Oliver Joseph St. John Gogarty (17 August 1878 - 22 September 1957) was an Irish poet, author, otolaryngologist, athlete, politician, and well-known conversationalist. He served as the inspiration for Buck Mulligan in James Joyce 's novel Ulysses . Life [ edit] Early life [ edit] Oliver St. John Gogarty, (born Aug. 17, 1878, Dublin, Ire.—died Sept. 22, 1957, New York, N.Y., U.S.), writer, wit, and raconteur associated with the Irish literary renaissance whose memoirs vividly re-create the Dublin of his youth. Gogarty attended Royal University (now University College, Dublin), where he was a fellow student of James Joyce.
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Gogarty, Oliver St John (1878-1957), surgeon and man of letters, was born 17 August 1878 at 5 Rutland Square, Dublin, eldest of four sons of Henry Gogarty, surgeon (d. 1891), and his wife, Margaret Gogarty (née Oliver; d. 1906), daughter of a Galway miller. Education and early influences. As I Was Going Down Sackville Street: A Phantasy in Fact is a book by Oliver St. John Gogarty. Published in 1937 by Rich & Cowan in the UK and by Reynal and Hitchcock in the US, it was Gogarty's first extended prose work and was described by its author as "something new in form: neither a 'memoir' nor a novel". [1] There must be no worse fate for a writer than to be remembered as a minor character in someone else's masterpiece, but such is the fate of Oliver St John Gogarty, poet, surgeon, senator, cyclist,. The blending of legend and fact proved irresistible to the younger generation of the time, and Oliver St. John Gogarty was soon one of the "characters" of a Dublin that seemed to devote much.
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Food & drink Bars & pubs Oliver St. John Gogarty Oliver St. John Gogarty Oliver St. John Gogarty's is situated in the centre of Temple Bar, Dublin City's cultural quarter, and within walking distance of many well known visitor attractions and shopping districts. Oliver St John Gogarty: The Real Buck Mulligan by Guy St John Williams Somerville Press, €18. Gogarty's grandson here seeks to redress what he regards as Joyce's deliberate misrepresentation. Oliver Joseph St. John Gogarty was an Irish poet, author, otolaryngologist, athlete, politician, and well-known conversationalist. He served as the inspiration for Buck Mulligan in James Joyce's novel Ulysses. Oliver St. John Gogarty by Prof. J. B. Lyons (Read to The Old Dublin Society, 29th February, 1984 When Oliver St. John Gogarty died in New York City, his remains were flown back to Ireland for burial in Connemara. The coffin was opened in Shannon and his children were taken aback by the cosmetics applied by the American morticians.
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Caricatured as "Buck Mulligan" in Joyce's masterpiece, Oliver St. John Gogarty was more than just a swashbuckling figure - he was a poet, a playwright, a politician, and a renowned surgeon who operated for free on poor children. "The physician must have at his command a certain ready wit . . ." - Hippocrates OLIVER ST. JOHN GOGARTY "I remember," writes Gogarty in a posthumous book of essays,* "trying to persuade the poet Yeats to recognize Macaulay.. In vain.. . I went away disconsolate, for if Lord Macaulay was not a poet all my fine frenzies were foolish vanities." Gogarty meant by "my fine frenzies" his enthusiasm for Macaulay and not his own.
Oliver St John Gogarty (1878-1957) is known today, insofar as he is known at all, exclusively as the inspiration for the character of Malachi ("Buck") Mulligan in Ulysses, but in his own day he cut quite an imposing, if somewhat corpulent, figure in Irish literary circles. Oliver St.John Gogarty 3.9 28 Reviews €30 and under Irish Top Tags: Great for live music Great for craft beers Gogartys award winning traditional Irish restaurant has been an icon in Temple Bar for a number of years and serves up traditional Irish dishes with some recipes dating back to the 19th century.
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Welcome to Oliver St. John Gogartys, in the Heart of Temple Bar If you are planning to visit Dublin, then Gogarty's must be on your list. Our award winning Restaurant serves the best in traditional Irish food & our lively Bar has traditional Live Irish Music sessions every day of the week. Designed in late 19th century style The Oliver St John Gogarty Bar is a must see on your trip to Dublin. Named after famous Irish Poet, Playwright and Surgeon (Oliver St John Gogarty) we are located in the heart of Dublin's Cultural Quarter, Temple Bar. Enjoy Our Bar Food
