It’s about time: Waterford opens Ireland’s first horological museum

The new museum has more than 600 items over two floors and celebrates centuries of innovation in watch and clock-making

The first visitors to the new Irish Museum of Time in Waterford are twins Kate and Matthew Kirwan (age 7). Picture: Patrick Browne.

Ireland’s first horological museum has officially opened its doors just in time for tourist season in the country’s oldest city.

Waterford’s Irish Museum of Time houses a collection of Irish watches and clocks in a former neo-Gothic style Methodist church, making it the fifth attraction in the Waterford Treasures suite of museums.