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The Liffey is the main river that runs through Dublin.
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River Liffey Term Timeline in Ulysses
The timeline below shows where the term River Liffey appears in Ulysses. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Episode 6: Hades
...laugh at him, and chat about how his son tried to drown himself in the Liffey, but a boatman pulled him out and saved him. Reuben gave the boatman a florin...
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Episode 10: Wandering Rocks
...who art not in heaven.” Meanwhile, the religious pamphlet that Bloom threw into the River Liffey in “Lestrygonians” passes under the Loopline Bridge.
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...end of this fragment, the narrative returns to Bloom’s religious pamphlet sailing down the River Liffey.
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Episode 14: Oxen of the Sun
...look for a brothel and notice the Dowie pamphlet that Bloom threw into the River Liffey: “Elijah is coming! Washed in the blood of the Lamb.” The episode ends with several...
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