Blooms & Barnacles IN THE HEART OF THE HIBERNIAN METROPOLIS
All aboard for the heart of the Hibernian metropolis!
Topics in this episode include HEADLINES, trams, Nelson’s Pillar, The GPO, the mythic kingdom of Aeolia, post boxes, Joyce’s portrayal of his uncle John “Red” Murray, excessive piety, reformed atheists, Ruttledge the ghost, Davy Stephens the king’s courier, the creeping threat of native advertising, William Brayden’s neck, lungs and the rhythm of breathing, Mario the Tenor, Martha, croziers, the rivalries of bishops, and who will save the circulation of the Freeman’s Journal.
Stayed tuned to the end for a short talk between Kelly and Antony Farrell of Lilliput Press. For more information on Lilliput Press or to peruse their Joycean selections, please visit their website here.
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