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Jewish Dublin in the Time of Ulysses

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The Irish Jewish Museum is proud to present two events for Bloomsday, Sunday, June 16th about the Jewish history of Dublin during James Joyce’s time.

1.30pm: Joyce Focus Tour

The Irish Jewish Museum welcomes you to visit us in the heart of what was the Jewish quarter of Portobello. Here you will find memories of life as Leopold Bloom might have known and Joyce witnessed in the early 1900’s. €10 per ticket.

3pm: Screening of Estella

A documentary on the life of Estella Solomons, the Irish landscape and portrait painter and contemporary of Joyce. Born in Dublin in 1882 in a country on the verge of great political and social change, she joined the struggle for independence and her portraits record three generation of rebels, artists and literary figures who forged the new Ireland. (2002. Ireland. Colour. Beta. 52 mins)

The film is directed by Steve Woods, who will be present at the screening. €5 per ticket.

For reservations, please email info@jewishmuseum.ie. Tickets will be sold at the door.

A Rooftop Exploration of Bloomsday Dublin

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TU Dublin is proud to present a unique rooftop tour as part of the Bloomsday Festival. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the city while immersing yourself in the world of James Joyce’s iconic novel Ulysses from the rooftop of the TU Dublin Conservatory on Thursday, June 13th at 11am-12:30pm. A Joycean guide will point out the various places and landmarks mentioned in Joyce’s novel, taking full advantage of the Conservatory’s breathtaking vantage point. You will have a clear view of:

  • The Wellington Monument and scene of the Phoenix Park Murders.
  • The geography of the Cyclops episode, with Tom Kernan’s walking route.
  • The homes of Connoly Norman, Joe Cuffe, and Lorcan Sherlock.
  • St. Peter’s Church
  • Broadstone Terminus
  • Molly’s goodbye to Milly.
  • The route of the Liffey from Kippure by loop to ‘Eve and Adam’s from Finnegans Wake.
  • And so much more!

The meeting point is in the foyer of the East Quad, TU Dublin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QABivaVeBPSYpGFv5.

The campus is best accessed via public transport. Information about accessing TU Dublin can be found here: https://www.tudublin.ie/explore/our-campuses/grangegorman/getting-here/.

Attendees may be interested in the launch of the Golden Bandstand right after the tour between TU Dublin’s Greenway Hub and Central Quadthat day. The event will feature live music. More information can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/w82KAUbnKPfYmjXC/.

The event is free but booking is essential.

Please address any queries to Dr. Brian Gormley at brian.gormley@TUDublin.ie.

Bloomsday Villages: Sandymount

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Sandymount Community Centre, Sandymount Tidy Towns Community Association in partnership with Dublin City Council’s South East Area Community Team is proud to present Bloomsday Villages: Sandymount on Sunday, June 16th.

11am: Elevenses with Leopold
Venue: Sandymount Community Centre, Newbridge Avenue, Dublin 4
Enjoy an elegant start to your Bloomsday with morning coffee, croissants and a dash of gentle Joycean entertainment. €5 admission with proceeds going to the Centre. Tickets are sold at the door.

1pm: Ulysses Goes Wild in Sandymount
Meeting Point: Sandymount Green, Sandymount, Dublin 4
Join author of “Wild Dublin”, Eanna Ní Lamhna, star of RTÉ’s The Mooney Show and Virgin Media’s The Six O’Clock Show, for a 60-minute nature tour inspired by the “marriage of trees” from the Cyclops episode of Ulysses. This event will be followed by some street theatre in the village. The event is free and open to the public.

Bloomsday Villages: Ballsbridge

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Ballsbridge Living Tidy Towns in partnership with Dublin City Council’s South East Area Community Team is proud to present Bloomsday Villages: Ballsbridge on Sunday, June 16th.

3pm: Ulysses Goes Wild in Herbert Park
Meeting Point: Outside Lolly and Cooks Café, Herbert Park, Dublin 4
Get closer to the wild side of Ballsbridge with Eanna Ní Lamhna, star of RTÉ’s The Mooney Show and Virgin Media’s The Six O’Clock Show, for a nature tour inspired by the “marriage of trees” from the Cyclops episode of Ulysses. Tour to last 60 minutes.

4pm: Seven Scenes from Ulysses
Meeting Point: The west/Donnybrook end of the Pond, Herbert Park, Dublin 4
Watch Ulysses come to life on the streets of Ballsbridge in the company of Leopold Bloom, Molly Bloom and Stephen Dedalus!

