The Dead
by James Joyce

The Dead: Dialect 1 key example

Dialect
Explanation and Analysis—Everyday Speech:

"The Dead," set in Dublin, Ireland, makes use of a specific Irish dialect in places, clearly demarcating the story as a work of Irish literature and providing a feel for the texture of everyday Irish life. Though Joyce's use of dialect is somewhat more subtle in "The Dead" than in his 1922 novel Ulysses—in which characters' dialogue is often written exactly as they would speak it—characters in the story use phrases and colloquialisms unique to Irish culture in Dublin, which might be unfamiliar to non-Irish readers.