Scotsman’s Bay

Scotsman’s Bay is a bay in , . Scotsman’s Bay is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include James Joyce Tower and Museum and National Maritime Museum of Ireland.

Museum
Photo: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a in , , where James Joyce spent six nights in 1904. The opening scenes of his 1922 novel Ulysses take place here, and the tower is a place of pilgrimage for Joyce enthusiasts, especially on Bloomsday.

Museum
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The opened in 1978 in the former Mariners' Church in Moran Park, located between the seafront and the centre of , , Ireland. President Michael D. Higgins officially re-opened the museum in 2012.

Railway station
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railway station serves the suburban areas of and Glasthule in , Ireland. The building is on a bridge as the rail line is in a cutting.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dún Laoghaire and Dalkey.

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is a port 10 km south of Dublin. It's no longer the ferry port, but has strong associations with James Joyce, who wrote and set the opening scenes of Ulysses here.

Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a picturesque seaside village in the suburbs of Dublin. It has a Norman castle, several scenic walks, and the island just offshore was a pilgrimage site and slave market.

Suburb
Photo: Raymond Okonski, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area of in , in , . The area consists mainly of former local authority housing built between the late 1940s and the mid-1950s by the Corporation of Dún Laoghaire.

Scotsman’s Bay

Latitude
53.29232° or 53° 17′ 32″ north
Longitude
-6.12003° or 6° 7′ 12″ west
Open location code
9C5M7VRH+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 119558673
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
3230523
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Satellite Map

Discover Scotsman’s Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Scotsman’s Bay” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Bá an Albanaigh”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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