On June 16 of that year he had his first date with Nora Barnacle, who would become his muse and later his wife. The museum has a lovely café and you can also get your photograph taken under the same ash tree where Joyce’s graduation photo was taken in 1902.Įverything changed for James Joyce in 1904. Stephen’s Green, now MoLI, the Museum of Literature Ireland, where you can soak up stories of Joyce and other famous Irish writers, including Yeats, Kavanagh, Lavin and Heaney. Joyce’s university was in Newman House on St.
Stand out in a storm and try it yourself!įurther family ramblings included addresses both north and south of the city, in Drumcondra and Blackrock, while his university years were lived in Clontarf and Fairview. When writing Finnegans Wake, James invented a 100-letter word to describe a thunderclap: Bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk.
James was also petrified of thunderstorms, thanks to a superstitious aunt who told him they were caused by the wrath of God. Next stop: the seaside town of Bray, just across the county line in Wicklow, where the young James was attacked by a dog, leading to a lifelong fear of canines. These days the suburb is one of the busiest in the city, full of shops, bars, and restaurants to explore (be sure to visit the marvellous Art Deco Stella Cinema, which dates from 1923). Media captionJames Joyce was born at 41 Brighton Square in Rathgar.įrom there, the family went to another redbrick spot at 23 Castlewood Avenue in Rathmines, an easy walk from the city centre and close to the Grand Canal.
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