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Joycean Tour of Clongowes College

Joycean Tour of Clongowes College

A visit to all the places that are mentioned in the Clongowes section of 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' by James Joyce.

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is the first novel by Irish writer James Joyce

The novel traces the religious and intellectual awakening of young Stephen Dedalus, a fictional alter ego of Joyce and an allusion to Daedalus, the consummate craftsman of Greek mythology. In the novel, Stephen Dedalus attends the Jesuit-run Clongowes Wood College, where the apprehensive, intellectually gifted boy suffers the ridicule of his classmates while he learns the schoolboy codes of behaviour. 

Venue: Clongowes Wood College, Clane
Admission: Free
Not suitable for children under 12

Date/Time: Saturday 18th August, 3.00pm - 5.00pm

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