |- | an post museum || 125px || dublin || county dublin || leinster || mid-east || philately || postal service in the republic of ireland, irish stamps |- | aran heritage centre || || kilronan || galway || connacht || west || local || website, island fishing, culture, history |- | Ãras an uachtarÃ¡in || 125px || dublin || dublin || leinster || dublin || historic house || official residence of the president of ireland, located in the phoenix park |- | ardara heritage centre || || ardara || donegal || ulster || border ||industry || website, local tweed industry, local cultural centre |- | ardgillan castle || 125px || balbriggan || dublin || leinster || dublin || historic house || 18t
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