Mary Jane Joyce

Mary Jane JoyceMother of James Joyce. Of a modest, respectable County Leitrim family, Mary Jane Murray spent several years studying music with her aunts in Dublin. She met John Joyce in a church choir and they married in 1880 despite parental opposition. James, their eldest surviving son, was born in 1882. The Joyces lived well for about 12 years, but afterwards, she faced a continuous struggle to feed and clothe her ever-increasing family. A pious woman, May deplored her eldest son's loose living and apostacy yet maintained contact and even sent him money occasionally. Worn out at age 44, she died of cancer in 1903. Tim O'Neill

玛丽·简·乔伊斯，詹姆斯·乔伊斯的母亲。出身于谦逊而受人尊敬的利特里姆郡家族，玛丽·简·默里曾于都柏林跟随其姑母学习音乐数年。她在教堂合唱团中遇见了约翰·乔伊斯，并于1880年结婚，尽管遭到了父母的反对。他们的长子詹姆斯于1882年出生。乔伊斯一家生活得颇为富足，约12年后，她开始面临持续的困境，为了养家和糊口而劳心劳力。作为一名虔诚的女子，梅对长子放纵的生活和异端行为深感痛心，尽管如此，她仍保持着与他保持联系，并在必要时偶尔资助他。在44岁时，她因癌症去世。