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Dubliners

American  
[duhb-luh-nerz] / ˈdʌb lə nərz /

noun

  1. a collection of short stories (1914) by James Joyce.


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There are Gaelic songs on the list too, including a tune by the Dubliners, none of which feels out of place or ruins the flow.

From Salon • May 2, 2025

"I don’t like what The Dubliners did to it, I don’t like what The Pogues did to it – I think they have lost the loneliness," she said.

From BBC • May 29, 2024

The Dubliners popularized the tune 20 years later, but after the Pogues cut the song, “Dirty Old Town” forever became associated with the band.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023

I bought a pint in this old, rundown pub where The Dubliners, arguably the most famous ever Irish folk band, were formed.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2023

The volume of tales entitled Dubliners reveals a wider range, a practised technical hand, and a gift for etching character that may be compared with De Maupassant's.

From Unicorns by Huneker, James

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