Overview
The Joyce Trail is a 1988 artwork by artist Robin Buick consisting of 14 separate bronze plaques set into the streets of Dublin, Ireland at locations relevant to scenes from the novel Ulysses (1922) by James Joyce. According to the book The Complete Guide to The Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City published in 2015: In Chapter 8, 'Lestrygonians', Leopold Bloom makes his way from Middle Abbey Street on the north side of the city to Kildare Street on the south side. This journey is marked by fourteen bronze plaques inlaid on the pavement at the various stops that Bloom made in Chapter 8. Each plaque has a quote from the book relevant to the stop where the plaque is located. According to a 1990s Dublin Tourism publication, the series of plaques, designed by Buick, "trace the route of Leopold Bloom in the lunch-time section of the book" from Abbey Street to the gate of the National Museum.
The plaques were sponsored by Cantrell & Cochrane (Dublin) Limited, an Irish manufacturer, marketer and distributor of alcoholic and soft drinks.
See also
* List of public art in Dublin