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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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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

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
<a href="/VisitDublin/">Visit Dublin</a> <a href="/MrsShawHerself/">MRS SHAW HERSELF</a> <a href="/NGIreland/">National Gallery of Ireland</a>
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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

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
<a href="/Tonerspub/">Toners Pub Dublin</a>
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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

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
<a href="/MerrionHotel/">The Merrion Hotel</a> <a href="/JamesJoyceCentr/">The James Joyce Centre</a>
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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

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
<a href="/NLIreland/">National Library of Ireland</a>
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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 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
<a href="/TheBrazenHead_/">The Brazen Head ☘️ Dublin Ireland</a>
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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

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
<a href="/VisitDublin/">Visit Dublin</a>
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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

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
<a href="/VisitDublin/">Visit Dublin</a> <a href="/JamesJoyceCentr/">The James Joyce Centre</a>
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The Museum of Literature, Ireland celebrates Ireland's literary heritage through multimedia exhibitions, lectures, performances, children’s education programmes and digital broadcasting. @MOLI_Museum @VisitIDublin #Dublin #Museums #literaryIreland #literarytravels #writers

The Museum of Literature, Ireland celebrates Ireland's literary heritage through  multimedia exhibitions, lectures, performances, children’s education programmes and digital broadcasting. 
@MOLI_Museum @VisitIDublin
#Dublin #Museums #literaryIreland #literarytravels #writers
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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

Stone plaque marks the birthplace of the author of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. Born in #Dublin  in 1870 
#writers #plaques 
#literaryIreland #literarytravels #Tressell
<a href="/TressellFest/">The Robert Tressell Festival</a> <a href="/VisitDublin/">Visit Dublin</a>
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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

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
<a href="/VisitDublin/">Visit Dublin</a> <a href="/ShawSoc/">The Shaw Society - est.1941</a> <a href="/MrsShawHerself/">MRS SHAW HERSELF</a>
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According to his tour manager George Dolby, Charles Dickens described St George's Hall, #Liverpool as “the most perfect hall in the world.”

According to his tour manager George Dolby, Charles Dickens described St George's Hall, #Liverpool as “the most perfect hall in the world.”
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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

Marsh's LibraryL a magnificent collection of late Renaissance and early Enlightenment texts.. It is open to the public and holds exhibitions and conferences. 
<a href="/MarshsLibrary/">Marsh's Library</a> <a href="/VisitDublin/">Visit Dublin</a>
#literaryIreland #literarytravel #libraries
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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

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
<a href="/VisitDublin/">Visit Dublin</a>
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This is as close as I could get to Kehoe's, a favourite pub of Brendan Behan. As you can see, it's extremely popular with Dubliners on warm spring evenings. #literaryIreland #literarytravels #pubs #Behan Kehoes Dublin By Pub

This is as close as I could get to Kehoe's, a favourite pub of Brendan Behan. As you can see, it's extremely popular with Dubliners on warm spring evenings.
#literaryIreland #literarytravels #pubs #Behan
<a href="/kehoesdub/">Kehoes</a> <a href="/dublinbypub/">Dublin By Pub</a>
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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

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
<a href="/dublinbypub/">Dublin By Pub</a> <a href="/McDaidsPub/">McDaids</a> <a href="/SHHomePlace/">Seamus Heaney HomePlace</a>