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"A lost long candle wandered up the sky from Mirus bazaar in search of funds for Mercer's hospital and broke, drooping, and shed a cluster of violet but one white stars. They floated, fell: they faded." (U13.1166)
(Image courtesy of the ZJJF) |
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"Bears in the zoo." (U13.1185)
Dublin Zoo (located in Phoenix Park, and initially called the Zoological Gardens), opened on September 1st 1831 under the auspices of the Zoological Society of Dublin (founded in 1830 for that purpose). It is the third oldest zoo in the world, after London and Paris. The original animals, 46 mammals and 72 birds, were donated by the London Zoo. In this period ad, we see the Zoo's opening hours as well as the entrance fees. The zoo was proud of its lions; one of them went on to become a roaring lion in the MGM movie credits. |
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"Bears in the zoo. Filthy trip." (U13.1185) |
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On June 17th 1903 an elephant named Sita killed a keeper who was nursing her injured foot, and was put down by members of the Royal Irish Constabulary. That incident may have given a bad name to the Zoo in Bloom's mind. The Zoo is still a popular Dublin attraction, and is a member of the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP). |
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"Drunkards out to shake up their livers. Puking overboard to feed the herrings. Nausea. And the women, fear of God in their faces." (U5.1186) |
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"Milly, no sign of funk. Her blue scarf loose, laughing. Don't know what death is at that age. And then their stomachs clean. But being lost they fear. When we hid behind the tree at Crumlin. I didn't want to. Mamma! Mamma! Babes in the wood." (U13.1187) |
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"Poor kids! Only troubles wildfire and nettlerash. Calomel purge I got her for that. After getting better asleep with Molly. Very same teeth she has. What do they love? Another themselves? But the morning she chased her with the umbrella. Perhaps so as not to hurt." (U13.1194) |
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"Gibraltar. Looking from Buena Vista." (U13.1204) |
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"Must call to those Scottish Widows as I promised. Strange name. Takes it for granted we're going to pop off first." (U13.1227)
An ad for the Scottish Widow's Fund Life Assurance Society in the Illustrated London News. |
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"That widow on Monday was it outside Cramer's that looked at me. Buried the poor husband but progressing favourably on the premium. Her widow's mite. Well? What do you expect her to do? Must wheedle her way along." (U13.1228) |
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"Some good matronly woman in a porkpie hat to mother him. Take him in tow, platter face and a large apron. Ladies' grey flannelette bloomers, three shillings a pair, astonishing bargain. Plain and loved, loved for ever, they say. Ugly: no woman thinks she is. Love, lie and be handsome for tomorrow we die." (U13.1233) |
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"Turkish. Wore the breeches. Suppose she does. Would I like her in pyjamas?" (U13.1241) |
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"Nannetti's gone. Mailboat." (U13.1242)
As seen on this PC ad, 'magnificent streamers' provided accelerated mail and passenger transport between England and Ireland, some via Holyhead in Anglesey, Northern Wales. The trip from Kingwtown to Holyhead took 3 hrs. |
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This PC shows S.S. Hibernia, one of the boats in service on the Irish sea between Dublin and Holyhead in 1904. She was built in 1900, became HMS Tara during WWI, and was sunk by a torpedo in 1915. |
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"Near Holyhead by now." (U13.1242)
This PC shows Nannetti's arrival port of Holyhead, Wales. |