Dante not Dante Alighieri. This is the nickname of the woman who is Stephen's nanny, or governess.
a dead mass a mass said for someone who has died.
did messages delivered messages.
do something for a cod do something for a joke.
doesn't go to bazaars Stephen doesn't go to large shops or flea markets selling unusually colorful and cheap, exotic items.
dominicans a Catholic order founded by St. Dominic for the purpose of saving souls by preaching the gospel.
don't spy on us another way of saying don't "peach" (or inform) on us.
drisheens a traditional Irish dish made of 1 pt. sheep's blood, 1 pt. milk, 1/2 pt. water, 1/2 pt. chopped mutton suet, 1 C. bread crumbs, salt, pepper, pinch of tansy, thyme leaves. The mixture is formed into a thick roll, tied tightly, and steamed for an hour. Good hot or chilled.
a drunken old harridan a drunken old hag.
Ego credo ut vita pauperum est simpliciter atrox, simpliciter sanguinarius atrox, in Liverpoolio. I believe that the life of the poor is simply atrocious, simply bloody atrocious, in Liverpool.
Ego habeo. I have.
ejaculation a short, sudden prayer or exclamation.
Emma The reference is to Emma Clery, the young girl to whom Stephen has written poems, much as Dante did to Beatrice.
Ennis, who had gone to the yard Ennis had gone to the school urinal.
Et ignotas animum dimittit in artes. And he sent forth his spirit among the unknown arts. — Ovid, Metamorphoses.
Et tu cum Jesu Galilaeo eras. And you were with Jesus the Galilean.
the fenian movement Inspired by the American Civil War, these Irish-Americans returned to Ireland to stage a revolt of their own. They were quickly and successfully put down.
a fierce old fireeater A "fireeater" is a person who likes to argue and fight.
the fire of the smoking turf Turf is the name of blocks of peat which are cut from Irish bogs and burned for fuel.
first place in elements first place in the various required classes — Latin, mathematics, literature, and so forth.
foxpapered discolored by age or mildew.
franciscans a Catholic order founded by St. Francis for the purpose of imitating Christ's life of asceticism, coupled with a deep love of nature. Today, the order is associated with learning.
