James Joyce

April - October
Monday -Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.; 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Sunday and holidays 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Admission is charged.

One of the series of Martello towers built to withstand an invasion by Napoleon. Now a museum devoted to the life and works of James Joyce. It is the setting of the first chapter of Ulysses.

The James Joyce Centre
35 North Great George's St., Dublin 1
Tel: +353 1 8788547
Fax: +353 1 8788488
E Mail: Joycecen@iol.ie

April - October
Monday - Saturday 9:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Sunday noon -5 p.m.
November - March
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Sunday 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Admission is charged.

This beautifully restored Georgian townhouse is located only a short distance from the city's main thoroughfare. The Centre strives to promote interest in the life and work of James Joyce. Literary tourists will find a reference library, exhibition rooms, a book shop, and coffee shop.

James Joyce (1882-1941)

Born in Dublin on February 2, 1882, James Joyce grew up in a large family. He first attended boarding school and later finished his primary education in Dublin. He went on to study languages and practice his writing skills while attending Dublin's University College.

Two years after graduating from the university, Joyce met Nora Barnacle whom he married in 1931. The couple had two children.

In 1904, Joyce and Nora moved to Trieste where Joyce accepted a teaching position. He continued to practice his writing skills, completing several poems and short stories. It was also during this period that he began working on his first novel.

Joyce's first book, a collection of poetry titled Chamber Music (1907), made a quiet entrance bringing Joyce little attention from readers or critics. Seven years later he published a collection of short stories, Dubliners, which gained little more attention.

In 1916, Joyce's novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, was published in book form after having first been serialized in the periodical The Egoist. This book brought overdue attention to Joyce's writing ability.

Ulysess, Joyce's account of a day in the life of Leopold Bloom, was published in 1922. The novel has remained popular throughout the years and has initiated nearly half a century of Bloomsday celebrations. In cities throughout the world, on June 16, Joyce fans gather to read portions of Ulysess and celebrate his other writing.

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