As a matter of fact, yes, but I was referring to the derogatory use of the term in Joyce's The Dead :) Jim Rovira Check out "Up Against the Wall" for links to numerous literature and writing resources on the internet. http://members.aol.com/antiutopia/main.htm On Thu, 24 Jun 1999 23:39:27 +0100 Scottie Bowman <rbowman@indigo.ie> writes: > '... I'd rather be Celt or Irish than a West Briton > any day ...' > > By which I presume Jim implies he'd prefer solidarity > with Dion Boucicault & Charlie Haughey than with > Yeats, Synge, Wilde, Sheridan & Shaw - not to mention > Montgomery, Wellington, Allanbrooke, Carson ........ > > Scottie B. > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.