Ulysses Illustrated, Photographs c. 1904
Continuation 1
Links to photographs of Dublin as seen by the characters of Ulysses. The links are to pages on other websites, primarily that of the National Library of Ireland. While the photos are in the public domain, the digitized images are property of the respective repository.
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Part II: Episodes 4 - 15, Dublin and Pembroke Township
City of Dublin and the neighborhoods of Irishtown and Sandymount in Pembroke Township.
Bacon's Plan of Dublin, 1905 - New York Public Library
Calypso, Episode 4
The Bloom home on Eccles Street; shopping on Dorset Street.
From the Lawrence Collection, National Library of Ireland. Number 7 Eccles Street is in the background. It's midway down the rowhouses on the left (north) side of the street.
From the Eason Collection, National Library of Ireland.
Lotus Eaters, Episode 5
Southside Dublin in the vicinity of Westland Row railway station.
From the Lawrence Collection, National Library of Ireland.
From the Fergus O'Connor Collection, National Library of Ireland.
Hades, Episode 6
From Lansdowne, Pembroke Township southeast of Dublin to the city center then on to Glasnevin at the northern city limit.
From the Lawrence Collection, National Library of Ireland. Sackville Street is now named O'Connell Street.
From the Lawrence Collection, National Library of Ireland.
From the Clarke Collection, National Library of Ireland.
From the Eason Collection, National Library of Ireland.
From the Lawrence Collection, National Library of Ireland. Shown are the O'Connell Monument tower and the chapel.
Plan of Prospect Cemetery, Glasnevin
W.J. Fitzpatrick, History of the Dublin Catholic Cemeteries (Dublin: Catholic Cemeteries Board, 1900)
Aeolus, Episode 7
Vicinity of Sackville Street Lower.
From the Eason Collection, National Library of Ireland. Sackville Street is now named O'Connell Street. The "windbags" at the newspaper office walked down Abbey Street passing the statue on their left.
Lestrygonians, Episode 8
South of Trinity College.
From the Lawrence Collection, National Library of Ireland. From Grafton Street Bloom proceeded east on Duke Street to Burton's then back-tracked to Davey Byrne's.
From the Lawrence Collection, National Library of Ireland. Photograph of the Church of Ireland's Teachers College. The National Library is off to the left, the National Museum to the right. Going from Davey Byrne's to the museum Bloom would have walked with the college to his left.
Scylla and Charybdis, Episode 9
At the National Library.
From the Lawrence Collection, National Library of Ireland.
All over the city. Photograph links for the episode are on a separate page.
Click the above link.
Sirens, Episode 11
At and around the Ormond Hotel on the north bank of the Liffey.
From the website of the South Dublin Libraries, photograph of Ormond Quay taken c. 1900. The hotel is the fifth building to the left of the church. This is a high-resolution image and will open in a new browser window. Click the image to zoom in.
In 1904, the hotel occupied No. 8 Ormond Quay, a building with an 18-foot frontage. In 1906, the Ormond's owner purchased No. 9 and expanded the hotel. This enlarged hotel is the one Joyce placed into Ulysses. See, Harald Beck, "Joyce's Ormond Hotel," James Joyce Online Notes. The webpage will open in a new browser window.
Cyclops, Episode 12
Barney Kiernan's pub, North Dublin.
From the Photograph Collection, National Library of Ireland. This is where Bloom went when he stepped out of Barney Kiernan's to check for encumbrances on Dignam's life insurance.
Nausicaa, Episode 13
Sandymount Strand, Pembroke Township.
From the Lawrence Collection, National Library of Ireland. Paddy Dignam's church located behind Bloom as he watched Gerty MacDowell.
Oxen of the Sun, Episode 14
Holles Street Maternity Hospital and the area between Merrion Square and Westland Row Station.
Aidan Collins, "A Floor Plan for the Holles Street Hospital," James Joyce Online Notes 15 (December 2019). The webpage will open in a new browser window.
Circe, Episode 15
See "Nighttown" (the Monto) on this website.
From the Photograph Collection, National Library of Ireland. The station is now named Connolly Station.
Northside of Dublin.
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