Put on your walking shoes and visit some of the spots around Dublin that inspired James Joyce’s writings and shaped his personal life.

From Merrion Square to Grafton Street and everywhere in between, this 90-minute tour will bring you to locations immortalised in Joyce’s globally celebrated Ulysses as well as places that influenced his nearest and dearest, like the spot where he met his wife and muse, Nora Barnacle. Even 102 years after the book’s first publication, these locations remain vibrant and important places of interest for modern day Dubliners and everyone who visits our fair city.

Nicola Carroll is passionate about making art and history accessible to everyone through storytelling and discussion. She founded Artful Tours in 2021.

Meeting Point: Hippocampus Merrion Square Park Ending Point: Grafton Street Area