a literary tour of dublin 🇮🇪 (book shopping in a writer's paradise)

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  • @karissaridge8145
    @karissaridge8145 ปีที่แล้ว +542

    there really is nothing more beautiful in this world than stacks of used books almost toppling over just waiting to be bought

  • @bellethebibliophile
    @bellethebibliophile ปีที่แล้ว +347

    Took me halfway through the video to remember that’s your mom and NOT your 25-year old friend?? Oh my goodness, she has such a young, adorable spirit to her! I love it! 💛

    • @yvanasan1429
      @yvanasan1429 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      14:29 Me pretending I can't tolerate alcohol because I'm in front of my mom lol

    • @antonhur887
      @antonhur887 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lol I’ve met her in person and honest to god thought she was his sister at first

    • @alexisphillips9607
      @alexisphillips9607 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@antonhur887 I believe it, I do!

  • @sharks2571
    @sharks2571 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    If anyone is going to Dublin I would HIGHLY recommend going to Marshes library, just behind st Patrick's cathedral. It's one of the oldest private libraries in Ireland, so beautiful, the staff are really well informed. It gives similar vibes (just on a smaller scale) to the trinity library, but the entrance is very cheap (unlike trinity 😬)

    • @FraslAstrid
      @FraslAstrid ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh yes i loved that one!! Found it on accident when we were walking through Dublin when they were just closing but they still let us in, the staff was so nice, highly recommend as well

    • @BeaTheWolff
      @BeaTheWolff ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i went yesterday and i 100% agree! its beautiful!

    • @chorei1663
      @chorei1663 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for this tip!

  • @kaylafarrelly
    @kaylafarrelly ปีที่แล้ว +104

    I always call the Spire “the big pointy thingy” but now I much prefer “a giant knitting needle”. I’ll remember that when I walk by it

  • @kaylafarrelly
    @kaylafarrelly ปีที่แล้ว +143

    This made me appreciate Dublin more and gave me some new ideas to do in it because as this point I was getting sick of it 😂

    • @yvanasan1429
      @yvanasan1429 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm in love with your city

  • @AJ-pz8mp
    @AJ-pz8mp ปีที่แล้ว +56

    As a Dublin native I can confirm you left no bookstoNe unturned. Lovely tour

  • @tortoiseshellmoon5952
    @tortoiseshellmoon5952 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Jack, your mum is just the cutest! 🥺 Looks like the perfect day out to me, 50 book shops, sushi, cake and Guinness? Absolutely! Great video, thanks for taking us with you while you make some fantastic memories 🙌

  • @Nataliecj
    @Nataliecj ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Hodges Figgis is my absolute favourite, I love it so much! This made me appreciate Dublin even more, it’s always cool to see your city through a tourist’s eyes. Looking forward to seeing what books you got 📖📚

  • @ashdeadpoets1853
    @ashdeadpoets1853 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    I love how each bookstore has its own style/vibe. I really hope to go to Dublin someday. Also I just want to say thank you so much for the videos. I love discovering more about literature and seeing glimpses of different places through your travels. Your videos are always a good time :)

    • @yvanasan1429
      @yvanasan1429 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too! I'm going to Dublin in a few years, but I want it to be today!!!

  • @tubester46
    @tubester46 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow!!! Our family is going to Ireland this summer. You just made our time in Dublin SO MUCH better! I am not sure that I can get to all these bookstores, but I can certainly try. Thanks, Jack!!

  • @crabsoap
    @crabsoap ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Seeing Jack in Book Upstairs is so cool, it's my favourite place in the city!

  • @sarahhennessy2945
    @sarahhennessy2945 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    THE SECRET BOOKSTORE!!! :D I camp in there daily when I can, I love it so much! I so appreciate the time you took to experience all our amazing independent bookshops in Dublin!

  • @aleidalg
    @aleidalg ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This makes me smile because I visit the same spots every time I go to Dublin. I went there last June and every bookstore I visited is featured in the video😂 A couple of recs in case anyone is interested: the Museum of Irish Literature (right next to St Stephen’s Green in the building where Joyce studied) and Bloomsday, the annual festival devoted to Ulysses where people wear fancy Edwardian clothes, read the novel out loud and have the time of their lives.

