On 26 March 1903 Joyce’s review of Lady Gregory’s book was published. The review, entitled ‘The Soul of Ireland,’ was published in the Dublin Daily Express on 26 March 1903. Normally, the name of the reviewer was not published in the paper, but in this case the editor of the Daily Express made an exception […]
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On this day…24 October
On 24 October 1901 John F Taylor made a speech in defence of the Irish language. Joyce may have been present on the evening of 24 October to hear Taylor’s speech in defence of the study of the Irish language. Joyce later used parts of Taylor’s speech in the ‘Aeolus’ episode of Ulysses, and made […]