The James Joyce Centre
The James Joyce Centre is a museum to James Joyce. Its place is inside Parnell Square’s neighbourhood. First among the places near it is St. Mary's Cathedral, at 400 m.
Museum in Parnell Square
One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland
#156 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓
Inside Parnell Square
The James Joyce Centre is inside Parnell Square’s neighbourhood. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
Warm weather in Parnell Square runs June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.
The James Joyce Centre
It has articles in 6 Wikipedias. On the county map, it is in County Dublin.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- in Parnell Square
- Official site
- jamesjoyce.ie
Before you set off
- EntryA fee is charged
The area around The James Joyce Centre
On this map, The James Joyce Centre is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Parnell Square’s neighbourhood. · CSO 2022 outline
Towns around The James Joyce Centre, by distance
Home to 15,907 people, East Wall is the largest of these 8. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then towns within 20 km.
- 1Parnell Square
- 2Summerhill
- 3O'Connell Street
- 4Phibsborough
- 5Ballybough
- 6East Wall
- 7St Stephen's Green
- 8Temple Bar
Parnell Square
Summerhill
O'Connell Street
Phibsborough
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The James Joyce Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parnell Square | It’s in town | 10,117 | 156 |
| Summerhill | 200 m east of it | 11,911 | 156 |
| O'Connell Street | 200 m south of it | 6,749 | 156 |
| Phibsborough | 400 m west of it | 11,657 | 156 |
| Ballybough | 600 m northeast of it | 8,188 | 157 |
| East Wall | 700 m east of it | 15,907 | 156 |
| St Stephen's Green | 800 m southeast of it | 5,319 | 156 |
| Temple Bar | 800 m south of it | 7,276 | 157 |
Each has its own page of things to do.
More to see nearby
There are 3 art galleries, 3 museums and a cathedral within 15 km, and more besides.
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral400 m away2
Art galleryHugh Lane Gallery300 m away3
MuseumDublin Writers Museum300 m away4
Art galleryOlivier Cornet Gallery200 m away5MuseumMuseumNational Wax Museum Plus400 m away6Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryAbbey Presbyterian Church300 m away7MuseumMuseumGPO Museum500 m away8Art galleryArt galleryThe LAB Gallery600 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on The James Joyce Centre
Where is The James Joyce Centre?
The James Joyce Centre is in Parnell Square, Dublin, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
What is The James Joyce Centre?
Museum to James Joyce.
How well known is The James Joyce Centre?
The James Joyce Centre has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #156 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit The James Joyce Centre?
June to September are the warmest months in Parnell Square, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The James Joyce Centre?
Within 15 km: St. Mary's Cathedral (400 m), Hugh Lane Gallery (300 m), Dublin Writers Museum (300 m) and Olivier Cornet Gallery (200 m).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- The James Joyce Centre: Pointillist at en.wikipedia Original uploader was Pointillist at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mary's Cathedral: MOs810, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Lane Gallery: Rwxrwxrwx, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Writers Museum: Sir James, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivier Cornet Gallery: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).