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Nora Joyce

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The Resume

    (March 1884-April 10, 1951)
    Born in Galway, Ireland
    Birth name was Nora Barnacle
    Wife of James Joyce

Why she might be annoying:

    She was nicknamed 'man-killer' after two boyfriends died.
    Her maiden name makes her sound like a sea creature in drag.
    She was barely literate.
    She wrote letters to her sister complaining about her husband.
    After her daughter, Lucia, was placed in a mental institution, she refused to visit.

Why she might not be annoying:

    When James Joyce's father learned her last name, he said, 'She'll stick with him.'
    She is believed to have inspired Molly Bloom from 'Ulysses.'
    She was beaten by her uncle for dating a Protestant.
    She ran off to Dublin after the beating.
    James Joyce wrote her erotic letters.
    She stood by her husband through a 37 year relationship.
    She was the subject of an award-winning biography by Brenda Maddox.
    She and her husband were the subjects of the 1999 film 'Nora.'

Credit: truffle


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying