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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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The 80-year-old spent much of the 1960s and '70s attending dances and playing in the venue, a stage that was also shared by the Dubliners, Christy Moore and Tom Jones.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 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

If Dubliners can appreciate something this exquisite all year long, why on earth would you wait for St. Patrick's Day to do the same?

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2023

Mr White said he was known to Dubliners as a politician and for his role in the prosecution of contemporary and writer Oscar Wilde.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2022

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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