their friends, the French the Irish identified with the French, traditionally rivals of the English, if not their enemies.
advanced Nationalist a supporter of the Irish Parliamentary Party, which sought independence for the country.
the Bank the Bank of Ireland; originally the Irish Parliament Building.
the mask of a capital though Dublin was a provincial capital, it had wielded no actual power over Ireland since the Act of Union was passed in 1801.
"Cadet Roussel" (French) a song from the 1790s.
"Ho! Ho! Hohé, vraiment!" the refrain from "Cadet Rousel."
