The Oscar Wilde House is located on Merrion Square, one of the last great Georgian squares in Dublin. You can visit it only by guided tour, booked in advance.

Oscar Wilde’s father William, a noted surgeon, moved into the house at N°1 Merrion Square in 1855, when Oscar was a year old. William had his consulting room in the house and today it has been restored and you can see several antique surgical instruments on display, lent by the Royal College of Surgeons. He had his own operating theatre in the basement, which is now a café.

William Wilde died in 1876, leaving his widow deep in debt. She sold the house and moved to England. The house continued to be a family residence for many years until it was turned into small flats and one-room studios. In 1971 the building was in such bad repair that it was boarded up for over 20 years.

In 1994 the American College of Dublin took on the building and completely renovated it, bringing a new shine to the ancient wood floors, restoring the magnificent cornices, hanging antique mirrors in the halls, the dining room and the drawing room.

Students have classes on the top two floors of the house. The other rooms are used for art and sculpture exhibitions, lectures given by local and visiting artists, conferences and private functions. Each room has been decorated as it would have been in Wilde’s time with exquisite antique furniture and fine rugs.

Leopold Bloom, famous protagonist of James Joyce's Ulysses, often visited this establishment. James Joyce spent most of his life in France, but he remains the only writer to write exclusively using Dublin as a setting. Generations of journalists, writers and politicians have visited this old haunt. Today, cultural pilgrims around the world continue to come in this pub where very little has changed for over a century.

This venue is dedicated entirely to James Joyce and instils great imagination and enthusiasm for all things Joycean. This cultural centre has a bookshop, a library, a meeting room where various workshops take place, plus an exhibition space. The Centre also houses the Guinness Library which holds a rich collection of Joyce's texts and translations into foreign languages. There is a whole section dedicated to Joyce's Irish contemporaries. Among the exhibits of The James Joyce Centre is the door of No.7 Eccles Street, the fictional address of Joyce's Ulysses hero Leopold Bloom. Visitors to the Centre may also take advantage of the many walking tours available, following the steps of Leopold Bloom throughout Dublin.

The Dublin Writers Museum was opened in November 1991. It occupies a magnificent 18th century building. There are museum rooms, a library, a gallery and an administration area. The museum was founded to promote interest in Irish literature. There are books, letters, portraits and personal items of such famous writers as Swift, Sheridan, Shaw, Wilde, Beckett and others.

The Brazen Head originally opened back in the medieval ages. Today, this establishment retains its original look and atmosphere despite all the changes that it has been trough. The Brazen Head’s decor reflects the bar's long history, earning its place in Irish history. Remarkable Irish people like James Joyce, Patrick Kavanagh and Brendan Behan frequented this old haunt. The live traditional Irish music and Guinness are never ending here.

Jonathan Swift is the famous author of Gulliver's Travels. His grave is often unfairly missed by tourists. He rests near the largest cathedral in Dublin, Saint Patrick's Church. It is marked by brass plates on the ground, on the right just as you enter the cathedral.

His birth place was a simple two story house near the Grand Canal. His parents were not affluent, but nevertheless, George Bernard Shaw went on to represent the golden generation of Irish writers. His novels and plays are part of the world literary heritage. He was very successful and his genius was recognized during his lifetime. Today, Dublin carries on his legacy with honor.