Nora Barnacle
ABOUT NORA BARNACLE
Irish woman famous for being the wife of renowned author James Joyce . She was married to him from 1931 to 1941 and is considered one of his primary inspirations despite the often-tempestuous nature of their relationship.
She worked as a chambermaid in Finn's Hotel before meeting Joyce in Dublin in 1904.
An erotic letter from her husband sold at auction for a record $445,000 in 2012.
Her father was a baker and her mother was a dressmaker.
The day of her first romantic meeting with James Joyce , June 16, 1904, is the setting for his novel Ulysses and is commonly referred to as "Bloomsday."
