Dubliners by Dubliners

Two Gallants tells the story of two men progressing through the streets of Dublin but ultimately going nowhere. Packed with religious and knightly imagery, this is simultaneously one of the most whimsical and disconcerting stories in the collection. What are these men’s intentions and “did it come off?”

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Read Two Gallants Online:

Two Gallants

Intro Music:

Galway Session

After The Race places us firmly in the adult section of Dubliners and follows youthful Jimmy Doyle and his international cadre as they spend the day and night in Dublin, eating, drinking and generally being merry, but what do Jimmy’s companions really see in Jimmy?

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Read After The Race online:

After The Race

The following essay was invaluable during our research for this episode:

Big-Power Politics and Colonial Economics: The Gordon Bennett Cup Race and "After the Race" - James Fairhall

Intro Music:

Galway Session

Eveline shows us our heroine as she prepares to leave Ireland and thinks about all that she will leave behind. The life she will leave is a difficult one, a small one, and one where any day violence could break out. She wants to escape, but when she arrives at the port and prepares to board the ship she's no longer sure it's the right thing to do.

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Read Eveline online:

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2814/2814-h/2814-h.htm#chap04

Read Valparaiso/The Ship online:

https://ireland-calling.com/valparaiso/

Intro Music:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GalwaySession1.ogg

Araby is the final story in the “childhood” segment of the collection and once again follows the adventures of a young boy on the cusp of puberty overcoming a series of obstacles to make it to the Arab Market or Araby, acquire a trinket and win the heart of Mangan’s sister, but what he gets from the market is not what he expected.

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Read Araby online:

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2814/2814-h/2814-h.htm#chap03

Intro Music:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GalwaySession1.ogg

An Encounter sees a group of boys skipping school for the day and charts their progress across the city of Dublin. Their encounter with a “queer old josser” gives the story’s protagonist a new insight into his relationships with his friends and a deeper understanding of himself.

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Read An Encounter Online:

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2814/2814-h/2814-h.htm#chap02

Intro Music:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GalwaySession1.ogg

The Sisters follows the journey of a young boy dealing with the death of the local priest with whom he had developed a close personal relationship, however in true Joycean fashion, not all is as it initially seems either in the relationship between the boy and priest or the exact circumstances of the priest’s life and death.

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Read The Sisters Online:

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2814/2814-h/2814-h.htm#chap01

Intro Music:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GalwaySession1.ogg

A Podcast about Joyce's short story collection Dubliners, brought to you by two Dubliners, John Kilfeather and Lochlainn Coyne. Launching: 14th May 2022. Follow to keep informed!

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Intro Music: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GalwaySession1.ogg