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Ep. 107 – Far away a donkey brayed.

What’s up with that donkey in Glasnevin? Topics in this episode include seagulls in Ulysses, the Blooms’ old digs in Lombard St. West, The Joyce Project, Mesias the tailor, donkey…

What’s up with that donkey in Glasnevin?

Topics in this episode include seagulls in Ulysses, the Blooms’ old digs in Lombard St. West, The Joyce Project, Mesias the tailor, donkey lore, superstitions of death, a strange work of art, Lucia di Lammermoor, Ivy Day, the location of Bloom’s future grave, Altman the Saltman, Finglas, Joe Hynes, the crimes of Charley M’Coy, Bonnie Prince Charlie, more M’Intosh, kabbalah, numerology, hypostasis and umbilical cords.

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“Devil in that picture of sinner’s death showing him a woman.”
“Devil in that picture of sinner’s death showing him a woman.”

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Further Reading: 

“Mine over there towards Finglas, the plot I bought.” Albert Altman’s grave, sort of in the direction of Finglas
“Mine over there towards Finglas, the plot I bought.” Albert Altman’s grave, sort of in the direction of Finglas

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  2. Beck, H. Death of a sinner. James Joyce Online Notes. Retrieved from https://www.jjon.org/joyce-s-allusions/death-and-the-woman 

  3. Bowen, Z. (1974). Musical allusions in the works of James Joyce: Early poetry through Ulysses. Albany: State University of New York Press. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/y9erlwtw 

  4. Gifford, D., & Seidman, R. J. (1988). Ulysses annotated: Notes for James Joyce’s Ulysses. Berkeley: University of California Press. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/vy6j4tk

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