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From Georgian townhouse to literary icon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

15 Usher\u2019s Island in Dublin, Ireland, is a classic Georgian townhouse overlooking the River Liffey. It’s an important part of literary history. In the late 1800s, the house was home to the grand-aunts of writer James Joyce, who also ran a music school there. Their home later became the setting for one of Joyce\u2019s most famous stories, The Dead<\/em>, the last one in his collection, Dubliners<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lily, the caretaker\u2019s daughter, was literally run off her feet. Hardly had she brought one gentleman into the little pantry behind the office on the ground floor and helped him off with his overcoat when the wheezy hall-door bell clanged again and she had to scamper along the bare hallway to let in another guest. It was always a great affair, the Misses Morkan\u2019s annual dance. Everybody who knew them came to it, members of the family, old friends of the family, the members of Julia Morkan\u2019s choir, any of Kate Morkan\u2019s pupils that were grown up enough, and even some of Mary Jane\u2019s pupils too.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The Dead<\/em> takes place during a Christmas party at 15 Usher\u2019s Island. The main characters, Gabriel Conroy and his wife Gretta, attend the yearly dinner held by Gabriel\u2019s aunts. The evening features music and a discussion on politics. As they prepare to leave, Gabriel sees Gretta standing quietly on the stairs, deep in thought. A song from the party has brought back memories of her youth…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This story made the house a well-known literary location, though in later years it was often empty or used by squatters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1987, director John Huston used the house\u2019s exterior in his film version of The Dead<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A brief revival of Joyce\u2019s world…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Around 2000, Brendan Kilty, a barrister and passionate Joycean, purchased 15 Usher\u2019s Island and lovingly restored the house as a tribute to James Joyce\u2019s The Dead<\/em>. His vision was to revive the spirit of the story\u2019s famous dinner scene, hosting gatherings and events that celebrated Dublin\u2019s literary heritage. For a time, the house stood as a living museum of Joyce\u2019s world – filled with music, conversation, and echoes of the past. However, financial difficulties eventually forced Kilty into bankruptcy in 2012, and the house was sold by receivers in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The drawing-room was filled with so many guests that the young men, unable to find chairs, had to stand about in groups near the piano. The middle of the room was occupied by a large square piano and a tall mirror above the mantelpiece reflected the gas flames, making the room bright and warm.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u2026then left waiting for its future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For many people in Dublin, the house still feels like a part of Joyce\u2019s world. When there were plans to turn it into a tourist hostel, writer Colm T\u00f3ib\u00edn and others objected, saying it was too important culturally. Unfortunately, their appeal didn\u2019t succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whatever the future holds for 15 Usher\u2019s Island, The Dead<\/em> has left its mark here. The house now faces a bridge named after Joyce, linking Usher\u2019s Island with Blackhall Place on the north side of the river. The bridge opened on Bloomsday in 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For a further exploration of this theme in Joyce\u2019s work, see A Song from the Past: Joyce, Music, and Memory<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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