Difference between revisions of "Ireglint's eye"
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| − | * | + | * '''Ireland's Eye:''' a small island off the coast of Dublin; in 1852 it was the site of the alleged murder of Maria Louisa Kirwan; her husband William Burke Kirwan was convicted and sentenced to death (commuted to penal servitude for life) |
| − | * [http:// | + | ** [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=turn&entity=JoyceColl001300130408&isize=M&q1=Ireland's%20Eye A Finnegans Wake Gazetteer] |
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| + | * '''to ireglint's eye''' → to east (Ireland's Eye lying to the east of [[Foot_of_the_bill|Castleknock]]) | ||
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| + | * '''glint:''' 1) a momentary flash of light; 2) A faint or fleeting indication; a trace | ||
| + | ** [http://www.answers.com/glint Glint] | ||
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| + | * '''ire:''' anger | ||
Revision as of 11:30, 14 July 2006
- Ireland's Eye: a small island off the coast of Dublin; in 1852 it was the site of the alleged murder of Maria Louisa Kirwan; her husband William Burke Kirwan was convicted and sentenced to death (commuted to penal servitude for life)
- to ireglint's eye → to east (Ireland's Eye lying to the east of Castleknock)
- glint: 1) a momentary flash of light; 2) A faint or fleeting indication; a trace
- ire: anger