  • @kay5870
    @kay5870 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    chapters is my fav bookshop ever ugh i love it

  • @arcie3716
    @arcie3716 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My town doesn’t have any bookstores so having the ability to see this many in a day would mean the world to me

  • @lifeasnikki
    @lifeasnikki ปีที่แล้ว +5

    omg, your video brought me a sense of comfort I desperately needed. I love bookstores and seeing all of these beautiful ones in Dublin was amazing, so thank you for bringing us along

  • @courtneyhenson4183
    @courtneyhenson4183 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I so enjoyed seeing all of the fab bookstores in Dublin! It looks like a wonderful trip. Your mom is simply adorable!❤ Congratulations on your award!

  • @alydamarincovich5704
    @alydamarincovich5704 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m so glad you went to Books Upstairs bc I used to love popping in there on rainy days and wait for my bus which stopped right outside and it was nice to see it again!

  • @itsbeguem
    @itsbeguem ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Last year, I studied abroad in Dublin. I had the best time there and seeing you visiting all the bookstores and places I've been to made me feel really nostalgic. Thank you so much for this lovely vlog🤍

  • @marynelson2875
    @marynelson2875 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Seeing you visit places in Dublin that I've visited feels like a crossover episode I love it

  • @liviaromanova77
    @liviaromanova77 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This was super lovely, thank you for taking us with you on this trip. It looked like a perfect day! Also, such a good vibes, pure joy from your side. Enjoy yourself Jack.

  • @emilycarruthers2622
    @emilycarruthers2622 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Dublin - the most walkable city! Love all these bookstores.. Chapters is my favourite!

  • @katiedid5148
    @katiedid5148 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    a bit late here but I am an Irish historian and have not been back in a while. This made me so nostalgic!! Also, can attest: the reading room at the NLI is simply beautiful! It's a dream to study there.

  • @CynicalDuchess
    @CynicalDuchess ปีที่แล้ว +8

    the only book shop I managed to stumble upon while I was in Dublin was the last book shop! the name intrigued me as it reminded me of the last book store in LA and wow. the labyrinth of books that greeted me was like out of a storybook. I ended up getting the miniaturist for 5 euros and its one of my favorite memories. I'm so happy you were able to experience it as well!

  • @laurenschenck5355
    @laurenschenck5355 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I am absolutely so proud of you Jack you deserve it 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @rachelconway3192
    @rachelconway3192 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    it’s so weird seeing literally all the places i go to so regularly in a jack edwards video

  • @el_writes
    @el_writes ปีที่แล้ว +3

    every time you vlog your time in a city it makes me want to go there immediately!! adding dublin to my bucket list right now

  • @chocolateoreo6489
    @chocolateoreo6489 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Jack is such a comforting person to watch (:

  • @marinaalonso3966
    @marinaalonso3966 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was such a tour down memory lane. I stayed in Dublin for a month in 2016, and I remembered being amazed by the number of libraries and the amazing cheap options. I had such a good experience that Dublin will always stay close to my heart💙💙

  • @tasfiasuha8992
    @tasfiasuha8992 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love that little chuckle that you give at the end of every single clip😃

  • @hopegraham
    @hopegraham ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dublin person here - your entriely accurate description/ thoughts about the Spire (giant knitting needle) are what every Dubliner thinks when they see it. Also loved all the book shops I didn't even know half of these existed!!! I know what I'm doing one weekend !!

  • @noramulvehill9750
    @noramulvehill9750 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    the carrot cake at Books Upstairs truly is superior (and I think it's called Books Upstairs because it used to be on the first floor of a building on College Green, before it moved a few years back! they just didn't change the name)

  • @Kenough_in_Wonderland
    @Kenough_in_Wonderland ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The giant knitting needle, best description of the spire I've heard 😂😂

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So happy to see a new addition to the Dublin Vlogs! Such fun 👏🏽

  • @lolamoultrie3316
    @lolamoultrie3316 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m ill at home today and seeing this upload really brightened my day! Thank you Jack!

