Túr agus Músaem Shéamuis Seoige | |
Established | 16 June 1962 |
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Location | Sandycove Point, Sandycove, Dublin, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°17′19″N 6°06′49″W / 53.28865°N 6.11364°W |
Type | Martello tower, literary museum |
Public transit access | Sandycove Road bus stop (Dublin Bus 59, 111) Sandycove and Glasthule railway station |
Website | joycetower |
The James Joyce Tower and Museum is a Martello tower in Sandycove, Dublin, where James Joyce spent six nights in 1904.[1] The opening scenes of his 1922 novel Ulysses take place here, and the tower is a place of pilgrimage for Joyce enthusiasts, especially on Bloomsday. Admission is free.[2]