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35 North Great George\u2019s Street was built in 1784 for Valentine Brown, the Earl of Kenmare, who used it as his townhouse. In the eighteenth century, this area of Dublin was very fashionable but it fell into decline in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.<\/p>\n
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, the house was bought by the Graham family who let part of the building to a Mr Maginn. Maginn opened a dancing academy and ballroom on the premises and advertised himself as “Mr Denis J Maginni, Professor of Dancing &c” and it is under this title that he appears in James Joyce\u2019s Ulysses<\/em>.<\/p>\n By 1982, twelve houses on North Great George\u2019s Street had been demolished by Dublin City Council including the house next door. A group of campaigners managed to save No. 35 from demolition. On 16 June 1982 — the year that marked the centenary of James Joyce\u2019s birth and the day on which Ulysses<\/em> is set, affectionally known as “Bloomsday” — the keys were handed over to Senator David Norris on behalf of the James Joyce Centre. With the help of many others (such as the North Great George’s Street Preservation Society) and with funding from a variety of sources, the building was renovated and the Centre was opened to the public in June 1996.<\/p>\n For over ten years, the Centre was run by members of the Joyce and Monaghan families, descendants of Joyce\u2019s brother Charles Joyce and sister May Monaghan. It it now maintained by a staff of scholars and museum professionals dedicated to promoting the life and legacy of James Joyce as well as Ireland\u2019s rich literary heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The entrance to the James Joyce Centre on North Great George\u2019s Street in Dublin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ulysses<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Darina Gallagher Dr. Josh Q. Newman Juliana Cooper<\/p>\n Les Doherty<\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you are an accredited member of the media and you wish to visit the Centre, you can arrange a complimentary media pass through Visit Dublin or by emailing visitdublin@failteireland.ie<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you would like images or information about the Centre for publication, please don\u2019t hesitate to email us at marketing@jamesjoyce.ie<\/a>.<\/p>\n For information about the Bloomsday Festival, visit\u00a0www.bloomsdayfestival.com<\/a>\u00a0or email\u00a0bloomsday@jamesjoyce.ie<\/a>. You can access our bank of Bloomsday press images\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The James Joyce Centre is dedicated to being a global hub for the world-wide celebration of writer James Joyce and to the promotion of an understanding of his life, literature, and legacy.<\/p>\n To build and sustain capacity in the James Joyce Cultural Centre and through www.jamesjoyce.ie<\/a> which will demonstrate the vibrancy and purpose which the Board of Management and Staff of the Centre bring to the task of realising their Vision. We aim to develop the position of the James Joyce Centre as the focal point for the worldwide celebration of James Joyce and as a destination for literary tourism, access to Georgian Dublin, and culture in Dublin city.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The James Joyce Centre is incorporated as a limited company with educational charity status. Our Charity Registration Number is 20022679.<\/span><\/p>\n We are grateful for <\/span>the generous support of the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport<\/strong><\/a>, F\u00e1ilte Ireland<\/strong><\/a>, The Ireland Funds<\/strong><\/a>, and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n The Centre is committed to protecting your privacy and creating a safe environment for children. For more information, please refer to our Child Protection Policy, Code of Conduct Policy for Employees, Conflicts of Interest Policy for Directors, Trustees and Company Members, Conflicts of Interest Policy for Employees, and Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n History The Staff Media Enquiries Governance History More than 40 Years of the James Joyce Centre 35 North Great George\u2019s Street was built in 1784 for Valentine Brown, the Earl of Kenmare, who used it as his townhouse. In the eighteenth century, this area of Dublin was very fashionable but it fell into decline in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-40","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/doorSide-1.jpg\")
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