“James Joyce and Dublin Bay” is the title of maritime historian Cormac Lowth’s latest lecture which he is giving in Clontarf Yacht and Boat Club later this week.
Lowth will be discussing and interpreting some of the many references made by Joyce to Dublin Bay and Ringsend in several of his literary works.
The confluence of the River Poddle and River Liffey, at Wellington Quay, at low tide. The rivers are mentioned briefly in James Joyce's novel Ulysses, and multiple times in Finnegans Wake, which mentions their role in Dublin's growth
He will also be showing some “rare and interesting illustrations” linked to some of the events mentioned in Joyce’s references.
The lecture will take place in Clontarf Yacht and Boat Club, Dublin, on Friday, May 24th, at 8:30 p.m. All are welcome, and Lowth advises attendees to arrive early to get a good seat.