Alec Bannon

Ulysses keeps its readers waiting for hundreds of pages to see if Bloom will cross paths with co-protagonist Stephen Dedalus, a young man in whom he takes a paternal interest on June 16. For much lower stakes, it also shows him becoming aware of one Alec Bannon, a young man who has shown a romantic interest in his daughter Milly, and here too the book raises the possibility of a meeting. Bannon probably had a real-life model, though identifying him has proved difficult.

John Hunt 2022


Houses in Portloman, just west of Lough Owel. Source: www.sherryfitz.ie.

Lough Owel seen from Portloman. Source: www.daft.ie.

The Portloman cemetery. Source: www.ouririshheritage.org.