The events are free and open to the public.

Exclusive Preview of Monto AR

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Join us for an exclusive preview of Monto AR, an immersive experience that brings to life the landmark sites of Edwardian Monto, once the largest red-light district in Europe. Immortalised by Joyce as Night Town in Ulysses, Monto was a dark playground for the dissolute sons of the upper classes, featuring flash houses, low-end kips, shebeens, and pubs on every corner. Yet, it was also home to thousands of working-class people, including some of the very poorest families living in deplorable tenements.

Using the Imvizar app on your personal mobile device, you’ll stand on the very streets that were once notorious for prostitution and vice, and see the buildings that once stood there.

The event will start at The LAB Gallery, 1 Foley Street, Dublin 1. There are two previews at 1pm and 2pm.

The event is free but booking is essential.

Balloonatics Bloomsday

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Balloonatics are back once again on June 16th and will be spanning the day with onlocation recreations of Ulysses in Dublin City Centre. This year’s performers are: Mark Wale, Chris Bilton, Paul O’Hanrahan and musician, John Goudie. Join us on Bloomsday throughout the day: we are presenting three theatrical walks (no booking required) and our traditional evening performance in Wynn’s Hotel for which advance booking is advised.

Street Theatre Tours:

8 am Breakfast at the Blooms
Meet at the corner of Eccles and Dorset Street.
Bloom prepares separate breakfasts for himself and his wife and takes a stroll to the nearby butcher. This tour follows the ‘Calypso’ episode of Ulysses, chapter 4.

10.30 am Bloom collects a secret letter
Meet at Westland Row, opposite Pearse Station entrance, under the bridge.
This tour follows Bloom’s journey to church and chemist in the ‘Lotus-Eaters’ episode of Ulysses, chapter 5.

3 p.m. Bloom’s afternoon dodges
Meet on the wide side of Grattan Bridge over the Liffey.
This tour visits sites linked with the ‘Sirens’ and ‘Cyclops’ episodes of Ulysses, chapters 11 and 12, and explores Capel Street’s Joyce connections.

(Street theatre tours are free of charge; cash contribution at end appreciated)

Joyce Performance and Readings:

7.30 pm Humid Nightblue Fruit
Wynn’s Hotel, Lower Abbey Street

Barcaroles and Barreltones: Men in the Ormond – A dramatised reading adapted from the ‘Sirens’ episode from Ulysses by Paul O’Hanrahan, performing with Mark Wale, Chris Bilton and musician John Goudie. End your Bloomsday evening at this convivial Joyce gathering in this historic hotel. The performance will be followed by audience readings, all welcome to participate.

Tickets €13 plus booking fee
(€15 on door, if not sold out)

Book here

For more information contact:
Facebook: Paul O’Hanrahan, Balloonatics Theatre Company
www.balloonatics.tumblr.com

Kellogg’s Skyline Croke Park Bloomsday Festival Tour

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The GAA Museum in association with the James Joyce Centre present a unique tour of Dublin for the Bloomsday Festival.

Map James Joyce’s Ulysses from the unique perspective of Kellogg’s Skyline at Croke Park. See Dublin Bay from Howth Head to the Sugarloaf, the heart of the Hibernian metropolis, Phoenix Park, Kippure, and the Royal Canal to Glasnevin Cemetery. The tour will feature Bloomsday readings and songs. Feel free to dress up in your finest Bloomsday clothing as we see Dublin from above!

Details:

  • Date: Tuesday, June 11th
  • Time: Meeting at 3:30pm. Depart at 4pm.
  • Duration: Approximately 90 minutes
  • Meeting Point: The Michael Cusack statue in front of the GAA Museum
  • Price: Free
  • Maximum Capacity: 30
  • Patrons must be aged 12 or over.
  • The tour includes a health and safety demonstration and journey to the Kellogg’s Skyline walkway. Visitors will be required to confirm that they have read a full list of health and safety advice found here: https://crokepark.ie/tours/skyline/skyline-health-and-safety.
  • Lift access is available for wheelchair users.
  • A photographer will join the tour and photographs may be used to promote future events.
  • Due to construction works, access to the GAA Museum is currently via St James’ Avenue. Turn off the Clonliffe Road. Free parking is available using this entrance.
  • Please note that there are 100 steps that visitors must walk up and down Kellogg’s Skyline.
  • Tickets are free but booking is essential.

