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Irish Post
14-06-2025
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Bloomsday celebrated at Lucia Joyce's resting place
KINGSTHORPE Cemetery in Northampton may seem an unlikely setting for Bloomsday celebrations — but for those marking James Joyce's signature day, it is in fact a place of deep resonance. On June 16th, the Triskellion Theatre Company will return once again to honour Ulysses , and to pay tribute to the Joycean legacy rooted in Northampton through the figure of Lucia Anna Joyce. Bloomsday commemorates the events of June 16th, 1904, the day on which Ulysses unfolds. The connection to Northampton is through Lucia, James Joyce's only daughter. Born in Trieste — where the Joyces lived for over a decade and where much of Ulysses was written — Lucia was once a gifted dancer and a noted figure in artistic circles. In the 1920s she had a brief romance with Samuel Beckett, but her life was increasingly marked by mental illness. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, she was treated by Carl Jung in Zurich and spent her final decades as a patient at St Andrew's Hospital in Northampton, where she died in 1982. She is buried in Kingsthorpe Cemetery. This year's event will once again include a performance of Letters to Lucia , a play written by local writers and staged at her graveside by Triskellion Theatre Company, led by Gerry Molumby of Thurles, Co. Tipperary. The day will also feature readings from Ulysses , live music from folk band The Tim Finnegans, and guest speakers exploring the Joycean ties to Northampton. Richard Rose will speak on Lucia Joyce's long and poignant connection to the town. Triskellion has been bringing turn-of-the-century Dublin to Kingsthorpe each Bloomsday since 2005, with cast members dressed in period costume and a spirit of both celebration and reflection. Previous years have seen contributions from the local branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, and performances by Sean Cannon of The Dubliners. As Bloomsday marks the ordinary made extraordinary, Kingsthorpe Cemetery becomes, just for a moment, a corner of Dublin transplanted to Northampton — a place where memory, art and identity meet. See More: Bloomsday, Northampton, Triskellion Irish Theatre Company
Irish Post
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Post
Bloomsday in an English graveyard
KINGSTHORPE Cemetery in Northampton on June 16 will be the venue for a celebration by the Triskellion Theatre Company of Bloomsday, the day that James Joyce set his novel Ulysses. June 16, 1904 was the day that Leopold Bloom, a Jewish salesman wanders round Dublin capturing a day in the life of Dublin's more marginalised citizens. Joyce's recounting of that fictional dander is generally regarded as one of the foremost literary works in the English language. Kingsthorpe Cemetery may seem at first to be an odd choice, but this is the last resting place of Lucia Anna Joyce, the only daughter of James Joyce and Nora Barnacle. Lucia, at one time a talented professional dancer, was born in Trieste where the Joyces lived for some 11 years, and where part of Ulysses was completed. In the 1920s she had a short relationship with the young Samuel Beckett. Sadly, Anna's mental health deteriorated over the years — at one time she was treated by Carl Jung in Zurich. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia, and ultimately remained a patient at St. Andrew's Psychiatric Hospital in Northampton until her death in 1982. In tribute to Lucia Joyce, two local writers in Northampton have written a play called Letters to Lucia. This will be performed this year at Lucia's graveside by the Triskellion Theatre Company, founded by Gerry Molumby from Thurles in Tipperary. There will be readings from Ulysses, the folk band the Tim Finnegans will be appearing, along with guest speakers who'll outline the Joycean connection with Northampton. Richard Rose will outline Lucia Joyce's place in Northampton. Triskellion has been presenting recitals and musical interludes from Ulysses in the cemetery, dressed of course in suitable turn of the century Dublin garb since 2005 Other performers at the Northampton regularly include the local branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, and Sean Cannon of the Dubliners. See More: Bloomsday, James Joyce, Trisxkellion Theatre