  • @Sunny12758
    @Sunny12758 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    fun fact about chatpers: it was closed for a few months due to costs and before it reopened there was plans to turn it into a gym! swapping samuel beckett for samuel bench-it

  • @laurenschenck5355
    @laurenschenck5355 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dublin so beautiful and amazing glad you are having fun Jack ❤

  • @TheEmmaHouli
    @TheEmmaHouli ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I haven't been home in 5 years, this made me miss it so much

  • @L1quidbrick
    @L1quidbrick ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I take my bus from school in front of the last bookshop. It was the biggest surprise as I was watching TH-cam and I saw you. I didn’t beliege myself and now I am kicking myself I didn’t say hi!

  • @matildesantucci9578
    @matildesantucci9578 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video really hits diff for me because in October I went to Dublin and I tried so hard to find bookstores but for some reason they were all closed😭 Just before I left I was able to visit “The gutter shop” and I literally thought of you! It’s so special seeing you actually going there❤️
    By the way I’m a follower of yours from Italy and your videos have helped me sooo much learning English!!!

  • @mynameissiddharth
    @mynameissiddharth ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When I think about Ireland, the only thing that kindles my mind is the nation's contributions to English literature. Laurence Sterne, Jonathan Swift, Richard Sheridan, G. B. Shaw, W. B. Yeats, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, J. S. Le Fanu, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Seàn O'Casey and Seamus Heaney - just think about the contributions of these men to English as well as world literature.
    I hope I may visit this country someday.
    Love and respect, from India.

  • @ClaireHawkins
    @ClaireHawkins ปีที่แล้ว

    Ah so many of my favorite spots in Dublin! I've definitely included a few of these bookshops in my Dublin vlogs over the years.

  • @inesmdosantos
    @inesmdosantos ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hodges figgis was actually mentioned in normal people!
    i went to dublin last year and i went to the exact same bookshops as you! i miss that city so much, can't wait to go back

  • @readingaster
    @readingaster ปีที่แล้ว +3

    my god dublin looks stunning, i can't wait to go!! also your mum is such a champ for coming along with you all day lmao mine would have dumped me at the second bookshop we found

  • @gamefandotnet
    @gamefandotnet ปีที่แล้ว

    I paid for an online tour on Amazon because it was deeply discounted and I got really sick during the pandemic and they cancelled it this was the next best thing thank you

  • @dorotheafinan2419
    @dorotheafinan2419 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done Jack. You covered all the good bookshops. I live near The Last Bookshop and it does have everything. I visit it it almost every other day and l bestow there the books I cannot fit. Congrats on your honour at The Phil and come back soon…

  • @mariafwn
    @mariafwn ปีที่แล้ว +8

    have i just discovered more bookshops from this video than from almost a year that i myself have spent in dublin? absolutely but tbf even the few ones that i went to a couple of times, like ulysses or books upstairs were stunning irl!

  • @_shmeezy
    @_shmeezy ปีที่แล้ว

    So glad you loved Hodge Figgis. From Dublin and can honestly say it will always be my favourite bookshop.

  • @lauramahon9914
    @lauramahon9914 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ah you visited my recommendations! Great shots of my fav spots 😊

  • @lolaaa5443
    @lolaaa5443 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jack! I have a video idea for you! In the series Heartstopper Isaac is always reading something. Maybe you could make a video where you read Isaac's books?
    Love ya

  • @nerdybookshelf9827
    @nerdybookshelf9827 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m so glad you loved Dublin!❤️ It really is a bookworms heaven!!❤️ I missed you this time but please promise you’ll come back😭❤️

  • @LouiseReader
    @LouiseReader ปีที่แล้ว

    That was a real delight for me. I was in Dublin in 2013 and went to pretty much every you did, but didn't get inside the National Library, and they probably didn't have that cool Lego library back then anyway.... will have to stage a return.

  • @iJamieM
    @iJamieM ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Me walking around town the other day: "that lad looks a lot like Jack Edwards… nah there’s no way"
    To say I feel stupid😐😐

  • @adrianreid5425
    @adrianreid5425 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just moved to London from Dublin at the start of the year and Im surprised by how homesick this made me 😅

  • @alexbrown4599
    @alexbrown4599 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Books upstairs actually used to be in a different location, it was on the first floor of the building so hence the name books upstairs although the books are downstairs in the new one!!

