Patrick Pearse was an educationalist and nationalist who was executed for his part in the 1916 Rising.

The museum is situated in St. Enda's Park in the suburb of Rathfarnham on the south side of Dublin, Ireland.

After Pearse was executed for his part take in the 1916 rising, and due to decreasing numbers and increasing financial worries, the school closed in 1935.

Visitors can also visit a nature study room in the courtyard behind the school house where examples of Irish plants and animals can be found.

The museum is an 18th-century house (built after 1786) situated in a parkland setting: from 1840 to 1857 it was the home of Richard Moore, Attorney General for Ireland and judge.