40 moments

1. Birth at Brighton Square

   1882-02-02 · 41 Brighton Square, Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland

   

   James Joyce was born in Rathgar, a suburb of Dublin. Coordinates represent the documented birth-address area.

2. Baptism at St Joseph's Church

   1882-02-05 · St Joseph's Church, Terenure, Dublin, Ireland

   

   Joyce was baptised three days after his birth at St Joseph's Church in Terenure.

3. Family move to Bray

   1887-01-01 · Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

   

   Joyce moved with his family to Bray after his father became a Dublin Corporation rate collector. The source gives the year but not a more precise move date.

4. Begins at Clongowes Wood College

   1888-01-01 · Clongowes Wood College, Clane, County Kildare, Ireland

   

   Joyce began formal schooling at the Jesuit boarding school near Clane.

5. Starts at Belvedere College

   1893-01-01 · Belvedere College, Dublin, Ireland

   

   After leaving Clongowes, Joyce attended the Jesuit school in Dublin without fees.

6. University College student

   1898-01-01 · Newman House, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

   

   Joyce enrolled to study English, French, and Italian at University College Dublin. Newman House is used as the documented University College site of Joyce's time.

7. Census residence at Royal Terrace

   1901-01-01 · Royal Terrace (now Inverness Road), Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland

   

   The 1901 census recorded Joyce as a student living with his parents and siblings in Clontarf. Coordinates represent the former Royal Terrace area, now Inverness Road.

8. Medical-study sojourn in Paris

   1902-01-01 · École de Médecine, Paris, France

   

   After graduation, Joyce left Dublin for Paris and attended courses connected with the École de Médecine. The source establishes the journey in late 1902 but does not give an arrival day.

9. First outing with Nora Barnacle

   1904-06-16 · Ringsend, Dublin, Ireland

   

   Joyce and Nora Barnacle walked through Ringsend on the date later commemorated as Bloomsday.

10. Brief residence at Sandycove Martello tower

    1904-09-01 · James Joyce Tower, Sandycove, County Dublin, Ireland

    

    Joyce moved into the Martello tower rented by Oliver St John Gogarty, leaving within a week. The source gives September 1904 but not the move day.

11. First Zurich stay

    1904-10-01 · Zurich, Switzerland

    

    Joyce and Nora reached Zurich seeking work at the Berlitz Language School and remained for a little over a week. The source dates the Zurich arrival to October 1904 but does not give an exact day.

12. Stop in London during exile journey

    1904-10-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Joyce and Nora made a short stop in London while beginning their self-imposed exile from Ireland. The source places the stop in October 1904 but does not identify a London address.

13. Stop in Paris during exile journey

    1904-10-01 · Paris, France

    

    Joyce and Nora briefly stayed in Paris en route from London to Zurich. The source places the stop in October 1904 but does not identify a Paris address.

14. First arrival in Trieste

    1904-10-20 · Trieste, Austria-Hungary (now Italy)

    

    Joyce reached Trieste seeking a Berlitz teaching position; he was detained by police shortly after arrival.

15. Moves to Pola

    1904-10-29 · Pola (now Pula), Austria-Hungary (now Croatia)

    

    Unable to obtain a Trieste post, Joyce and Nora departed by ship for the Berlitz branch at Pola. The date documents departure for Pola; the following day the chronology records his taking a flat there.

16. Visit to Brioni

    1905-02-02 · Brijuni (Brioni) Islands, Croatia

    

    On his twenty-third birthday, Joyce visited the Brioni islands with Nora and Berlitz colleagues.

17. Residence at Piazza Ponterosso

    1905-03-01 · Piazza Ponterosso, Trieste, Italy

    

    During his first extended Trieste period, Joyce took a flat at Piazza Ponterosso. The chronology's March 1905 heading supplies the month; the building coordinate is approximate.

18. Returns to Trieste from Pola

    1905-03-01 · Trieste, Austria-Hungary (now Italy)

    

    Joyce returned to Trieste after several months teaching in Pola and resumed work connected with Berlitz. The source specifies early March but not a calendar day.

19. Arrival in Rome for bank work

    1906-07-31 · Rome, Italy

    

    Joyce moved to Rome to work as a correspondence clerk at the Nast-Kolb & Schumacher Bank. Coordinates represent central Rome because the chronology does not identify the bank's exact site.

20. Returns to Trieste from Rome

    1907-03-07 · Trieste, Austria-Hungary (now Italy)

    

    After about seven months in Rome, Joyce returned to Trieste and was rehired for Berlitz teaching.

