A life in dates
- 2 February 1882: Born – Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland
- 1898: Enters University College – Dublin, Ireland, Studies modern languages at University College Dublin.
- 1907: Chamber Music – Collection
- 1914: Dubliners – Collection
- 1916: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – Novel
- 1918: Exiles – Play
- 1922: Ulysses – Novel
- 1927: Pomes Penyeach – Collection
- 1931: Marries Nora Barnacle – London, England, Formalises his long partnership with Nora.
- 1939: Finnegans Wake – Novel
- 13 January 1941: Died – Zurich, Switzerland, Aged 58.