An authentic full-scale reproduction of an 1840s emigrant vessel moored on the New Ross quayside, offering a powerful, costumed guided journey through Ireland's famine emigration story — from the ticket office to the coffin ship to the New World.
Start at the 'William Graves & Son' ticket office, set in 1849. Audio-visual displays, period conversations, and exhibits immerse you in the desperation of a country in crisis as over a million flee the Great Famine.
Board the 176-foot three-masted barque with a costumed guide who reveals life below decks: cramped steerage quarters, the one hour of daylight allowed per day, hard-tack biscuits, rampant disease, and why these vessels were called 'coffin ships'.
Disembark into a recreated 1851 Savannah, Georgia — the Dunbrody's real destination. A hand-drawn period map, cotton bales, a stereoscope with 3D images, and an interactive touch screen tell the story of Wexford emigrants who built new lives in the American South.
The permanent home of this New York-founded institution, celebrating Irish-American leaders from President Bill Clinton and Joe Biden to Maureen O'Hara, Michael Flatley, and Judy Collins — with a portrait gallery and audio-visual presentation.
A permanent flame beside the ship, lit in 2013 from JFK's eternal flame at Arlington Cemetery. It burns in memory of all emigrants and symbolically fulfilled Kennedy's promise 'to return to Ireland in the springtime'.
First-floor riverside dining overlooking the ship, the Emigrant Flame and the River Barrow. Breakfast served 9am–12pm; à la carte and kids' menus from 12pm–5pm; a popular Sunday Special menu changes weekly.
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