James Joyce Institute of Ireland Annual Pre-Bloomsday Walk: Abode of Bliss

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The James Joyce Institute of Ireland is proud to lead its annual pre-Bloomsday Walk. This year’s walk, “Abode of Bliss,” will follow the routes of the Ithaca and Calypso episodes of Ulysses, also incorporating the one-legged sailor’s visit to Eccles Street in Wandering Rocks and a short Finnegans Wake related detour to Four Masters Park. The itinerary leads from North Great George’s Street to North Great Denmark Street, Temple Street, Hardwicke Place, Eccles Street and Dorset Street. Readings and reenactments will take place en route.
The tour starts at the James Joyce Centre. The duration is approximately two hours.
The walk is conducted by Robert Nicholson, author of The Ulysses Guide: Tours Through Joyce’s Dublin and Secretary of the James Joyce Centre Board of Directors. Nicholson will be accompanied by members of the James Joyce Institute of Ireland. The public are welcome to join in at no charge. Bring a copy of Ulysses if you have one.

Bloomsday Villages: Ringsend/Irishtown

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The Ringsend & District Historical Society in partnership with Dublin City Council’s South East Area Community Team is proud to present Bloomsday Villages: Ringsend/Irishtown on June 15th and 16th. Ringsend is where James Joyce and Nora Barnacle had their first date on June 16th, 1904 — the date on which Ulysses is set. What better way to celebrate Bloomsday than to spend it where it all began!

Saturday, June 15th  

11 am: Ringsend Library
A lecture by the DCC Historian in Residence Cormac Moore, ‘The Life of Constance Markievicz’

12pm: Ringsend Library
A walking Tour with Eddie Bohan, ‘In The Footsteps of Joyce 1904.’ Departs & ends at the Ringsend Library.

1.30pm: Bus Tour
A 45-minute bus tour courtesy of the Big Bus Open Top. The tour takes place in Sandymount Strand, the Green and Irishtown.

3pm: Ringsend Library
An outdoor ballad/folksong session.

Sunday, June 16th  

10.30am: Thorncastle Street
A horse and carriage parade to Ringsend Park, departing from Thorncastle Street. Tour route: Irishtown Road, Pembroke Street, Strasburg Terrace with a Ulysess performance, Ringsend Park, return via Caroline Row, Fitzwilliam Street to the RICC Centre. The event will feature the unveiling of a plaque and seat dedicated to James Joyce and Nora Barnacle commemorating their first date with thanks to Dublin City Council.

12.30pm: RICC Centre 
The Bloomsday Brunch featuring live music, food and period dress.

4 pm: CYMS Hall, Ringsend
The Writers Adventure, ‘Remembering Ringsend.’ A short story and poetry prize presentation. Books tokens (€200, €100 & €75) awarded courtesy of Savvi, Irishtown.

The events are free and open to the public.

Vintage Tea Trips Bloomsday Bus Tour

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The James Joyce Centre is proud to partner with Vintage Tea Trips for a special Bloomsday afternoon tea celebrating all things Dublin and James Joyce! Sip on some delicious tea and delicacies while diving into the world of Ulysses and exploring the vibrant city that inspired it on this special bus tour.

Whether you are a diehard fan or just curious about this literary masterpiece, this event is perfect for all. Get ready for a fun and enlightening experience that will leave you feeling like a true Dubliner.

Afternoon tea is a much-cherished tea-related ritual from the early 1840s that continued well into the Edwardian era, when Ulysses is set. It was a mini-meal to fill the gap between lunch and dinner and was composed of scones with clotted cream and jam, delicately cut sandwiches, sweets and delicious cakes. In this tour, you may choose from a traditional, vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy free or vegan afternoon tea.

Savour all your favourites — freshly made sandwiches, desserts, cakes, and pastries — as your bus travels through downtown Dublin. Pass sights such as Stephen’s Green, Christ Church, Trinity College, St. Stephen’s Green, Wood Quay, O’Connell Street, Phoenix Park, and the grand buildings of Georgian Dublin.

Our tour guide will point out the varoius references of these places in Ulysses. Feel free to dress up in your finest Edwardian garb as you listen to passages of and explanations of Joyce’s classic novel.

There are many Joycean tours of Dublin, but none of them are quite as comfortable and delicious as this one!

