A Tale of Two Cities: The Dublins of Swift & Joyce

Monday, 15 June 2026

Event times:

18:00 - 19:00

Event location:

James Joyce Centre

Event price:

€10.00

About this event

Join us at The James Joyce Centre for a special Bloomsday Festival lecture on Monday, 15 June at 6pm by Dr. Brendan Twomey about how the city of Dublin shaped (and were shaped by) two of its most iconic writers: Jonathan Swift and James Joyce.

This illustrated talk will use the Brookings map of Dublin of 1728 and Swift’s comments on Dublin city as a starting point. Swift and Joyce may have been separated by two centuries but to say that they were opinionated about their native city is an understatement.

Join us as Dr. Twomey explores the “Dublins” of Swift and Joyce’s times, weighing the merits of the old addage “the more things change, the more they stay the same” and the literary masterpieces they have produced.

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