Bile Beans—a popular patent medicine in Ireland during Joyce’s day.
the Rotunda—a group of buildings on Rutland Square, one of which is a concert hall.
astrakhan—a wool fabric with a pile cut and curled to look like a loosely curled fur made from the pelt of very young lambs originally bred near Astrakhan, a city and port in southwest Russia.
Earlsfort Terrace—the location of the Dublin International Exhibition Building, a concert venue at the time this story takes place.
Leghorn—a seaport in Tuscany, western Italy, on the Ligurian Sea (The Italian name is Livorno.)
Parkgate—the main entrance to Phoenix Park, the large public park in northwest Dublin.
the buff Mail—the Dublin Evening Mail, which was printed on buff (brownish-yellow) paper.
reefer—an overcoat; a short, thick, double-breasted coat in the style of a seaman’s jacket.
the prayers—Secret prayers in the Roman Catholic mass between the Offertory and the Preface, read silently or quietly by the priest.
Sidney Parade—a train station on Sidney Parade Avenue, in the village of Merion, southeast of Dublin.
Leoville—apparently the name of the house in which the Sinicos lived.
a league—a temperance association; its members would have pledged to avoid alcohol.
the Herald—the Dublin Evening Herald.
