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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Dubliners - James Joyce [238]

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overcoat.

abu

The heart of Dublin’s upscale shopping district.

abv

Type of jaunting car.

abw

Headquarters of the Dublin Port and Docks Board.

abx

His role model.

aby

The police force for all of Ireland outside Dublin; “Dublin Castle” here represents British Rule in Ireland.

abz

Church on the coast in south Dublin.

aca

Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a devotional discipline.

acb

From the Irish phrase bean sí (“fairy woman”).

acc

The main conservative Dublin paper.

acd

Alcoholic beverages could be sold outside of regular pub hours to genuine travelers ; some determined drinkers “traveled” for the sake of exploiting this loophole of the law.

ace

The river running west to east through downtown Dublin, dividing it into south and north.

acf

Lending money at excessive rates of interest.

acg

Taxes.

ach

From the Irish word bastún (“blockhead”).

aci

From the Irish word amadán (“fool”).

acj

Thick, dark Irish beer.

ack

A grocery and pub.

acl

Period of withdrawal for the purpose of spiritual reflection and teaching.

acm

Irish dance.

acn

The Society of Jesus, an order within the Catholic Church founded by Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556); its members are known especially for their learning.

aco

Fictional character.

acp

(1830-1883); popular Dominican fundraiser who combined spiritual and nationalist appeals in Ireland.

acq

Leo XIII (1810-1903; pope 1878-1903).

acr

A Unionist; one favoring the continued union of Ireland with Great Britain.

acs

Wine and spirits merchant.

act

Pub.

acu

(1792-1878); as pope (1846-1878), he promulgated the dogmas of the Immaculate Conception and papal infallibility.

acv

A brick of peat (turf) fuel under his arm.

acw

Paraphrase from John Dryden’s Absalom and Achitophel (1681): “Great Wits are sure to Madness near ally’d.”

acx

From the throne (Latin); the dogma of papal infallibility holds that when the pope speaks about matters of church doctrine, he is infallible.

acy

Johannes Josef Ignaz von Döllinger (1799-1890), far from participating in the First Vatican Council (1869-1870), was excommunicated for his refusal to accept its decrees.

acz

(1791-1881); Irish archbishop who opposed English influence in Ireland.

ada

1816-1875; well-known owner of the Freeman’s Journal; a Protestant, he supported repeal of the Union of England and Ireland; his statue still stands on O’Connell Street.

adb

1845-1888; Sir John’s son, owner of the Freeman’s Journal and a Nationalist.

adc

Jesus’ words to Peter in Matthew 16:23.

add

Part of a church that crosses the nave at right angles to main length of the building.

ade

Member of a religious order who has not taken priestly vows.

adf

Figure of five points: the four corners of a square and the center.

adg

White vestment with loose sleeves worn by those presiding over church services.

adh

Riches.

adi

Quotation from Luke 16:8-9.

adj

On the south bank of the Liffey, west of the city center.

adk

A south-bank quay of the Liffey, near Phoenix Park.

adl

Broker between grower and wholesaler.

adm

Served as organist.

adn

The Royal Irish Academy of Music.

ado

Train line to the affluent seaside communities of Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire) and Dalkey, south of Dublin.

adp

Thick, dark Irish beer.

adq

Drunk.

adr

Sweet talk.

ads

(1812-1889); preeminent English poet.

adt

Thomas Moore’s Irish Melodies, a popular (and less difficult) alternative to the poetry of Browning.

adu

Affluent coastal suburb south of the city center.

adv

Merrion Square, fashionable neighborhood east of St. Stephen’s Green.

adw

Hot cereal.

adx

A rubber-like material.

ady

Blackface vaudeville entertainers.

adz

One of Dublin’s most elegant hotels, on Upper O’Connell Street.

aea

Delicacies.

aeb

Dry ale.

aec

A carbonated lemon-lime beverage.

aed

“Type of square dance.

aee

The temperance pledge—that is, to not drink alcohol.

aef

The two sons of English King Edward IV, rumored to have been murdered in the Tower of London in 1483 by their uncle, Richard III.

aeg

Material like damask, popular for embroidery.

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