Saving The House of "The Dead"
15 Usher's Island from James Joyce's "The Dead"
In regards to the fight for the house of “The Dead” -- chronicled below -- perhaps Gabriel Conroy’s speech, given at 15 Usher’s Island, can sum up the sentiment:
“Ladies and Gentlemen…I can only ask you tonight to take the will for the deed and to lend me your attention for a few moments while I endeavour to express to you in words what my feelings are on this occasion…A new generation is growing up in our midst, a generation actuated by new ideas and new principles. It is serious and enthusiastic for these new ideas and its enthusiasm, even when it is misdirected, is, I believe, in the main sincere. But we are living in a sceptical and, if I may use the phrase, a thought-tormented age: and sometimes I fear that this new generation, educated or hypereducated as it is, will lack those qualities of humanity, of hospitality, of kindly humour which belonged to an older day.”
Let’s do everything we can to save a building whose fame the world should not willingly let die.
“Ladies and Gentlemen…I can only ask you tonight to take the will for the deed and to lend me your attention for a few moments while I endeavour to express to you in words what my feelings are on this occasion…A new generation is growing up in our midst, a generation actuated by new ideas and new principles. It is serious and enthusiastic for these new ideas and its enthusiasm, even when it is misdirected, is, I believe, in the main sincere. But we are living in a sceptical and, if I may use the phrase, a thought-tormented age: and sometimes I fear that this new generation, educated or hypereducated as it is, will lack those qualities of humanity, of hospitality, of kindly humour which belonged to an older day.”
Let’s do everything we can to save a building whose fame the world should not willingly let die.
"Plans to Turn James Joyce House of the Dead Into a Hostel Put on Hold by Council" ~ The Journal, December 22, 2019
"What James Joyce's Bones and House Tell Us About Irish Culture" ~ RTE, December 6, 2019
"Joyce House Hostel Plan 'Cannot Be Contemplated', Says Minister" ~ The Irish Times, December 2, 2019
"Joyce's Home 'of the Dead' at Risk: Appeal to Avoid Disappearance" ~ Il Piccolo, November 29, 2019
"Hostel Proposal 'Not Remotely Viable' For James Joyce's 'House of the Dead', Says Councillor" ~ Irish Examiner, November 24, 2019
"Dublin House Made World Famous By James Joyce Under Threat From Developers" ~ Irish Central, November 19, 2019
"House of the Dead: What to do with Joyce's Literary Landmark?" ~ The Irish Times, Nov. 16, 2019
"Hostel Plan for Joyce's House of the Dead 'Only Viable Option'" ~ The Irish Times, Nov. 11, 2019
"What James Joyce's Bones and House Tell Us About Irish Culture" ~ RTE, December 6, 2019
"Joyce House Hostel Plan 'Cannot Be Contemplated', Says Minister" ~ The Irish Times, December 2, 2019
"Joyce's Home 'of the Dead' at Risk: Appeal to Avoid Disappearance" ~ Il Piccolo, November 29, 2019
"Hostel Proposal 'Not Remotely Viable' For James Joyce's 'House of the Dead', Says Councillor" ~ Irish Examiner, November 24, 2019
"Dublin House Made World Famous By James Joyce Under Threat From Developers" ~ Irish Central, November 19, 2019
"House of the Dead: What to do with Joyce's Literary Landmark?" ~ The Irish Times, Nov. 16, 2019
"Hostel Plan for Joyce's House of the Dead 'Only Viable Option'" ~ The Irish Times, Nov. 11, 2019
"Open Letter Calls for Protection of Joyce House of 'The Dead' Site" ~ RTE, Nov. 8, 2019
"Minister Rejects Artists' Call For Protection of Joyce's 'House of the Dead'" ~The Irish Times, Nov. 8, 2019
"Joyce and the 'House of the Dead'" ~ The Irish Times, Nov. 8, 2019
"Joyce Fans Mourn Loss of Dublin's Soul as Developers Buy House of the Dead" ~ The Guardian, Nov. 3, 2019
"A Better Plan for House of the Dead" ~ The Irish Times, Nov. 1, 2019
"Plan for James Joyce 'House of the Dead' is an Act of Cultural Vandalism ~ The Irish Times, Oct. 31, 2019
"Minister Rejects Artists' Call For Protection of Joyce's 'House of the Dead'" ~The Irish Times, Nov. 8, 2019
"Joyce and the 'House of the Dead'" ~ The Irish Times, Nov. 8, 2019
"Joyce Fans Mourn Loss of Dublin's Soul as Developers Buy House of the Dead" ~ The Guardian, Nov. 3, 2019
"A Better Plan for House of the Dead" ~ The Irish Times, Nov. 1, 2019
"Plan for James Joyce 'House of the Dead' is an Act of Cultural Vandalism ~ The Irish Times, Oct. 31, 2019