Please note:

  • The tour starts at 3:30pm. The bus is on a strict timetable and can not wait for latecomers. As such, please make arrangements to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled departure.
  • The pick-up location is 20-22 St. Stephen’s Green North, Dublin 2, across the road from Stephen Court. The tour ends at St. Stephen’s Green.
  • The tour lasts 70-80 minutes, depending on the traffic.
  • Bus seating is assigned on a first-booked, first-served basis, beginning with filling the upper deck first and then the lower deck. Guests may be required to share a table. For group seating and other options, please email or call the VVT team 72 hours in advance.
  • Any allergies, specific dietary requirements or changes to requirements must be confirmed over email or by phone with the VTT team 72 hours in advance. If the allergy can’t be facilitated, the VVT team will be in contact. For a list of allergens, click this link.
  • For FAQs, click this link.

For more information about Vintage Tea Tours (including full Terms & Conditions), please visit www.vintageteatrips.ie.

Email: teamvtt@vintageteatrips.ie

Phone: 01 255 1777

“The Most Historic Spot in All Dublin”: Guided Tour of the Remains of St. Mary’s Abbey

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“Yes, sir, Ned Lambert said heartily. We are standing in the historic council chamber of saint Mary’s abbey where silken Thomas proclaimed himself a rebel in 1534. This is the most historic spot in all Dublin.” Ulysses

St. Mary’s Abbey, founded in 1139, was one of the largest and most important medieval monasteries in Ireland. Although there are few visible remains of the Abbey today, its memory is preserved in local street names – Abbey Street, Little Mary Street, Capel Street (from the Latin Capella) and Mary Street. Of the original buildings there now remains only the Chapter House and the Slype.

The Chapter House was the most important room in the monastery after the Church. Here the monks gathered after morning mass. After prayers, a chapter from the Rule was read out (hence domus capituli or chapter house) followed by comments and spiritual advice from the abbot. Then came prayers for the dead and the ceremony ended with public confession, each monk in turn speaking openly in front of his brothers. The Chapter House was the conference room of the monastery and as such merited special architectural treatment. The Slype was the corridor which linked the privacy of the cloister with the open area to the East, where the infirmary was usually situated.

James Joyce writes about St. Mary’s Abbey in Ulysses and references the streets it inspired throughout his oeuvre. In honour of Joyce, the Office of Public Works/Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí is offering free tours of the Abbey during the Bloomsday Festival.

Tour Schedule:

June 10, 12, 14 at 11am. Tickets are free but booking is essential.

June 16 at 1-3pm. No booking required. Numbers are limited inside the space, so visitors may have to queue for entry.

Please note that St. Mary’s Abbey is not accessible for anyone with mobility issues.

The Citizens’ Breakfast

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The Citizens’ Breakfast is a lively promenade play written by Gráinne O Kelly and Tara Derrington that celebrates June 16th 1904, when James Joyce set off from his lodgings at No. 60 Shelbourne Road to go on his first date with Nora Barnacle, his lifelong partner and eventual wife. Their date would be immortalised as the day on which Ulysses is set, since christened as Bloomsday!

The play is performed by Damien Davaney and Fiona Browne with guest appearances by members of the local community along the street.

Act 1 (about 30 minutes) takes place outside on the street (free for all) consisting of five vignettes. Then the action moves in Act 2 to local hostelry Slattery’s Pub (ticketed entry only). You will sup and taste a morsel or two with Joyce, Bloom, and other characters. There is harp music with light refreshment served. We will finish with a little sing song!

Dress up (or down) in Edwardian style if you wish!

When?

15 June 2024. Two separate performances at 11:30am and 3:30pm.

Duration?

1 hour and 15 mins. Please arrive 10 mins before start time.

Where?

We will meet at 68 Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4 D04 R3N0.

Cost?

Tickets are €12.50 via Eventbrite.

The event is organised in partnership with the Lansdowne and District Residents’ Association. Thanks also to Aviva Stadium Community Fund, Slattery’s Pub, Codling Wind Park & Lotts & Co Beggar’s Bush for their core support.

Loquation, Loquation, Loquation: A Timid Circling Around the Custom House

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Join OPW Custom House Visitor Centre’s resident Joycín to discover the building and surrounding area’s relevance to the life and works of James “Disgustin” Joyce. You will be provided with a skeleton map (purely psychogeographic) which will serve as a point of access for the as yet uninitiated and may even offer a new direction for any poor unfortunate (academic) lost in the weeds.

The tour is offered on Wednesday, June 13th and Friday, June 15th at 1pm. The tours are free but booking is essential.

Bloomsday at the James Joyce Centre

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The James Joyce Centre welcomes you to its doors to celebrate the greatest time of the year — Bloomsday!

