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by Spixxy on October 6th, 2004

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What is Ivy Day in Ireland?

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  • by Merry Walker on October 23rd, 2004

    Merry Walker

    Ivy Day, October 6, commemorates the death of politician Charles Stuart Parnell in 1891. Parnell and Ivy Day figure prominently in a story by Dubliner James Joyce called "Ivy Day in the Committee Room."


    You can read about Charles Stuart Parnell here:
    http://nd.essortment.com/whowascharles_rlhl.htm

    You can find a summary and analysis of the story here:
    http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/dubliners/section12.rhtml

    You can find the story itself here:
    http://pd.sparknotes.com/lit/dubliners/section12.html

    Search strategy: Google, "ireland ivy day"

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