
Literary B̶r̶i̶t̶a̶i̶n̶ Ireland
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Adventures in the literary landscape. A guide to places with literary associations: houses, pubs, churches, libraries, bookshops and literary museums.
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Merrion Square South, #Dublin. William Butler Yeats, once lived in this house. #literaryIreland #literarytravels Visit Dublin @


Statue of George Bernard Shaw in the foyer of the Irish National Gallery, #Dublin. Shaw left a considerable proportion of his estate to the gallery, which had inspired him in his youth, #literaryIreland #literarytravels Visit Dublin MRS SHAW HERSELF National Gallery of Ireland


Toners Pub in #Dublin. Unspoilt pub with original Victorian fixtures and fittings. This was the only pub Yeats ever visited. He was brought here by Oliver St. John Gogarty. Yeats had one sherry and left. #pubs #literaryIreland #literarytravels Toners Pub Dublin


Sundial in the garden of the Merrion hotel. James Joyce casts a shadow on a quotation from Ulysses, which charts Bloom's journey throughout the day #literaryIreland #literarytravel #Dublin The Merrion Hotel The James Joyce Centre


The National Library is Ireland's national archive. Yeats and Joyce both used the reading room here. There is a permanent exhibition about Yeats and his work. #Dublin #literaryIreland #literarytravels #Yeats #Joyce National Library of Ireland


James Joyce's table, from his apartment in Trieste, on display at the James Joyce Centre in #Dublin The James Joyce Centre Visit Dublin #literaryIreland #literarytravels #writers #Joyce


The Brazen Head Inn in #Dublin a multiple-roomed hostelry that claims to be the oldest in Ireland. Jonathan Swift, Brendan Behan and James Joyce are all associated with the Brazen Head. The pub makes an appearance in Ulysses #pubs #literaryIreland #literarytravels The Brazen Head ☘️ Dublin Ireland


The House of the Dead, #Dublin. The house in which James Joyce's short story The Dead is set. There was once a museum here but the building is now scheduled for conversion into flats. #literaryIreland #literarytravels #Joyce Visit Dublin


Henry Moore's memorial to WB Yeats, St. Stephen's Green, #Dublin. Henry Moore Studios & Gardens Visit Dublin #yeats #literaryireland #literarytravel #writers #statues


Bust of James Joyce by Marjorie Fitzgibbon, 1982, St. Stephen's Green, #Dublin. You can admire it from the James Joyce Memorial bench, which is opposite. #literaryIreland #literarytravels #writers #Joyce Visit Dublin The James Joyce Centre



Stone plaque marks the birthplace of the author of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. Born in #Dublin in 1870 #writers #plaques #literaryIreland #literarytravels #Tressell The Robert Tressell Festival Visit Dublin


George Bernard Shaw was born in this house in #Dublin in 1856. It formerly housed a small museum, restored to represent a working-class family home of the period. It is currently closed. #literaryIreland #literarytravels #writers Visit Dublin The Shaw Society - est.1941 MRS SHAW HERSELF



Marsh's LibraryL a magnificent collection of late Renaissance and early Enlightenment texts.. It is open to the public and holds exhibitions and conferences. Marsh's Library Visit Dublin #literaryIreland #literarytravel #libraries


The Jonathan Swift Memorial in St. Patrick's Cathedral, #Dublin. Swift was Dean of St. Patrick's from 1713 to 1745. #literaryireland #literarytravels #cathedrals #Swift Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Visit Dublin


The Thomas Moore pub in #Dublin stands on the site of the house in which the poet and songwriter, Thomas Moore, was born in 1779. #literaryIreland #literarytravels #pubs #ThomasMoore Visit Dublin



Portraits in McDaid's pub, #Dublin, showing just some of their literary clientele. As well as being one of Brendan Behan's favourite pubs, Seamus Heaney held a book launch in here in 1966. #literaryIreland #literarytravels #pubs Dublin By Pub McDaids Seamus Heaney HomePlace
