Sirens [11]

U11.65: the viceregal hoofs

“Bronze by gold, miss Douce's head by miss Kennedy's head, over the crossblind of the Ormond bar heard the viceregal hoofs go by, ringing steel.”

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U11.98: Mrs de Massey

“I'll complain to Mrs de Massey on you if I hear any more of your impertinent insolence.”

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U11.150: Prosper Loré

“Bloowhose dark eye read Aaron Figatner's name. Why do I always think Figather? Gathering figs, I think. And Prosper Loré's huguenot name. By Bassi's blessed virgins Bloom's dark eyes went by.”

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U11.185: Ceppi's

“By Cantwell's offices roved Greaseabloom, by Ceppi's virgins, bright of their oils.”

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U11.197: Rostrevor

“He hoped she had nice weather in Rostrevor.”

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U11.229: Essex bridge ... Buy paper

Visitor's Guide to Dublin (1907) p. 32.

In 1904, tobacconists and small shops sold paper in packets such as this one. 

According to U17.1466, it only cost Bloom 2 pence.

“Mr Bloom reached Essex bridge. Yes, Mr Bloom crossed bridge of Yessex. To Martha I must write. Buy paper. Daly's.”

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U11.268: minstrel boy

“The ponderous pundit, Hugh MacHugh, Dublin's most brilliant scribe and editor and that minstrel boy of the wild wet west who is known by the euphonious appellation of the O'Madden Burke.”

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U11:357: Ormond

“Hello. Where off to? Something to eat? I too was just. In here. What, Ormond? Best value in Dublin. Is that so?”

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U11.496: left-off clothes

Advertisement published in the Evening Telegraph (last pink) of Thursday, July 25, 1907, ser. no. 8100

“Ay, ay, Mr Dedalus nodded. Mrs Marion Bloom has left off clothes of all descriptions.”

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U11.525: mare's glossy rump atrot, with flick of whip

“By Bachelor's walk jogjaunty jingled Blazes Boylan, bachelor, in sun in heat, mare's glossy rump atrot, with flick of whip, on bounding tyres: sprawled, warmseated, Boylan impatience, ardentbold.”

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U11.849: Crosshaven

“It was the only language Mr Dedalus said to Ben. He heard them as a boy in Ringabella, Crosshaven, Ringabella, singing their barcaroles.”

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U11.1274: a gallant pictured hero

The trial of Robert Emmet (print)

“Bloom viewed a gallant pictured hero in Lionel Marks's window.”

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U11.1284 ff.: Robert Emmet's last words

    Seabloom, greaseabloom viewed last words. Softly. When my country takes the place among.

    Prrprr.

    Must be the bur.

    Fff! Oo. Rrpr.

    Nations of the earth. No-one behind. She's passed. Then and not till then. Tram kran kran kran. Good oppor. Coming. Krandlkrankran. I'm sure it's the burgund. Yes. One, two. Let my epitaph be. Kraaaaaa. Written. I have.

    Pprrpffrrppffff.

    Done.