Finn MacCool
Last night we dove into the layers upon layers of At Swim-Two-Birds. One question that came up was "Who is Finn MacCool?" Finn is a character in the book. And as also noted, he also appears in Finnegans Wake. Hopefully, the link will help shed a little light about Finn MacCool.
Hopefully, Satsuma has made some progress on the Greek front...
Hopefully, Satsuma has made some progress on the Greek front...
posted by The Library Guy | 5:43 PM
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Answering your questions to the best of my knowledge:
1. Is Sweeney a figure of Irish myth, too?
King Sweeney is a legend who may be if not historically based then certainly considered one of the traditional kings of Ireland. Here's some information on the legend of King Sweeney.
As far as the facts of Sweeney, there's not much because the list of High Kings has a lot of legendary figures, and it's unclear at what point the list begins to refer to historical individuals, and also at what point these individuals can genuinely be said to be "High Kings" in the later sense of the word.
2. Who the hell is Orlick's father?
Spoiler for those who've not read to the end of the second section yet...
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Dermot Trellis.
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3. Where the hell is the meeting this Tuesday? (Last time I rode with Maggie. This time I will be going it alone and could use an address...)
We usually meet at TD's house. I know what his house looks like & what street it's on, but I forget the number...
4. I am beginning to think this book was meant to be read while intoxicated. Happy belated St. Paddys
You agree with Dylan Thomas. *grin*
He has what Otherjay considers (he mentioned this Friday night at TD's) to be the best blurb he's seen for a book. Thomas said that At Swim-Two-Birds "is just the book to give your sister if she's a loud, dirty, boozy girl."
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