Dublin

The Dubliners Dilemma, a one-man-show devised and performed by Declan Gorman. James Joyce’s “Dubliners” was a long time in finding a publisher. An early potential publisher had been one Grant Richards. He was nervous about publishing because he feared it would open him and his firm, given the scandalous content of some of the stories, to prosecution by the powers that be. However about eight years after initially rejecting it, Grant Richards did agree to publish it in 1914. Adaptations of…

The End of Time The question of how the world will end has been discussed and debated countless times throughout the centuries. Some say a meteor will strike or global warming will cause our planet to explode, while others talk of a great ice age that will cover the earth in silent frostiness. Robert Frost’s “Fire and Ice” and “The Second Coming,” by William Butler Yeats, are poems that seek to explore the apocalyptic destruction of the world from different viewpoints. Although they both share…

Souls in white terry cloth robes stroll through a fairytale like setting of a flowering gardens, a waterfall, and picturesque pond. These ghostlike figures have come from afar for physical healing and a mental adjustment. They’ve come to The Monart, Ireland’s only destination spa which has been created as refuge for stressed out and burned out clientele. The Monart Spa is offers its guests five star accommodations, exceptional dining, and a destination spa voted by aficionados as one of the…

I have always had a passion for history and storytelling since I was a child and decided in seventh grade world history class that I wanted to be an archaeologist, discovering ancient cultures and uncovering their secrets. I maintained this plan, arriving at Boston University as an archaeology major but after several semesters of study realized that it wasn’t the exact path for me. I began to grow my appreciation of museums, admiring how they could ignite wonder, curiosity, and learning in…

Churchill grew up in Dublin, Ireland where he attended formal school, then later being sent away to a boarding school outside of London called Harrow when he was only twelve years old. While he attended Harrow he found out he was not very interested in education and more of…

History and evolution: Double H was created in 2010 by Michael Heffernan. He is also the CEO of TCA showroom, two stores (Tonic and Sylvie Quentin), and an online store Tonic Clothing. Double H agency is a clothes showroom. A showroom is a space to present new products from a manufacturer (a brand) to future buyers. A showroom is typical of the fashion industry. It can be permanent or temporary, intended only for professionals (as journalists and buyers) or for the general public. Double H…

The myth of Daedalus is one of the more universally known myths today. The story of his invention of the cow for King Minos’ queen Pasiphae that led to the creation of the labyrinth and the death of his son has been used as an influence for many modern authors and inventors. Daedalus is the epitome of architectural and artistic genius, which is why James Joyce incorporates his legend in his novel The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. The protagonist, Stephen, faces trials in his life…

C.S. Lewis was an Irish writer. Born in Belfast in 1898, and living in County Down until the age of nine, as a young child, Lewis probably heard many of the old Irish Legends and mythological stories that most Irish children would learn, even to this day. This essay seeks to find evidence of the influence these stories had on Lewis’s work in later life, especially in ‘The Chronicles of ‘Narnia’. It focuses mainly on ‘The Magician’s Nephew’ and ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’. It examines…

had died, however it was published while he was still alive. Swift uses iambic tetrameter and many instances of caesura to stress the meaning and feeling of his poem. In lines 147-164, Swift writes about the moment he, the Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin, dies and how the public will react when they hear the news. The section is written with quotation marks at the beginning and end to express that what is being written is being spoken. There are several different speakers in this section, evident…

their own dreams. Then what would [Callaghan’s] own fantasy be? […] [He] might have to forge [his] own vision in secret spiritual isolation in [his] native city. Joyce in exile had gone deeply, too deeply, into himself. But what if he had stayed in Dublin?” (Callaghan…