Literary Dublin. Whats the Story? You can’t help but be inspired by Dublin. Maybe it’s the well-worn cobbles of Temple Bar or the scent of Guinness carrying up the Liffey. Whatever it is, Dublin inspires creativity, and now we’ve got UNESCO City of Literature status to prove it.

Literary Dublin - What's the Story?

You can’t help but be inspired by Dublin. Maybe it’s the well-worn cobbles of Temple Bar or the scent of Guinness carrying up the Liffey. Whatever it is, Dublin inspires creativity, and now we’ve got UNESCO City of Literature status to prove it.

And while we may have our literary heroes nicely packaged in places like the Dublin Writer’s Museum, the fact is that the streets you’ll be walking here – they’ve walked them, too. Take a stroll around our fair city and you’ll bump into our literary legacy at every turn. You see, Dublin city has had the enormous pleasure of hosting some of the true greats of the written word – and they haven’t gone unnoticed!

To help you on your literary trail, we’ve gathered together all the statues and storytellers, the pubs and the parks so you can enjoy Dublin your way, from start to finish.

So whether it’s a Martello Tower in Sandycove or a break on a bench at the Grand Canal, maybe Dublin will inspire you and you’ll leave your own story to tell?

If you’re looking for some eager listeners, join us (and thousands of others) on Facebook with tall, short and, most importantly, your own tales with a twist from Dublin.