Arthur Griffiths and James Joyce

Historian and biographer Anthony Jordan, delivered a talk entitled ‘James Joyce and Arthur Griffith’ at the James Joyce Centre on Monday 14 October .

Anthony is the author of fourteen books of which many are first biographies of important Irish historical figures such as: Major John MacBride, Sean MacBride, Conor Cruise O’Brien, Christy Brown, WT Cosgrave, Eamon de Valera, and John A Costello. He also written two books on the relationship between WB Yeats, Maud Gonne and John MacBride, and published an autobiography The Good Samaritans – Memoir of a Biographer. His latest book is called Arthur Griffith with James Joyce & WB Yeats: Liberating Ireland.  He has also written pieces for publications such as the Irish Times.

He lives in Dublin but is a native of Mayo and holds an All Ireland Football Colleges medal. He also organises an annual celebration of WB Yeats in Sandymount.