James Joyce Tower and Museum

James Joyce Tower and Museum
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James Joyce Tower and Museum is located in Dublin
James Joyce Tower and Museum
Location within Dublin
Established16 June 1962 (1962-06-16)
LocationSandycove Point, Sandycove, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates53°17′19″N 6°06′49″W / 53.28865°N 6.11364°W / 53.28865; -6.11364
TypeMartello tower, literary museum
Public transit accessSandycove Road bus stop (Dublin Bus 59, 111)
Sandycove and Glasthule railway station
Websitejoycetower.ie

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]

  1. ^ Bowker, Gordon (2012). James Joyce: A New Biography. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux. pp. 130–131.
  2. ^ "James Joyce Tower and Museum". Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2015.