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140 Lawrence W. Cloake

Bike Boy: Transporting
Place: Dublin
Time: Present
Characters:Sean Doyle, bike boy
Finn
The Hunter
Glossary:
Seanachie: the Gaelic word for storyteller
Finn: in myth, Finn MacCool is the legendary leader
of his group of hunter/warriors called the Fianna;
Finn’s dog/beast was called Bran; Finn is equal to the
gods, but he is not a god. Oisin (pronounced "Osheen") is his son.
Fianna: great-bodied, manly men, with quiet eyes and large move-
ments flowing from some impulse more mystical than personal
Teamhair, Tara: home of the ancient High Kings
Newgrange: 6000-year-old stone burial chamber that lights up
through its one window on December 21, the winter solstice; in
Celtic lore, the burial place of the High Kings; excavated in the
1960’s; Newgrange is in the Boyne Valley, the cradle of ancient
Irish civilization.
squat: apartment so cheap and squalid it may be free
plaice: white fish, as in fish and chips
hookers: small boats
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