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Joyce

anladmór · 2009-02-15 20:15:03

did he have polish ancestry? his dads name was John Stanislaus Joyce. Stanislaus is a Polish name. Can anybody shed light on this?

15-02-2009 8:15pm

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did he have polish ancestry? his dads name was John Stanislaus Joyce.

Stanislaus is a Polish name. Can anybody shed light on this?

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I don't think so; it was probably chosen as a Jesuit name, after St. Stanislaus Kostka.

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#4 15-02-2009 9:49pm

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I think his family on his father's side was from Cork, can't remember as it's a while since I read the Ellman biography. Don't remember any mention of Polish roots.

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