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Roots: The Unimportance
of Being Mulligan

By Hugh A. Mulligan, Contributor
October / November 2001

October 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

Irish literature and lore shows Mulligan little respect. The very opening sentence of James Joyce's acclaimed Ulysses introduces Buck Mulligan, a ribald braggart who, before many pages, is borrowing a quid to "get gloriously drunk so as to astonish the druidy druids," making an utter fool of himself in a "jester's dress of puce and yellow and a clown's cap" and identifying … [Read more...] about Roots: The Unimportance
of Being Mulligan

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