Founded in 1768 and named in Ulysses, it is probably the third-oldest working bookshop in the world: four floors on Dawson Street crammed with everything from Irish history to cult classics. It is the bookshop Dubliners default to.
- Address
- 56-58 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
- Hours
- Mon-Wed 09:00-19:00; Thu 09:00-20:00; Fri 09:00-19:00; Sat 09:00-18:00; Sun 10:30-18:00 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-10)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon · About 40 min
- Price
- Free to browse
- Price level
- €€
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- There is a bargain basement
- Open late on Thursdays (to 20:00)