Beyond Joyce: Exploring Literary Dublin

Marsh Library
By Caitlin O'Hara
As an Irish citizen with family in the southeast corner of the country, I have visited Ireland 12 times, and yet I have a better sense -- and mental map -- of Paris, London and Rome than I do of Dublin.  Like many visitors, most of my time has been spent in towns and villages, ambling along the coastal countryside in a rental car or relaxing in pubs with locals. Ireland may be unique as a European tourist destination in that it attracts perhaps more visitors to its countryside than to its capital city.  But Dublin is a rich place, representing the heart of Irela...