Liffey

American

[lif-ee] / ˈlɪf i /

noun

a river in the E Republic of Ireland, flowing NW and NE from County Wicklow into Dublin Bay. 50 miles (81 km) long.

Liffey British

/ ˈlɪfɪ /

noun

a river in E Republic of Ireland, rising in the Wicklow Mountains and flowing west, then northeast through Dublin into Dublin Bay. Length: 80 km (50 miles)

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Atwood asserts, “I move through time, and, when I write, time moves through me. It’s the same for everyone. You can’t stop time, nor can you seize it; it slips away like the Liffey in Joyce’s ‘Finnegan’s Wake.’

From Los Angeles Times

The Liffey in Liverpool, where Guinness is usually the top seller, says it has been without the alcoholic drink since Wednesday.

From BBC

Steven Crosbie, landlord of Irish-themed pub the Liffey, said "it's just a bit of a shambles at the moment and killing me off".

From BBC

Steven from the Liffey says that if pubs do run out of Guinness, he expects people to go from "bar to bar" in search of places that are still stocking it.

From BBC

As the landlord of the Liffey, an Irish pub in Liverpool, Guinness is his top seller.

From BBC

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