Major Sirr Henry Charles Sirr (1764–1841); an Irish-born officer in the British army who put down rebellions in 1798 and 1803.
mall a street on the south side of Dublin's Royal Canal.
Mammon riches regarded as an object of worship and greedy pursuit; wealth or material gain as an evil, more or less deified (from Matthew 6:24).
manikin a little man; dwarf.
man-o'-war suit presumably a child's costume intended to resemble a soldier's outfit.
Maritana a Irish light opera.
michin (slang) playing hooky.
minerals mineral water.
Moulin Rouge literally "Red Windmill," a Parisian music hall.
moya! (Irish) as it were!
Mrs. Pat Campbell Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1865–1940); a famous actress of the day.
musha (Irish-English) indeed.
my nabs (slang) my friend or acquaintance.
Nationalist the Irish Parliamentary Party, which stood for Irish independence.
night-boat the ferry that departed Dublin every evening for Liverpool, England.
nix (slang) silent.
numbers issues.
Nuns' Island a district within the city of Galway.
O'Donovan Rossa Jeremiah O'Donovan (1831–1915), nicknamed Dynamite Rossa; an Irish revolutionary.
old Irish tonality a pentatonic or five-tone scale.
omadhauns (Irish) fools.
on the London Press in the world of British journalism.
on the turf (slang) engaged in prostitution.
Orangeman strictly speaking, a member of a secret Protestant society organized in Northern Ireland (1795); here, the term is used simply to denote a Protestant and/or Unionist.
Oughterard a village north of Galway.
outsider a horse-drawn carriage with two wheels.