The James Joyce Centre is proud to organise the Bloomsday Festival on behalf of the city of Dublin. As a token of our appreciation to Dublin and all the participants of Bloomsday, we will be open free of charge on Sunday, June 16th from 9:30am to 4:30pm. Come see Leopold Bloom’s door from No. 7 Eccles Street, where it all began. Browse our exhibitions, parlour rooms, and interactive guides to Joyce’s life and work. Marvel at the beautifully preserved 18th century townhouse, a stunning example of high Georgian architecture. See the Maginni Room, named after “Mr Denis J Maginni, professor of dancing &c,” the real-life dance instructor who used the room as his dance studio and is mentioned in Ulysses! There will be readings, talks, music, children’s events, and fun throughout the day!

Feel free to dress up in your finest bowler hats and Edwardian garb as you join visitors from around the world for an unparalleled literary occasion. For more information, visit our website at www.jamesjoyce.ie.

We hope to see you there!

Dalkey Schoolroom Scene & Guided Walk

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Join us at Dalkey Castle on Bloomsday, 16th June at 3:30pm, when the “Nestor” episode from Ulysses will be brought to life before your eyes in a memorable dramatisation.

The schoolroom where the scene is set is nearby on Dalkey Avenue. There are other surprising Dalkey connections with Joyce which will be uncovered in the guided joycean walk led by Joyce expert Joe Dunne immediately after the performance.

The whole event runs for around two hours. Tickets are €22.95.

Outside of Bloomsday festival celebrations, you can Rejoyce in Joyce through our Joycean experience.

The event is supported by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.

Joyce’s Nighttown: The Monto Walking Tour

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Join Dublin historian Terry Fagan on a special two-hour walking tour around Monto, one of the most notorious redlight districts in all of Europe at the turn of the 20th century, what James Joyce immortalised as “Nighttown” in the “Circe” episode of Ulysses.

Walk the streets steeped in history as Terry explains the stories of Monto madams, their cruel pimps, and the women trapped in a life of prostitution. Stories of murders and mayhem. How the women in the brothels gathered intelligence and guns from British soldiers to give to the IRA. How they helped unmask a British spy during the Irish War of Independence. Hear about the 1925 police raid on Monto’s brothels and their closure, followed by a large-scale religious march by Frank Duff and his Legion of Mary.

See and hear about 82 Tyrone (now Railway) Street, the location of Bella Cohen’s brothel that Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus visit in Ulysses.

This is a unique opportunity to explore an area of Dublin unlike any other, one frequented by paupers and princes (literally) and remembered by the likes of Joyce and the Irish band The Dubliners, among many others.

Day and Time: 16 June 2024 at 11am

Starting Point: James Joyce Statue, North Earth Street

Distance: 2 km

Duration: Approximately 2 hours

Group Size: 20 maximum

Tickets are €10. For more information, please contact Terry at folkloreproject20@gmail.com.

Pat Liddy Walking Tour

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Bloomsday Walk – Pat Liddy Walking Tour

16 June: 10.30am and 2.30pm

Pat Liddy Walking Tours are ideal for those interested in a first introduction to James Joyce and will celebrate the life of the iconic Irish writer by walking through the streets of Dublin, the city he immortalized in his ground-breaking novel, Ulysses.

The itinerary, lasting approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, will partly follow in the footsteps of the book’s main character, Leopold Bloom, in his famous wanderings in the year 1904 and there will be liberal quotations from Ulysses as we stroll along. On this colourful occasion many people will be gaily dressed in the flamboyant costumes of the period so please feel free to do the same!

Meeting Point: Outside the Gate Theatre on Cavendish Row (just beyond the top of O’Connell Street).

Tickets are €25 general, €15 concession. Free under 12 years old with an adult (except for student groups). Booking and further information: https://www.walkingtours.ie/bloomsday-walk

Father John Conmee S.J. Walking Tour

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Joycean guides Dr. Michael Quinn and Billy Fitzpatrick will lead you on this fascinating Bloomsday walking tour through Dublin’s North City following the exact route of “the superior, the very reverend” Father John Conmee S.J. in the “Wandering Rocks” episode of Ulysses.

The tour route includes Mountjoy Square, Great Charles Street, North Circular Road, North Richmond Street, Portland Row, Aldborough House, Five Lamps, North Strand Road, Newcomen Bridge, and Charleville Mall.

Tour 1: Departing 10.25am with a finish time around 12.30 p.m.

Tour 2: Departing 2:55pm (as per “Wandering Rocks”) with a finish time around 5.00 p.m.

