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table used by Joyce in Paris when he was working on
Finnegan's
Wake.
The room is named after Paul Leon, an academic who aided
Joyce in literary, business, and domestic affairs and salvaged many of
the author's papers after Joyce and his family left Paris. There are
talks and audiovisual presentations daily. Guided walking tours
through the neighborhood streets of “Joyce Country” in Dublin's
north inner city are offered daily.
35 N. Great George's St., Dublin 1.
&
01/878-8547.
www.jamesjoyce.ie. Admission
€
13 ($15) fam-
ilies. Separate fees for walking tours and events. AE, MC, V. Mon-Sat 9:30am-5pm;
Sun 12:30-5pm. Closed Dec 24-26. DART: Connolly. Bus: 3, 10, 11, 11A, 13, 16, 16A,
19, 19A, 22, or 22A.
5 ($6) adults;
€
4 ($4.80) seniors, students, and children under 10;
€
Shaw Birthplace
This simple two-story terraced house, built in
1838, was the birthplace in 1856 of George Bernard Shaw, one of
Dublin's three winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Recently
restored, it has been furnished in Victorian style to re-create the
atmosphere of Shaw's early days. Rooms on view are the kitchen, the
maid's room, the nursery, the drawing room, and a couple of bed-
rooms, including young Bernard's. The house is off South Circular
Road, a 15-minute walk from St. Stephen's Green.
33 Synge St., Dublin 2.
&
01/475-0854.
Admission
€
6 ($7.20) adults,
€
5 ($6)
17 ($20) families. Discounted com-
bination ticket with Dublin Writers Museum and James Joyce Museum available.
May-Oct Mon-Tues and Thurs-Fri 10am-1pm and 2-5pm, Sat-Sun 2-5pm. Closed
Nov-Apr. Bus: 16, 19, or 22.
MORE MUSEUMS
See also “Art Galleries & Art Museums,” earlier in this section. The
National Gallery, the National Museum, the Dublin Writers
Museum, and Kilmainham Gaol Historical Museum are all listed
earlier in section 1, “The Top Attractions.”
Dublin Civic Museum
In the old City Assembly House, a fine
18th-century Georgian structure next to the Powerscourt Town-
house Centre, this museum focuses on the history of the Dublin
area from medieval to modern times. In addition to old street signs,
maps, and prints, you can see Viking artifacts, wooden water mains,
coal covers—and even the head from the statue of Lord Nelson,
which stood in O'Connell Street until it was blown up in 1965.
Exhibits change three or four times a year.
58 S. William St., Dublin 2.
&
01/679-4260.
Free admission. Tues-Sat 10am-6pm;
Sun 11am-2pm. Bus: 10, 11, or 13.
seniors and students,
€
3.50 ($4.20) children,
€
