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Museum of Literature Ireland

Museum of Literature Ireland is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Fluirse Iasc, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

The Museum of Literature Ireland (Irish: Músaem Litríochta na hÉireann), branded MoLI in an homage to Molly Bloom, is a literary museum in Dublin, Ireland. It opened in September 2019. The museum is a partnership between the National Library of Ireland and University College Dublin (UCD). It is located in UCD's Newman House in St Stephen's Green. It holds a permanent collection of James Joyce–related material, including his "Copy No. 1" of Ulysses, and revolving exhibitions on other Irish literary figures. With a range of audio and immersive displays, it has been nominated for and won a number of awards for design and architecture.

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Dates from 2019-09.

Wikidata Q85787148, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates53.33679, -6.26042

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
Gardens
  • Provost's Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Chemistry Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Physiology Square: 0.6 mi
  • Botany Square: 0.6 mi
Springs
Peaks
Beaches: 29
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 13
Waterfalls: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Toni's: 2.2 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 8.2 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • BBQ Area: 17.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Museum of Literature Ireland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSSW 195°757 m11.4 mi
DjouceS 177°725.5 m14.3 mi
SeefinganSSW 205°722.9 m11.0 mi
War HillS 179°684.8 m13.6 mi
SeahanSSW 211°647.3 m9.7 mi
TonduffS 181°642 m12.1 mi
SeefinSSW 208°620.6 m11.8 mi
Corrig MountainSSW 208°617.1 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5721:0021:58
September equinox07:1118:4019:26
December solstice08:3915:0116:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/6788214010

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