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James Joyce, John McCormack, Their Friendship And Their Music Part Two

Posted on May 14, 2013 by coolamber71

Joyce used his family and friends, friends and acquaintances of his parents as well as other denizens of Dublin as models for characters in his work.  Dr. Vincent O’Brien of 37 Parnell Square (now one of the houses of the … Continue reading →

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February Miscellany – Author Tony Jordan talks about his works

Posted on February 13, 2013 by coolamber71

The February miscellany will be on Tuesday, February 26th at 11 a.m. in the Teachers Club.  We are delighted to have author Tony Jordan to speak about his remarkable career and some of the wonderful biographies that he has written.  His biographies … Continue reading →

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Ulysses

Posted on September 28, 2012 by coolamber71

This notice is for all the Joyceans in the branch who have read James Joyce and who may wish to understand more about Ulysses.  In October, Seamus Cannon, retired director in Blackrock EC is beginning a series of talks on … Continue reading →

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Book Launch

Posted on September 11, 2012 by coolamber71

As we indicated in an earlier post there is a very interesting book launch taking place later this month on the fascinating subject of Logainmneacha.  Please click on the link for fuller information and an invitation to this the book launch. … Continue reading →

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Explore Historic Dublin

Posted on September 6, 2012 by coolamber71

I have attached details of the course  organised by Des O’Dowd for October in the Teachers Club.  I am sure that this course will prove to be of interest to many of our members. For full details of the course please click … Continue reading →

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Trips to Cardiff and to the Titanic Exhibition in Belfast

Posted on July 11, 2012 by coolamber71

The success of this trip was very much due to Marjorie’s exceptional skill at organisation and as usual, she is owed a huge debt of gratitude by the association for arranging everything. We had a very comfortable coach and our driver and courier, Martin and Siobhan, … Continue reading →

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