The meeting point is in front of St. Francis Xavier’s Church, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1.

Tickets are €15.

Dr. Michael Quinn is the author of Araby House, James Joyce and all the neighbours on North Richmond Street, Dublin, 1820-1998 (Dublin, 2023), (available for purchase at the James Joyce Centre). Billy Fitzpatrick is an author and former president of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland.

Drumcondra Joycean Jaunt

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“He crossed the bridge over the stream of the Tolka, and turned his eyes coldly for an instant towards the faded blue shrine of the Blessed Virgin which stood fowl wise on a pole in the middle of a hamshaped encampment of poor cottages. Then, bending to the left, he followed the lane which led up to his house.”
–A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

“that she would never forget her hero boy who went to his death with a song on his lips as if he were but going to a hurling match in Clonturk Park.”
–Ulysses

On the 120th anniversary of Bloomsday, Drumcondra Joycean Jaunters will convene at the current day shrine of the Blessed Virgin in Our Lady’s Park on the banks of the Tolka, across from Fagan’s, to celebrate the day. We will follow the short route taken by Stephen Dedalus to his home on Millbourne Avenue. There, under the shadow of the Drumcondra Library, we will celebrate the day in the spirit (non-alcoholic!) of the first Bloomsday “jant” held 70 years ago in 1954, when amongst others, Patrick Kavanagh (whose first Dublin home was in Drumcondra), set out on a Ulyssesean pilgrimage.

All are welcome to join us on this Bloomsday Sunday, including GAA fans on their way to Croke Park!

The event is free but booking is essential.

Joyce and Heaney Connections

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As Irish poet Seamus Heaney once said, the English language opens “like an accordion…at the hands of a musician” in Joyce’s masterpiece Ulysses.

Join our guides on Wednesday, June 12th at 1pm for a special tour of ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again’ at the Bank of Ireland on Westmoreland Street. In collaboration with the Bloomsday Festival, the tour will delve into the Joycean inspirations and connections in the early drafts of Heaney’s work.

The tour is free.

Footsteps of Leopold Bloom Walking Tour

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The ‘Lestrygonians’ episode of Ulysses sees Leopold Bloom make his way through the city centre on his way from Middle Abbey Street to the National Library. As he begins to feel the rumblings of hunger, his thoughts become centred on the social, political cultural and religious significance of food; as he goes on to think, food underlies all relations to the extent that “peace and war depend on some fellow’s digestion.” Bloom’s musings on the importance of food are mixed with a commentary on the architecture that surrounds him, emphasising Dublin’s position as a colonial city. Join our guide as we follow in Bloom’s footsteps and discuss these thoughts, focusing on Joyce’s effort to bring the unsavoury workings of the body into a work of art and use food as the basis of a political and social commentary.

This tour is ideal for fans of Ulysses and for those who want a truly immersive Joycean experience!

Day and Time: 11-16 June at 2pm

Start Location: James Joyce Centre, 35 Great George’s Street North

End Location: The National Museum, Kildare Street

Distance: 2 km

Duration: Approximately 2 hours

Group Size: 20 maximum

We ask that you arrive at least 15 minutes early for check-in.

Tickets are €20 general, €15 concession.

Introducing Joyce’s Dublin Walking Tour

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Though Joyce lived most of his life outside of Ireland, Dublin would provide the backdrop for virtually all of his work. On a stroll around the north inner city, our guide will explain the real-life inspiration behind some of Joyce’s most celebrated writing and will show just how central the streetscape of the “Hibernian metropolis” is to the author’s life and art. The tour visits stops such as Joyce’s alma mater, Belvedere College; North Hardwicke Street, the setting of the short story “The Boarding House”; The Gresham Hotel, the setting of the final and most memorable scene of the short story “The Dead”; and the James Joyce Statue on North Earl Street, affectionately known as the “Prick with the Stick.” The tour also includes a visit to the site of one of the most famous addresses in English literature, No. 7 Eccles Street, and retraces the steps of Leopold Bloom’s celebrated journey to buy a pork kidney in the fourth episode of Ulysses.

This is an excellent and fun introduction to Joyce in a bustling part of the city!

Day and Time: 11-16 June at 11am

Start Location: James Joyce Centre, 35 Great George’s Street North

End Location: James Joyce Statue, North Earth Street

Distance: 2 km

Duration: Approximately 2 hours

Group Size: 20 maximum

We ask that you arrive at least 15 minutes early for check-in.

Tickets are €20 general, €15 concession.