- Type: Attractions
NileGuide Expert tip:
Don't miss the outside courtyard which features the very atmospheric actual door salvaged from No. 7 Eccles Street. In Ulysses this is Leopold Bloom's address.
Description:
Housed in a beautifully restored late-18th century classic Georgian terrace house, the James Joyce Centre is not be confused with the James Joyce Museum at Sandycove. The latter is a mueum of memorabilia whereas this is an interpretive centre (albeit with a few original pieces) but no less enjoyable for all that. It's nirvana if you're already a devotee but also a good place to get started, with plenty of inspiration. As well as lots of information on Joyce and his books, there is a splendid video of turn-of-the-20th century Dublin.
And, in case you're wondering why is the Centre located here, although Joyce never lived in this house, he has a connection with it through Prof. Denis J. Maginni who ran a Dance Academy here. Maginni was a well-known and colourful character in Dublin and appears several times in Ulysses.
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Contact:
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- tel: +353 (0)1 878 8547
- fax: +353 (0)1 878 8488
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Address:
- 35 N. Great George's St
- Dublin 1
Neighborhood:
City CentreHours:
- Tues-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun noon-5pm
Strenuousness:
- Easy
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