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James Joyce Tower and Museum
- Address: 17 Sandycove Pt
- Vicinity: Sandycove
James Joyce Tower and Museum is a museum in Dublin, Leinster, Republic of Ireland. - AsNotedIn
Timeline
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1804/00/00 | Martello Tower on Sandycove Point is built as one of a series of fifteen similar towers built around Dublin to counter the threat of an invasion by Napoleon. | |||||
| 1904/08/00 | The tower is demilitarized and put up for rent at 8 pounds a year by the War Department. The first tenant is Oliver St John Gogarty, a medical student and budding poet. | |||||
| 1904/09/09 | James Joyce | Guest | James Joyce spends six days, from September 9 to 14 at the Martello tower. Oliver St John Gogarty, his host, later attributed Joyce's abrupt departure to a midnight incident with a loaded revolver. | |||
| 1954/00/00 | John Huston | Benefactor | Architect Michael Scott buys James Joyce Tower with funding help from American film director, John Huston. | |||
| 1962/06/16 | Sylvia Beach | Dignitary | Established by Michael Scott and his friends, the James Joyce Museum is opened by Sylvia Beach, the first publisher of Ulysses. |
Data »
| Particulars for James Joyce Tower and Museum: | |
|---|---|
| Sight Category | Building |
| Category for Historic Use | Defense |
| Structure Type | Fortification |
| Defensive Structure | Martello Tower |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Sight Category | Structure |
Creative Works »
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses (book) | Makrystoria | James Joyce | The Martello tower in Sandycove is featured at the beginning of James Joyce's Ulysses. |
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