The Ark in Dublin introduces children to James Joyce's Ulysses.
Pupils from sixth class in St Anne's Loreto School in Navan are transported to Ancient Greece for a performance of Homer’s Odyssey at The Ark. This is the starting point of an introduction to James Joyce’s 'Ulysses', and according to Laura O’Herlihy from the Ark
It’s a more accessible way to approach the idea of an epic journey.
Michael O’Reilly plays the role of Odysseus and later Leopold Bloom.
The children have been learning about James Joyce in school, and share their impressions of James Joyce, and the experience at The Ark.
He was the eldest of twelve...and went to UCD...
They had two children, a boy and a girl.
Today was just funner than learning history in school.
I’d love to read the book when I got a bit bigger.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 16 June 2004. The reporter is Anne Marie Smyth.
