The James Joyce Library

LovelyHurling

When did this happen? About time, anyway. Apart from the daedalus isnt it crazy that until now no reference was made to joyce on this campus whatsoever... and he a former student/ literary genius, probably the best of the 20th century? I mean who the hell is Michael Tierney anyway?

Red Alert

the 'UCD Library' or preferably 'Library' does me fine thanks.

Riamfada

Tis all the same to grimes

Chinafoot

Yup, I'd have to agree with the lads. For me its just that soul-destroying, over-heated kip of a place that I hate even thinking about.

humbert

Not getting the daedalus reference, wasn’t he an ancient Greek inventor dude?

Riamfada

In Greek mythology he built the Labyrinth and he made the wings that himself and that idiot son of his ,Icarus left crete on.

Its also , at the risk of sounding like a geek The Relief ship sent by earth to bolster the defense of the city of Atlantis in popular show Sg1-Atalantis.

Its also the name of nerd central in UCD

Chinafoot

aye, it was also the surname of the main character in Joyce's book "Portrait of the artist as a young man"

Ruskie4Rent

peachypants wrote:

Yup, I'd have to agree with the lads. For me its just that soul-destroying, over-heated kip of a place that I hate even thinking about.

Yeah I've only been there a few times and now I avoid it like the plague. I went there to do a bit of cramming and it has thought me to work harder next semester so maybe it's a kip for a reason.

humbert

oh yea thats right, all this study is wrecking my brain:eek:

panda100

Whats this about did they rename the library or something?why after james joyce?

Chinafoot

Never heard anything about it at all. If they did I'd preusme its because he was a student at UCD.

LovelyHurling

Yes Hugh Brady has had an erection outside the main library, of a sign saying "The James Joyce Library" though if you look at it this minute somebody has placed a sticker over the Joyce part, of what looks like cleavage. This explains Hugh Brady's erection. I am so witty.

Joyce used Stephen Daedalus to plot his own development from boyhood to fledgling artist. I used Daedalus for my wetting the bed sig.
By the way is it Daedalus as in Day-Dal-Is or Day-Dall-Is ...Ive heard both versions

Dave!

^
Doodledinger

Riamfada

Thats Nothing . They are reanaming the entire college "The Kindom Of Hugh"

tintinr35

i wont be calling the library "the james joyce library" "hell" will suit me fine:D

funktastic

Michael Tierney was a Professor of Greek at UCD and later president of the University. He was also a politician sitting in the Dail and Seanad.

I think renaming it the 'James Joyce' library is a good idea, it's much better than merely calling it 'The Library'. The whole UCD Dublin re-naming has been good overall too. It might smack a bit of corporatism but every other University has to do it and it definitely does draw attention to UCD being sited in Dublin, rather than people abroad possibly confusing it with University of California at Davis.

Syth

I haven't been in the Library all this year. I'm a bit pissed at having to scan in your barcode in order to enter. I want to see if it can accept random barcodes.

Pythia

LovelyHurling wrote:

Yes Hugh Brady has had an erection outside the main library, of a sign saying "The James Joyce Library" though if you look at it this minute somebody has placed a sticker over the Joyce part, of what looks like cleavage. This explains Hugh Brady's erection. I am so witty.

Ewh, stop talking about him in a sexual way, yuck!

Riamfada

You know you want his ass.

john^doyle

Syth wrote:

I haven't been in the Library all this year. I'm a bit pissed at having to scan in your barcode in order to enter. I want to see if it can accept random barcodes.

wont they get suspicious when they see that a bag of Hunky-Dory's is spending 4 or 5 hours studying in the library each week?

Syth

john^doyle wrote:

wont they get suspicious when they see that a bag of Hunky-Dory's is spending 4 or 5 hours studying in the library each week?

Let's just hope to god that they are not able to track student movements like that. If so then something like that needs to be done.

The old method was a much better way of ensuring only students and staff could access the library.

panda100

LovelyHurling wrote:

Yes Hugh Brady has had an erection outside the main library, of a sign saying "The James Joyce Library" though if you look at it this minute somebody has placed a sticker over the Joyce part, of what looks like cleavage. This explains Hugh Brady's erection. I am so witty.

Joyce used Stephen Daedalus to plot his own development from boyhood to fledgling artist. I used Daedalus for my wetting the bed sig.
By the way is it Daedalus as in Day-Dal-Is or Day-Dall-Is ...Ive heard both versions

It is actually dee-da-lus that is the correct saying-if you have an a and an e together its just pronounce e!

