The James Joyce Tower Collection
The James Joyce Tower Collection offers an intimate portrait of Joyce’s life, work, and lasting influence. Housed in the Martello Tower where Ulysses begins, the collection spans personal belongings, rare editions, letters, photographs, and ephemera connected with Joyce’s world — from Dublin to Trieste, Zurich and Paris.
What began as a modest tribute now stands as one of the most distinctive literary collections in Ireland, expanded through decades of generous donations and curatorial care.
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Study Towards an Image of James Joyce by Louis le Brocquy 1981, No 15/15
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3 photos relating to the Volta Cinema
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Copy of 6 pages of original lease of the Tower, in 3 frames
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Black panther
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Approx 70 items (furniture, books, kitchenware) recreating 1904 look in room
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Blockmounted copy of photo of Ormond Hotel
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Finnegan Are You Really Dead by Shay Healy & Gerald Davis 1982
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Portrait of James Joyce by Edward Brandabur 1971
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Portrait of Valery Larbaud by Odette Bernard 1987
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James Joyce Tower by Scott Ingersoll 1982
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High relief portrait of James Joyce by Oisin Kelly, No 1/250
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Portfolio, Le Quattro Stagioni di Joyce, of 4 lithographs by Grazia Lodeserto, No 91/150
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Dear Dirty Dublin by Ton Mars 1977, No 1/22
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Programme for James Joyce commemorative dinner 2 February 1957
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Joyce's Friend Jolas' by Maria Jolas 1957 (offprint)
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Original MS card from James Joyce to Paul Ruggiero 1938
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Copies of 2 pp of MS letter from James Joyce to Padraic Colum 1932
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Wine-list from the Kronenhalle Restaurant signed by Emir Grunder
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Copy of James Joyce's 1899 application form for matriculation at UCD
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The Joycean Year by Gerald Davis 1985, specially bound
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Royal University of Ireland, Minutes of Senate Vol. 5 (1902 - 1907)
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Portrait of James Joyce by Lamara Kvelidze
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Portrait of James Joyce by Thomas Gear 1982, No 00001/10,000
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Portrait of James Joyce by Marcello Mascherini 1982
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Portrait of James Joyce by Angelo Grilli 1982
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Portrait of James Joyce by Angelo Grilli 1982
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Portrait of James Joyce issued by Union Bank of Switzerland 1982
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Flower print by Fernando Torm A/P
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Centenary print by Maeve Monaghan and Marianna Kennedy 1982, No 7/500
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Artwork for ICA Joyce Exhibition 1950
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Eureland by Paul Jacobs 1992, No 14/20
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James Joyce's Dublin by Liam C. Martin 1982, No 46/250
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Dear Dirty Dublin by Ton Mars 1977, 4 prints (16/22, 4/12, 6/12, 7/17)
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James Joyce's Tower
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James Joyce's Dublin, portfolio of 6 prints by Paraic Doyle 1982
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James Joyce's Dublin, portfolio of 6 prints by Paraic Doyle 1982
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Colour print of watercolour The Martello Tower at Sandycove by Pat Liddy 1989, No 525/700
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Colour print of watercolour The Martello Tower at Sandycove by Pat Liddy 1989, No 514/700
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(i) John Joyce (Tuohy portrait),
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6 photos of James Joyce (various sources)
