James Joyce Tower — Attraction in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

The James Joyce Tower Museum in Sandycove is an absolute gem and a must-visit for literature and history enthusiasts! First of all, it’s completely free to enter, which is incredible considering the richness of the experience you’ll have there.

The highlight of my visit was meeting Cristina, an amazing Argentinian lady who works there. She has such a passion for the history of the tower and James Joyce’s legacy. Cristina shared fascinating stories about the place and some wonderful anecdotes about Joyce that brought his life and works to life in such a unique way. Her enthusiasm and knowledge truly made the visit unforgettable!

The museum itself is beautifully preserved, and climbing to the top of the tower gives you stunning views of Sandycove and the surrounding area. It’s a small but powerful glimpse into literary history and Irish culture.

Whether you’re a James Joyce fan or just curious about Dublin’s heritage, this is a spot you shouldn’t miss. Thank you, Cristina, for making my...

This is a tiny museum, and even if you aren’t a fan of James Joyce’s writing, it’s worth a visit. I like his way of touching the heart with words, but I’m probably more a fan of his exquisite sentences than his stories, and it’s funny how that works, the more you get to know of someone the more you like them. I used to give out about old Irish writers, but there is something timeless about them and perhaps it was the time they wrote in, their mix, their wanting to get away they made them find themselves in words, in beautiful pieces of writing. It was a tight squeeze to get up and down the stair to the top. The view from the top was magnificent. I like his drawings too, the smut and nakedness. We got bookmarks as a thank you for the visit, which was free. If you are going swimming at the forty foot,...

It was interesting to enter this tower with really narrow spiral staircases. It is actually a museum where there were guides explaining the history and why Joyce had been there. What was the tower used for as a military defense. Very kind ladies who reminded me of the professors at the university of languages ​​in Italy, of the volunteers with a great cultural background. Ah for those who were Italian and would like to know why it is called "Martello", it is not because there was an Italian but because with the pronunciation and time from "martella" pronounced in English it became "martello" but does not have the meaning of object that we...