    • @Groundedsquirrel
      @Groundedsquirrel ปีที่แล้ว

      Here in the US the ground floor is what we call the first floor. I worked where there was a "Studio Downstairs" but it had moved so it wasn't downstairs from anything. It all makes me smile ;)

    • @fays7309
      @fays7309 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      there’s a secondhand section and cafe upstairs!

  • @cindyfreese254
    @cindyfreese254 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the tour. It makes me want to go to Dublin even more.
    -from Arizona where nothing is over 100 years old.

  • @beachesx5855
    @beachesx5855 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ah I love this. I’ve always wanted to go to Ireland, and going to see all these book stores looks amazing. Lovely video :)

  • @pheobeclark7350
    @pheobeclark7350 ปีที่แล้ว

    Last time I was in Dublin I did a bookstore day and I'm pretty sure you hit all the ones I did (and many more)! Thanks for the nostalgia trip, always lovely to see my pretty city :')

  • @ose5226
    @ose5226 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is so perfect! My friend and i are planning an Ireland trip for this summer 😊😊

  • @Blondie101010100
    @Blondie101010100 ปีที่แล้ว

    You did Dublin proud with that video. Thank you. Really glad you enjoyed your time here and congrats on your award 👏

  • @LaVictoireRosee
    @LaVictoireRosee ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Go to Portugal, they have the most amazing bookstores ❤

  • @sandjblake75
    @sandjblake75 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is where you need to live and study next Jack. You looked so comfortable and at home. X

  • @Emily-hf9ud
    @Emily-hf9ud ปีที่แล้ว

    Going to Dublin in May and had some of these already stared on my google maps (Books Upstairs, Winding Stair Bookshop and Ulysses) but I am so glad you showed me more to add to my list! Even more excited now!

  • @chillis8254
    @chillis8254 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jack always being a winner 🤍

  • @MissAyeGo
    @MissAyeGo ปีที่แล้ว

    I went to Dublin for the first time (and also tried Guinness for the first time too) last month so this is perfect timing to relive the trip :) beautiful city

  • @thehopefuledwardian
    @thehopefuledwardian ปีที่แล้ว

    Now I just really want Jack to come to all the places I know and go to my favourite bookshops.

  • @wallflower99
    @wallflower99 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Doing a summer internship in Dublin and this video is making me so excited

  • @charlotted3213
    @charlotted3213 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Is it sad that the only books I recognized throughout the entire video were the ones from the booktok section?
    yes, it is sad

  • @everyonelovesdee
    @everyonelovesdee ปีที่แล้ว

    You just reminded me I am due a trip to Hodges, and Chapters when I home next. When left with time to kill, I just go and spend time in Hodges, taking notes of all the books I want to read at some point. And Chapters, always the best music section in Dublin and affordable prizes, with an amazing second hand shop upstairs.
    Also buying books in euros is heartbreaking, €20 does not = £20 of paperbacks.

  • @amybyrne13
    @amybyrne13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    seeing you in places i go to all the time is so strange lmao so glad you enjoyed dublin !!!

  • @yahyaamir6678
    @yahyaamir6678 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kudos just for the caption so so catchy and video stellar as always

  • @Tobi-ce8nm
    @Tobi-ce8nm ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hee hee this video made me so happy! I live really close to the city and seeing you there, going to so many of my favourite places even going to where I did my work experience is so thrilling especially watching you be a silly lil tourist. Oh and we all call the giant knitting needle "the stilleto from the ghetto" :))

  • @daisyblake72
    @daisyblake72 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love tourist Jack

  • @pragnasanyal1798
    @pragnasanyal1798 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I still have a hard time believing i finally live in this beautiful city

  • @laurenschenck5355
    @laurenschenck5355 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Remarkable library so beautiful 😊

  • @ninacrofts1514
    @ninacrofts1514 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Saw you speak at Trinity and you were absolutely amazing, very well deserved :) Loved the video too you have added many stops to my must visit list haha

  • @mypradasatthecleanerss
    @mypradasatthecleanerss ปีที่แล้ว

    Had to be Chapters. As someone who lived on the Northside while at Trinity, it has my heart.

