Oscar Wilde House

The Oscar Wilde House – the house where the writer spent his formative years. Attending his mother’s iconic salons from an early age, he was able to sharpen his wit and become one of the greatest Victorian playwrights. A colorful statue of Oscar Wilde still looks on from across the street on his Merrion Square perch. His face smirks and frowns depending on how you look at it. The American College Dublin runs the house tours, which take visitors through various rooms including the Wildes’ dining room, sitting room, and Sir William’s infamous surgery. The college also holds lectures here. You’ll find international degree-seeking students hiking up and down the Georgian stairwell, on their way to attend lectures ranging from “James Joyce’s Ulysses” to “Energy Economics and Policy.”