Ep. 32 - James Joyce Tower & Museum
Sandycove Martello Tower
Dermot and Kelly get an insider's view of the Sandycove Martello Tower - the Omphalos of Dublin itself! Maggie Fitzgerald, James Holohan and Andrew Basquille give Blooms & Barnacles a tour of all the museum's nooks and crannies. Discussions include the Joycean historical items on display in the museum, the history of the tower, what really went down the night Joyce stormed out of the museum, how to get a milk can up a ladder, the work of maintaining a Joycean landmark, an original song by Andrew, and why exactly a museum in Dublin is flying the Munster flag.
A special thanks to Michael Steen.
The upper chamber of the tower
Visit Sandycove!
Fitzgerald's of Sandycove - cosy pub with Ulysses-themed stained glass and the world's largest Finnegans Wake reading club
Andrew, Kelly, Dermot and James at Fitzgerald's
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Dermot and Kelly atop the Martello Tower
The gates of the Forty Foot bathing area in Sandycove