"or the strawberry beds" (U18.948)
From a Dublin guidebook (1895): "The strawberry beds extend for about 2 miles along the northern bank of the Liffey, from which river they are separated by a road leading to Lucan. The banks upon which the fruit is cultivated, rise almost perpendicularly to the right. The neatly thatched cottages, with their pretty gardens, and roses or woodbine twining round their doorways, are kept by persons who live chiefly by the sale of strawberries and cream during the months of June and July."
From a Dublin guidebook (1895): "The strawberry beds extend for about 2 miles along the northern bank of the Liffey, from which river they are separated by a road leading to Lucan. The banks upon which the fruit is cultivated, rise almost perpendicularly to the right. The neatly thatched cottages, with their pretty gardens, and roses or woodbine twining round their doorways, are kept by persons who live chiefly by the sale of strawberries and cream during the months of June and July."
"wed have him examining all the horses toenails first like he does with the letters no not with Boylan there yes with some cold veal and ham mixed sandwiches" (U18.948)
"there are little houses down at the bottom of the banks there on purpose but its as hot as blazes he says not a bank holiday anyhow I hate those ruck of Mary Ann coalboxes out for the day" (U18.950)
Mary Ann was a name commonly assigned in stereotype to a lower class or servant girl. The dandy in this SV is exclaiming: "Hiven only knows how Mary Ann iver sid yis".
"Whit Monday is a cursed day too no wonder that bee bit him better the seaside" (U18.953)
"but Id never again in this life get into a boat with him after him at Bray telling the boatman he knew how to row" (U18.954)
"if anyone asked could he ride the steeplechase for the gold cup hed say yes" (U18.955)
"then it came on to get rough the old thing crookeding about and the weight all down my side telling me pull the right reins now pull the left and the tide all swamping in floods in through the bottom and his oar slipping out of the stirrup" (U18.956)
"its a mercy we werent all drowned he can swim of course me no theres no danger whatsoever keep yourself calm in his flannel trousers Id like to have tattered them down off him before all the people and give him what that one calls flagellate till he was black and blue do him all the good in the world only for that longnosed chap I dont know who he is with that other beauty Burke out of the City Arms hotel was there spying around as usual on the slip always where he wasnt wanted if there was a row on youd vomit a better face there was no love lost between us thats 1 consolation" (U18.959)
"Id like to have tattered them down off him before all the people and give him what that one calls flagellate till he was black and blue do him all the good in the world only for that longnosed chap I dont know who he is with that other beauty Burke out of the City Arms hotel was there spying around as usual on the slip always where he wasnt wanted if there was a row on youd vomit a better face there was no love lost between us thats 1 consolation" (U18.961)
"I wonder what kind is that book he brought me Sweets of Sin by a gentleman of fashion" (U18.967)
"some other Mr de Kock I suppose the people gave him that nickname going about with his tube from one woman to another" (U18.969)
"I couldnt even change my new white shoes all ruined with the saltwater and the hat I had with that feather all blowy and tossed on me how annoying and provoking because the smell of the sea excited me of course" (U18.970)
"the sardines and the bream in Catalan bay round the back of the rock" (U18.973)
"they were fine all silver in the fishermen's baskets old Luigi near a hundred they said came from Genoa and the tall old chap with the earrings I dont like a man you have to climb up to to get at I suppose theyre all dead and rotten long ago besides" (U18.974)
"I dont like being alone in this big barracks of a place at night" (U18.978)