The Dead (short story) The Dead (short story) "The Dead" is the final story in the 1914 collection "Dubliners" by James Joyce. The other stories in the collection are shorter, whereas at 15,952 words, "The Dead" is long enough to be described as a novella. The story deals with themes of love and loss as well as raising questions about the nature of the Irish identity. Gabriel Conroy, Gretta Conroy, Kate and Julia Morkan, and Bartell d'Arcy are all alluded to in James Joyce's later work, "Ulysses", though no character from "The Dead" makes a direct appearance in the novel. The story centres on
LÉ James Joyce (P62) LÉ James Joyce (P62) LÉ "James Joyce" (P62) is a (OPV) which was built by Babcock Marine Appledore for the Irish Naval Service. Although questioned by some descendants of the author, the ship was named for writer James Joyce. In October 2010, the Irish Naval Service ordered a number of new offshore patrol vessels from Babcock Marine, a UK-based shipbuilder operating out of Appledore, North Devon. Like the similar "Róisín"-class OPV, "James Joyce" was designed by Vard Marine. In July 2013, the name of the vessel, "James Joyce" was announced by the Minister for Defence Alan Shatter in Dáil Éireann.