LovelyHurling

Loads of southern girls are called maeve but they say maive so are you sure? I wouldnt want to get this wrong lol jesus how bored am i, i wish these exams were over so i could get locked

also maelstrom, paeleantology, vaesite...

panda100

LovelyHurling wrote:

Loads of southern girls are called maeve but they say maive so are you sure? I wouldnt want to get this wrong lol jesus how bored am i, i wish these exams were over so i could get locked

I know how bored are we-but i absolutely swear it is dee-da-lus.I used to speech and drama in london when i was growing up and four years ago i did my grade 6 verse spesaking and the examiner was asking me about my poem that i did which was greek mythology and i said day-de-lus and she stopped me and said,no its not pronounced like that it is de-da-lus.

LovelyHurling

Im not convinced, ive heard day-dalus and day-dall-us, but never deedalus thats just... otherworldly

Chinafoot

Aye, when we did Portrait of the Artist in first year, our lecturers always pronounced it Day-del-us

**shrug**

Not like it really matters.

humbert

yea anytime I've heard the name on tv(the source of all knowledge:) ) it has been day-del-us

pretty*monster

It's a greek world, so you'd really want to ask someone who studies Greek. But... since we don't speak Greek, we should be able to pronouce it any which way we want.

I generally go for Deh-dal-us.
People know whay you're talking about anyway

tintinr35

ok im a loser and i looked it up so here it is pronunciation and all:o

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/Daedalus

LovelyHurling

Pronunciation: 'de-d&l-&s, 'dE-

wtf

Pythia

pretty*monster wrote:

It's a greek world, so you'd really want to ask someone who studies Greek. But... since we don't speak Greek, we should be able to pronouce it any which way we want.

I generally go for Deh-dal-us.
People know whay you're talking about anyway

Haha, I studied Greek for 5 years and pronounced it Day da lus. Or sometimes Die da lus actually...

LovelyHurling

The computer building it is, then.

singingstranger

I believe the we-study-Joyce types always think of it as DAY-dah-lus. Stephen Daedalus was also one of the predominant characters in Ulysses.

As for scanning random barcodes... they'll love when the library is overrun by a flock of those new bottles of Supermilk chocolate milk from the shop underneath... Honestly, those things are an awful addiction.

panda100

you see im right-the dictionary says-dee-da-lus! Irish people are always pronouncing things wrong-when i first came i over i didnt have a clue what you were talking bout sometimes!

Blush_01

Eh, Hiberno-English anyone? *Looks pointedly at Panda and hands her a H-E dictionary*

LovelyHurling

Eh, Hiberno-English anyone? *Looks pointedly at Panda and hands her a H-E dictionary*

Bah Hiberno English is just an excuse for bad english. Tis.
There's no such a language - theres irish and then theres english, why dont irish people learn to speak one or the other!!!!!

Still not dee dal us though, no matter what!!

Chinafoot

LovelyHurling wrote:

Bah Hiberno English is just an excuse for bad english. Tis.
There's no such a language - theres irish and then theres english, why dont irish people learn to speak one or the other!!!!!

Still not dee dal us though, no matter what!!

**shakes her head and sighs**

doesnt work like that my dear.

panda100

Ok study has gone out the window for today-i am gonna search high and low to show you that its deeeeeedalus-even if i have to bring him and icarus back from the dead to prove it!!!!

humbert

As much as I hate admiting I'm wrong I hit the little sound thing beside the phonetic description at the m-w dictionary and to my surprize it was dee.

I'm a very sad and bored person, I blame study:mad:

panda100

I think everyone owes me a drink!:D

irlrobins

I've made arrangements with the barmen in the student bar to allow you to get a pint of water when ever suits you.

humbert

now now,nobody likes a smart arse:)

irlrobins

True, but everyone loves me!

Sorry, I'm just so fcuking bored

Blush_01

Awww, poor ickle peckal! *pats head*

I'm not bored, I'm just frozen solid.

Chinafoot

hmmm im still not convinced. that audio clip was of a guy with an american accent. they pronounce everything in an odd way!

i'll be sticking to day-dal-us, ta very muchly

LovelyHurling

Now do you mean daedalus or daedalus??

Blush_01

I think she means the computer building.

Chinafoot

got it in one there Blush my dear

Scraggs

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As for scanning random barcodes... they'll love when the library is overrun by a flock of those new bottles of Supermilk chocolate milk from the shop underneath....

ur not the guy who was drinking a litre of choc milk outside the library on thurs??
that was very random if it was you!!:v:

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Honestly, those things are an awful addiction.

totally agree with ya there....
*searches fridge desperately to get a fix