Ye Olde Hurdy-Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio
Ye Olde Hurdy-Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio
Martello Tower,
Abbey Street,
Howth,
,
County Dublin
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The museum of vintage radio, located in the Martello Tower houses a fine collection of exhibits chronicling the history of telecommunications from the 1840s to date.
There are many examples of early Morse equipment, gramophones, crystal sets, valve radios and other pieces of equipment.
Pat Herbert, the curator is always happy to demonstrate some of the many working exhibits.
Fittingly, the Martello Tower has historic links with Marconi and Lee deForest, two of the fathers of wireless, who conducted early experiments from the tower in the 1900's. It was also the site of an early cable station.
The Howth Martello is one of a network of towers built as lookouts for an expected Napoleonic invasion, which never materialised.
Opening Times:
May to October: 11am-5pm daily
November to April: 11am-4pm (weekends only)
Admission Prices:
€5
Group Admission Prices:
€4
Minimum group number is 8.
Facilities:
Toilet.
How to Get There:
The entrance is up a slight incline opposite the Abbey Tavern, Abbey Street, Howth.
By train: DART to Howth, 10 minute walk to museum.
By bus: 31, 31B from Eden Quay in city centre.
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