Retired teacher, Enda Cunningham established Ulysses Rare Books in 1986. The original shop was in Market Arcade on George’s Street, moving to Duke Street in April 1988, when his son and daughter, David and Aisling, joined the family business. The bookshop specializes in 20th-century Irish literature, and has an unrivalled selection of rare and signed editions. There is also a collection of rare and collectible children’s and illustrated books and a variety of books on Irish history and topography from the 17th century period to the recent past.

"Our particular specialty is in 20th century Irish literature. We have an unrivalled selection of rare Editions by James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, W.B. Yeats, Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney, Brendan Behan, Flann O’Brien and many others. We also stock a wide variety of books on Irish history and topography from the 17th Century to the recent past."