James Joyce may have spent most of his adult life abroad, but he was a true-blue Dubliner at heart. “For myself, I always write about Dublin, because if I can get to the heart of Dublin I can get to the heart of all the cities of the world. In the particular is contained the universal,” he wrote.
People celebrating Bloomsday outside The Bailey pub in Dublin on 16th June 2023. Bloomsday celebrates the publication of James Joyce’s Ulysses. (Derick P Hudson/Shutterstock) The written word is deeply entwined with Dublin’s past and present.
It can be seen in the gorgeous architecture, rich culture, witty conversations and intellectual discussions in the many pubs, and in the roll call of the many writers who have called this island nation home. Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India's general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! James Joyce photographed in 1918 in Zurich (C Ruf/Wikimedia Commons) Apart from Joyce, Ireland’s capital has produced four Nobel laureates of literature: renowned poets William Butler Yeats and Seamus Heaney, dramatist George Bernard Shaw and novelist Samuel Beckett.
Located on a bay at the mouth of the Liffey River, Dublin dates back to the 7th century when the Gaels established a settlement. The city draws its name from the Irish word Duibhlinn , meaning “black, dark”, and “pool”, and refers to a dark tidal pool located where the River Poddle entered the Liffey. It was Ireland’s main settlement by the.