  • @alyssia7239
    @alyssia7239 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you like old books, I think you should have a look at the exhibitions at the national library in London. We saw some fantastic things when we were there last summer ! I would also recommend the Bodmer's Foundation museum, but that's in Geneva (Switzerland)...

  • @mariancahill9448
    @mariancahill9448 ปีที่แล้ว

    Easons is also a great book and stationers. They have branches all over Ireland

  • @HeavenlyJasmines
    @HeavenlyJasmines ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I need more of Jack's mum in his videos

  • @lovelylindsey98
    @lovelylindsey98 ปีที่แล้ว

    Literally will be in Dublin on Sunday! so sad to be missing you and will definitely be super nerdy in dublin

  • @sarahoriordan8093
    @sarahoriordan8093 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Avoiding easons is such a slay of you Jack fjdkskks

  • @elisazouza
    @elisazouza ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You should do more reading vlogs and reviews cause all the books I seee are just you buying them😭😭

  • @szenfilm
    @szenfilm ปีที่แล้ว

    I am headed to London next week and I am 100% going to copy your idea of flagging all the bookstores I want to go to and then making a little walk out of all of them 💚 Daunt Books is high on the list

    • @sophievandervalk7262
      @sophievandervalk7262 ปีที่แล้ว

      I may have done this in London a few years ago. Words on the Water near the British library was one of my favourites for originality

  • @megancowan1981
    @megancowan1981 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Not me being from Dublin my whole life and not knowing half of these places 😂😂 I will be having an adventure

  • @JeannyMeyer
    @JeannyMeyer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never had the urge to go to Dublin. Now I do.

  • @TaylorSwiftGleek
    @TaylorSwiftGleek ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love Dublin such a beautiful city!

  • @tiffanyb543
    @tiffanyb543 ปีที่แล้ว

    so fun, makes me want to go on a bookshop tour in my own city

  • @dione6388
    @dione6388 ปีที่แล้ว

    so cool that you're in dublin, wish i could have seen you there! all the bookshops look wonderful, have to go into them sometime :)

  • @rachaeldiviney712
    @rachaeldiviney712 ปีที่แล้ว

    You were also living Conversations with Friends since they go to Hodges Figgs a lot!

  • @luisaoc7378
    @luisaoc7378 ปีที่แล้ว

    so cute that you brought your mom

  • @aurorakarolyn
    @aurorakarolyn ปีที่แล้ว

    giant knitting needle!!!! can’t wait to steal that bahahaha, so glad you liked books upstairs and so jealous you got to go to the cafe, it’s always totally full when i go

  • @safaiaryu12
    @safaiaryu12 ปีที่แล้ว

    That Google Maps tip is great! I'm gonna have to do that. Thanks for this video, Dublin looks so beautiful!

  • @sophieismyname
    @sophieismyname ปีที่แล้ว

    if you are ever in vienna - which i highly recommend - you need to safe yourself a spot to study in the studyrooms of the university of vienna. it’s so fcking beautiful 😍. you don’t need to be a student, you can just sign up online. i go to vienna every other month or so and it’s such a nice city with so much art and culture

  • @noreenroux193
    @noreenroux193 ปีที่แล้ว

    We are going to Ireland with my family in May 2024. My parents are from there and my cousins still live there. My Dad was from Kerry and Mom was from Aran Isles where my cousins still live.

  • @99snapsnap
    @99snapsnap ปีที่แล้ว

    I so enjoyed that! I used to live near Dublin (Dunsany- yes, the writer’s castle) and went straight to Hodges Figgis every time.
    Did you see The Book of Kells?
    SOoo beautiful.
    I really miss Dublin, and the Guinness. I bet you had a great time. Thank you again.

  • @MusclesandBooks
    @MusclesandBooks ปีที่แล้ว

    A video wherein Jack has my dream vacation.

  • @Rajaas_Reading_Corner
    @Rajaas_Reading_Corner ปีที่แล้ว

    This along with London i hope to be in sometime next year, amen!

  • @gpettey19
    @gpettey19 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jack was really feeling himself with these narrative quips lol

  • @btvb7155
    @btvb7155 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG I thought the same thing, I looked a day for Temple Bar not knowing it was an area of bars 😂😂😂