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2 February 2009

Joyce’s Birthday today!

Filed under: culture,dublin,ireland — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , — Will @ 20:46

James Joyce was born in Dublin on this day in 1882. In honour of one of Ireland’s greatest writers, I set out to find his birthplace. (more…)

16 June 2008

Happy Bloomsday 2008

Filed under: culture,dublin — Tags: , , , , , , , — Will @ 13:40

June 16th of each year brings the worldwide celebration of James Joyce’s novel, Ulysses: Bloomsday. Many Joycean scholars make a pilgrimage to Dublin on this date, because the entirety of Ulysses occurs on one day, 16 June 1904. Joyce’s friends used the word “Bloomsday” when Joyce was alive! (more…)

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