Nora Barnacle
Nora Barnacle Joyce | |
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Nora Barnacle, c. 1926 in this cropped photograph by Berenice Abbott | |
| Born | Norah Barnacle 21 March 1884 Galway, Ireland |
| Died | 10 April 1951 (aged 67) Zurich, Switzerland |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, including Lucia Joyce |
| Relatives | Stephen James Joyce (grandson) |
Nora Barnacle Joyce (born Norah Barnacle; 21 March 1884 – 10 April 1951) was the muse and wife of Irish author James Joyce.
Barnacle and Joyce's life together has been the subject of much popular interest. Nora Barnacle, a 1980 play by Maureen Charlton, was made about their relationship. Barnacle was the subject of a 1988 biography, Nora: A Biography of Nora Joyce, by Brenda Maddox, which was adapted into a 2000 Irish film, Nora, directed by Pat Murphy, and starring Susan Lynch and Ewan McGregor.