Bloomsday Festival 12th & 16th June

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Joycean Evening 

Thursday 12th June 2025

A Joycean Evening

A Joycean Evening – Thursday 12th June, 7.30pm at Dalkey Castle
Kick off your Bloomsday celebrations with an uplifting evening of theatre and music at Dalkey Castle. A talented cast will perform witty, moving extracts from Ulysses, Dubliners, and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, showcasing Joyce’s lighter side. Baritone, Simon Morgan, accompanied by Josh Johnston, will perform ‘Joycean’ songs.

New for 2025! Enjoy Songs of Joyce — a lively musical journey through sea shanties, street ballads, and music hall favourites, performed with flair by Sinéad Murphy and Darina Gallagher.

Tickets €32.95 (plus booking fees) available online.

Supported by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council as part of the Bloomsday Festival.

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bloomsday – 16th june 2024

Dalkey Joycean Guided Walk & Schoolroom Scene

Dalkey Joycean Guided Walk & Schoolroom Scene – Bloomsday, 16th June at 15:30
Step into Joyce’s world on Bloomsday with a guided walk through Dalkey, uncovering the town’s surprising links to James Joyce. Discover where he once taught – the Clifton School on Dalkey Avenue – the very setting of the Nestor episode in Ulysses.

As you stroll beneath leafy canopies, you’ll understand the scene where “the sun flung spangles, dancing coins.”

This special event includes a captivating dramatisation of the schoolroom scene from Ulysses, performed in Dalkey Castle, bringing the Nestor episode to life.

Tickets €28.95 (plus booking fees) – book online early to avoid disappointment.

Part of the Bloomsday Festival, supported by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.

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Directions & Transport

Dalkey is on some of the most stunning coastline, with a mountainous backdrop, just south of Dublin City Centre, en route to Co. Wicklow.

Aside from by car, the quickest way to reach the Castle is by DART. The DART journey is a relaxing experience travelling along the beautiful coastline with magnificent sea views. Dalkey is approx. 30 minutes from Dublin's Connolly, Tara or Pearse stations (travelling south). Turn right on exiting Dalkey train station.

Dalkey is on the Aircoach route to/from Dublin Airport. From Dublin City Centre, a number of local bus options are also available. Paid parking and coach parking are available nearby.

Dalkey Castle postcode for Google Maps is A96 DE61.

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Opening Times

We are open six days a week, all year round.
Closed every Tuesday.

January - May & September - December

Monday to Friday: 10.00 - 17.30
Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays: 11.00 - 17.30

June, July & August

Monday to Friday: 10.00 - 18.00
Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays: 11.00 - 18.00

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Tickets & Info

Tickets for Living History Tour encompass fully guided tour of 14th Century Townhouse Castle, 10th Century Early Christian Church & Graveyard, Modern Writers' Gallery & Heritage Centre with interactive screens & scale models. Dalkey Castle, where costumed actors bring history to life.

ADULTS €16

SENIOR / STUDENT €15

CHILD (4-12 YEARS) €10.50

*Booking Fees apply

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Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre
Castle Street, Dalkey, Co. Dublin,
Ireland, A96 DE61

[email protected]

+353 1 285 8366

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