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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Ezra Pound
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Sylvia Beach
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Colour photo of 44 Fontenoy Street
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Series of photos sent annually as postcard on Bloomsday by Tom Kennelly
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11 colour photos by Aidan Murphy of the Diceman Bloomsday 1989
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8 colour photos by Aidan Murphy of the Diceman Bloomsday 1990
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6 photos of Bloomsday events 1990
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6 photos of reception in April 1978 to announce plans for Joyce Tower extension
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3 photos of Joyce Tower by Brian Lynch
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Photo of Joyce Tower in 1958
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Photo of 1904 photo of Sandycove Point reproduced in The Neighbourhood of Dublin
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4 photos by Peter Sellers of Joyce Tower 1979
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3 photos of letters from James Joyce to Ettore Schmitz
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Negative of 1904 Thom's Directory map of Dublin
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9 photos of launch of James Joyce centenary issue of Ireland of the Welcomes at the Joyce Tower, May 1982
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5 photos of book presentation at Joyce Tower, 4 June 1982
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2 publicity photos for National Bike Day 1982
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4 photos of presentation of first edition of Ulysses to JJ Museum, 1980
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Photo of Eamon Morrissey presenting Joycemen at the Joyce Tower, 1980
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Contact sheet and 7 photos of opening of Joyce Tower extension, 30 May 1979
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12 photos of unveiling of Tom Keating plaque in Joyce Tower 1972
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2 photos of launch of James Joyce's Tower booklet 1969
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2 photos taken at reception with Tom Keating in c.1970
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14 large photos of Joyce correspondence, Triestine friends and residences
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3 large photos by Claudio Bianchi of 4 via Donato Bramante
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Printed reproduction of photo by Gisele Freund of James Joyce
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Copy photo of 223 above
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5 large photos of letters from James Joyce to Ettore Schmitz
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Painting of The Star of the Sea by A.V. Inglis 1954
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"From a Banned Writer to a Banned Singer"
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4 articles about Joyce from different papers
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The Ondt's Funeral by Stella Steyn 1929, No 1/12
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Anna Livia legging a jig by Stella Steyn 1929, No 3/20
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Mixed media drawing Mr Joyce Looks Out by Ross Wilson 1996
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Portrait of James Joyce by Brian O'Toole 1982
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Seven poems by James Joyce, set to music by E.J. Moeran 1930
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Mr Bloom' by Roger Cummiskey 2004
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James Joyce's Swiss ration book, 1918/1919
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Bust of John Ryan by Tom Haran
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3-piece suit worn by Gerald Davis as Leopold Bloom
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3-piece suit worn by Gerald Davis as Leopold Bloom
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Shoes, contents of pockets etc with 250 & 251 above
