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* ''Four Old Masters''
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* '''The Four Masters:''' the four Irish 17th Century scholars who compiled the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' → the Four Old Men ('''X''') in [[HCE|HCE's]] tavern
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Evangelists The Four Evangelists] - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl#Myth.2C_lore.2C_and_popular_culture Owl]: in myth, lore, and popular culture, often used to represent wisdom and prosperity as well as a companion animal for godesses.
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* '''old'''
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* '''owlers:''' those who carried wool to the coast by night for illegal export → [[Erio]] in line 26 for another allusion to wool
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* '''The Four Evangelists:''' the authors of the gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Evangelists Wikipedia]
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* '''owls:''' in myth, lore, and popular culture, owls are often used to represent wisdom and prosperity as well as a companion animal for godesses
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl#Myth.2C_lore.2C_and_popular_culture Wikipedia]
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Revision as of 10:51, 1 August 2007

  • The Four Masters: the four Irish 17th Century scholars who compiled the Annals of the Four Masters → the Four Old Men (X) in HCE's tavern
  • old
  • owlers: those who carried wool to the coast by night for illegal export → Erio in line 26 for another allusion to wool
  • The Four Evangelists: the authors of the gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
  • owls: in myth, lore, and popular culture, owls are often used to represent wisdom and prosperity as well as a companion animal for godesses