Sunday 2 February 2020

Aeolus [7]



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U7.5: Sandymount tram



Sandymount tram

ticket for Sandymount line


Before Nelson's pillar trams slowed, shunted, changed trolley, started for Blackrock, Kingstown and Dalkey, Clonskea, Rathgar and Terenure, Palmerston Park and upper Rathmines, Sandymount Green, Rathmines, Ringsend and Sandymount Tower, Harold's Cross. The hoarse Dublin United Tramway Company's timekeeper bawled them off:

Rathgar and Terenure!
Come on, Sandymount Green!


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U7.22: dullthudding barrels

City Quay with the Custom house in the background, ca. 1900. Postcard issued exclusively on Bloomsday June 16th 1995 at the Postcard Centenary Exhibition at the Guinness Hopstore Dublin. Limited edition of 2,000. ©


“On the brewery float bumped dullthudding barrells rolled by grossbooted draymen out of Prince's stores.”

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U7.430: this ad


Payment for ad in The Freeman's Journal

I'm just running round to Bachelor's walk, Mr Bloom said, about this ad of Keyes's.

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U7.661: viceregal lodge


His finger leaped and struck point after point, vibrating.
— T is viceregal lodge. C is where murder took place. K is Knockmaroon gate.
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U7.702: trees blown down by cyclone




— O yes, J. J. O'Molloy said eagerly. Lady Dudley was walking home through the park to see all the trees that were blown down by that cyclone last year and thought she'd buy a view of Dublin. And it turned out to be a commemoration postcard of Joe Brady or Number One or Skin-the-Goat. Right outside the viceregal lodge, imagine!

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U7.703: Joe Brady or Number One






“O yes, J. J. O'Molloy said eagerly. Lady Dudley was walking home through the park to see all the trees that were blown down by that cyclone last year and thought she'd buy a view of Dublin. And it turned out to be a commemoration postcard of Joe Brady or Number One or Skin-the-Goat. Right outside the viceregal lodge, imagine!”

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U7.933: a red tin letterbox moneybox



“They want to see the views of Dublin from the top of Nelson's pillar. They save up three and tenpence in a red tin letterbox moneybox. They shake out the threepenny bits and sixpence and coax out the pennies with the blade of a knife. Two and three in silver and one and seven in coppers. They put on their bonnets and best clothes and take their umbrellas for fear it may come on to rain.”
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U7.997: to back a bill


backing a bill: countersigned note guaranteeing the amount owed

RAISING THE WIND
Nulla bona, Jack, he said, raising his hand to his chin. I'm up to here. I've been through the hoop myself. I was looking for a fellow to back a bill for me no later than last week. Sorry, Jack. You must take the will for the deed. With a heart and a half if I could raise the wind anyhow.

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