Marcovic Malm and Albert Hagenaars made a literary trip to Ireland in October 2014.The photos below are in chronological order, according to their travel scheme. Unless otherwise mentioned, all photos were taken by Albert Hagenaars. On this picture: Beara Peninsula.

James Joyce, St Stephen's Park, Dublin.

Poet Tom Kettle, St Stephen's Park, Dublin.

W.B. Yeats by Henry Moore, St Stephens's Park, Dublin.

Oscar Wilde, Merrion Square, Dublin.

Poet William Lecky, Library Square, Trinity College, Dublin.

With Marcovic Malm, Parliament Square, Trinity College, Dublin.

Poet Oliver Goldsmith, Entrance Trinity College, Dublin.

Poet Edmund Burke, entrance Trinity College, Dublin.

James Joyce, Earl Street North, Dublin.

The Docklands.

The Docklands, to the west.

Sweny's Pharmacy, a small Joyce museum these days and also the spot where Uylsses fans arrive in their droves each year, on 'Bloomsday', to emulate Leopold Bloom, the novel's hero. Since the summer of 2014 the place is threatened due to a cut in Unesco funding. 2 Lincoln Place, Dublin.

Patrick Kavanagh, Grand Canal, Dublin.

Thomas Francis Meagher, man of the (s)word, The Mall, Waterford / Port Láirge.

Poet Thomas Francis Meagher, The Mall, Waterford.

Thomas Francis Meagher, The Mall, Waterford.

Plaque on the front of the Granville Hotel, Meagher's Quay, Waterford.

Dunngarvan / Dun Garbhan

St. Joseph's Cemetary, also Father Matthew Cemetary, looking in vain for Edward Walsh's grave. Tory Top Road, Cork / Corcaigh. Photo: Marcovic Malm.

Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral / Ardeaglais Naomh Fionnbarra, designed by William Burges and built in 1863 – 1879.

A tribute to Rory Gallagher, poet on the guitar.

Plaque commemorating poet Denny Lane, 72 South Mall, Cork.

Terence Joseph MacSwiney / Traolac Mac SuiBne, in the lobby of City Hall, East Albert Quay, Cork.

The English Market in Cork.

Thomas Davis, just cleaned, Grand Parade, Cork.

 Bantry Bay at Ballylickey, with view on the Atlantic. Photo: Marcovic Malm.

James Joyce as trophy of The Danny Man Inn / Music Pub, New Street, Killarney.

The cliffs of Moher.

Dunguaire Castle.

Galway’s harbour.

Pádraic Ó Conaire, established 1935, in the City Museum since four vandals (Garret Leahy, Gavin McNaney, John McManus and Garry O'Connor) decapitated this statue while it was still on main Eyre Square in 1999. Restoration costs estimated £ 50.000. Spanish Parade, Galway / Gaillimh.

The poem 'Home town' by Kevin Faller, Eglington Canal, Galway. Photo: Marcovic Malm.

Oscar Wilde and the Estonian author Eduard Vilde, a work (1999) by artist Tiiu Kirsipuu. Another copy can be seen on the address Vallikraavi tn 4 in the Estonian town of Tartu. William Street, Galway.

The Burren.

Marcovic Malm in Jade Garden, Strandhill.

Strandhill.

William Butler Yeats by Rohan Gillespie. Yeats’ son, Michael, unveiled it in 1989 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his father's death. The statue is engraved with excerpts of the poet’s most famous works. Stephen Street, Sligo / Sligeach.

A detail of the statue above.

The Glass House, Sligo.

With Adam Rooke, owner of BookMart, the last remaining second-hand bookshop in Sligo, with a collection of 15.000 books that matter! The store also houses a gallery. 5, Lower the Mall, Sligo.  http://bookmart.ie

Spiritual monument (2002) by Jackie McKenna with poetry by William Butler Yeats, at the parish graveyard of Drumcliff(e). National Road 15.

Grave of William Butler Yeats, with words on the stone that were chosen by himself. Drumcliff(e) Cemetary.

Drumcliff(e) Cemetary.

Donegal Castle by the River Eske.

A statue of Cú Chulainn (Cuhullin in English), a hero in the so-called Ulster Cycle, seen through a window pane of the General Post Office. The work was realised by Oliver Sheppard R.H.A. and established on Easter Sunday, 21st April, 1935. It is a memorial of the 1916 Rising. O'Connell Street, Dublin.

Information about the statue above in Gaelic.

The same text in English.

Statue for Jim Larkin with poetry by Patrick Kavanagh.

Some lines by Patrick Kavanagh at the foot of the statue representing Jim Larkin 1874 - 1947). O'Connell Street, Dublin.

Fishmonger Molly Malone (1988) from the famous song with the same name, also the unofficial anthem of Dublin City. According to legend a 17th century Molly was a hawker by day and a hooker by night. The song was first recorded in 1883, in Cambridge, Massachusetts! According to Francis Brothers and Day in London in 1884 the lyrics were written by James Yorkston from Edinburgh with music arranged by Edmund Forman. Sculptor: Jeanne Rynhart. Suffolk Street, Dublin.

Phil Lynott, better known as a pop artist (Thin Lizzy) than as a poet.

The Temple Bar, of great literary interest in the past. Dublin.

Religious Dublin.

Religious Dublin.

Hay Market, Dublin.

Smithfield, Dublin.

Brendan Behan / Brendán Ó'Beacháin, by John Coll. The statue was unveiled in 20013.

Oliver St. John Gogarty and James Joyce, Anglesea Street, Dublin.