The Ulysses Guide

Explore the streets of James Joyce’s Dublin with author and Joycean Robert Nicholson as he takes you on a walking tour based on the new edition of his best-selling The Ulysses Guide: Tours Through Joyce’s Dublin (New Island). First published in 1988 and updated here for the streetscape in 2025, The Ulysses Guide is a captivating companion to Joyce’s masterpiece, following its eighteen episodes on their original locations, and recreating the Dublin of 1904 against the background of today’s streetscape.

This tour will depart from the front steps of the National Library of Ireland.

Please note we may be capturing candid imagery at this event for use on our social media and website.

Robert Nicholson was born and lives in Dublin. He studied English language and literature at Trinity College, and from 1978 until his recent retirement was the curator of the James Joyce Museum at the Joyce Tower in Sandycove. He was also curator at the Dublin Writers Museum in Parnell Square. The Ulysses Guide: Tours Through Joyce's Dublin was first published in 1988, establishing him as an authority on the locations of Joyce’s novel, and in 2007 he wrote and presented a DVD for Arts Magic, James Joyce’s Dublin: The Ulysses Tour. He is a founder member of the James Joyce Cultural Centre as well as a former chairman of the James Joyce Institute of Ireland. He is a regular contributor to The James Joyce Broadsheet.

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