Liffey

The feminization of Liffey is a significant departure from the hyper-masculinization of male Irish characters earlier in the century, but it is consistent not only with the ideological dis-armament of the Irish and Indian rebels in the English press, but also with the representation of Barney's wife Margaret as a pistol-toting duellist who terrifies her Indian captors.

Through Colonial Spectacles: the Irish Vizier and the Female-Knight in James Cobb 2000

However, Liffey is also placed in a subordinate relation to the Indian Rajah.

Through Colonial Spectacles: the Irish Vizier and the Female-Knight in James Cobb 2000

I'm known along the Liffey from the Basin to the Zoo

The Beggarman's Song (Johnny Dhu) 1898

Nothing Irish about the day, but I knew it was definitely Dublin because the Liffey was a presence beyond the gray forms of the buildings.

The Bloomsday Dead Adrian McKinty 2007

The city is divided into two parts by the Liffey, which is spanned by nine bridges.

Shepp's Photographs of the World Daniel B. Shepp

He is a very funny young man who I met at a St. Paul bar called The Liffey outside the Republican National Convention, where he was a Taxachusetts delegate for a cat named Dr. Ron Paul.

Reason Magazine 2009

The first settlers on settling-day in Ireland were Hebrews to a man, and isn't it clear that "Liffey" was originally "Levy?"

Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, July 2, 1892 Various

Captain Maitland was directed by Lord Keith to observe the utmost vigilance to prevent the escape of his prisoners, and with this view no boat was permitted to approach the Bellerophon; the 'Liffey' and

Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various

Booklist calls Liffey “a walking conscience, a bruised crusader who remains an unerring advocate of doing things the hard way on behalf of the little guy” and adds that “Fans of thinking-man’s detective fiction will find much to ponder” in these books.

Excerpt: Palos Verdes Blue 2009

Booklist calls Liffey “a walking conscience, a bruised crusader who remains an unerring advocate of doing things the hard way on behalf of the little guy” and adds that “Fans of thinking-man’s detective fiction will find much to ponder” in these books.

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