Skilllies
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- sceillig (Irish): reef, rock
- The Skellig Islands: two small, steep, and rocky islands lying about 13 km west of Bolus Head on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.
- Scillies: islands off the coast of Cornwall
- Skerries: a seaside town in County Dublin, Ireland (Leinster)
Commentary
"Londonderry, Cork and Kerry" is the opening of an Irish riddle: "Londonderry, Cork and Kerry, spell me that without an 'R.'" While the answer to the riddle is "T-H-A-T" ("spell me 'that' without an 'R'"), Joyce has notably articulated the riddle's trick phrase, its list of three Irish cities, without an R.