21. Summer visit to Dublin with Giorgio

    1909-01-01 · Dublin, Ireland

    

    Joyce travelled to Dublin to introduce his son Giorgio to Joyce's family. The source gives summer 1909 rather than a month or day.

22. Volta Cinema opening

    1909-10-01 · Volta Cinematograph, Mary Street, Dublin, Ireland

    

    Joyce returned to Dublin to supervise the opening of the Volta, Ireland's first cinema. Coordinates represent the former Volta Cinema site on Mary Street.

23. Return to Trieste after Volta venture

    1910-01-01 · Trieste, Austria-Hungary (now Italy)

    

    Joyce returned to Trieste after the Dublin cinema venture, accompanied by his sister Eileen.

24. Summer return to Galway

    1912-01-01 · Galway, Ireland

    

    Joyce returned to Ireland in the summer, following Nora and Lucia to Galway. The source gives the season, so the card uses year-level date precision.

25. Teaching examinations in Padua

    1912-04-01 · University of Padua, Padua, Italy

    

    Joyce travelled to Padua to take examinations intended to qualify him for teaching in Italian schools. Coordinates represent the University of Padua's historic centre.

26. Via Bramante residence

    1912-09-01 · Via Bramante 4, Trieste, Italy

    

    After the Irish visit, the Joyce family moved into an apartment on Via Bramante in Trieste. Building coordinate is approximate.

27. Begins teaching at Revoltella

    1913-10-01 · Scuola Superiore di Commercio Revoltella, Trieste, Italy

    

    Joyce began teaching at Trieste's Scuola Superiore di Commercio Revoltella during his final prewar Trieste residence. Coordinates represent the Revoltella institution area.

28. Zurich residence during World War I

    1915-01-01 · Zurich, Switzerland

    

    Joyce lived and worked in Zurich after fleeing Trieste with Nora and their children during the First World War. The source establishes the 1915 wartime relocation but not an arrival day.

29. Departure from wartime Trieste

    1915-06-27 · Trieste, Austria-Hungary (now Italy)

    

    With Italy's entry into the war, Joyce and his family left Trieste for neutral Switzerland.

30. Seefeldstrasse residence

    1916-04-22 · Seefeldstrasse 54, Zurich, Switzerland

    

    A police report identified Joyce as living at Seefeldstrasse 54 in Zurich. Coordinates are approximate for the documented street address.

31. Sojourns in Locarno

    1917-01-01 · Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland

    

    During the financially secure part of the Zurich years, Joyce's family sometimes stayed in Locarno. The source places these stays between 1917 and early 1919; 1917 is used as the earliest supported year.

32. Return to Trieste after the war

    1919-10-01 · Via Sanità 2, Trieste, Italy

    

    Joyce returned to Trieste and moved into his sister Eileen's household near the waterfront. The source gives mid-October; building coordinate is approximate.

33. Meeting Ezra Pound at Sirmione

    1920-01-01 · Sirmione, Italy

    

    Joyce met Ezra Pound at Sirmione before deciding to move from Trieste to Paris. The source assigns the meeting to the final 1919–1920 Trieste period but does not provide a month.

34. Arrival and residence in Paris

    1920-07-01 · Paris, France

    

    Joyce's intended stopover became a twenty-year Paris residence and the central setting of his later literary career.

35. Departure from Trieste for Paris

    1920-07-01 · Trieste, Italy

    

    Joyce and his family ended their final Trieste stay and departed for Paris. The detailed chronology places this departure under July 1920, though another account describes the family as heading to Paris in June.

36. London residence

    1930-01-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Joyce moved to London, leased a flat, registered to vote, and established a legal residence there. The source provides the year but not the flat address.

37. Return to Paris from London

    1931-01-01 · Paris, France

    

    Joyce returned to Paris later in the year after Lucia began showing signs of mental illness. The source does not provide a month for the return.

38. Marriage to Nora Barnacle

    1931-07-04 · Register Office, Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom

    

    After twenty-seven years together, Joyce and Nora Barnacle married in a civil ceremony in Kensington. Coordinates represent central Kensington; the historical Register Office site is not specified by the source.

39. Final flight to Zurich

    1940-01-01 · Zurich, Switzerland

    

    After the fall of France, Joyce and his family fled Nazi occupation and returned to Zurich for the last time. The source gives 1940 but not a more precise arrival date.

40. Death after ulcer surgery

    1941-01-13 · Zurich, Switzerland

    

    Joyce died in Zurich following surgery for a perforated duodenal ulcer. The specific hospital is not identified by the source; coordinates represent Zurich.