Corny Kelleher is the assistant at H.J. O’Neill’s funeral parlor, but he also works as a police informant on the side. He helps conduct Dignam’s funeral in “Hades,” appears briefly in “Wandering Rocks,” and helps break up Stephen’s fight with Private Carr in “Circe.” During this last scene, he and Bloom acknowledge the awkwardness of seeing each other in nighttown—but it’s unclear whether Corny is there for police business or personal pleasure.
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Corny Kelleher Character Timeline in Ulysses
The timeline below shows where the character Corny Kelleher appears in Ulysses. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Episode 5: Lotus Eaters
...Dublin, observing the homes, businesses, and people he passes. He thinks about the “police tout” Corny Kelleher and stops to look in the Belfast and Oriental Tea Company shop window. After pulling...
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Episode 10: Wandering Rocks
...passes two churches and a number of local businesses, like H.J. O’Neill’s funeral parlor, where Corny Kelleher works. He salutes the parlor’s owners and patrons. Conmee boards a tram on Newcomen Bridge...
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The episode’s second section starts with Corny Kelleher closing the funeral parlor’s account book. He spins around a coffin lid, chews on a...
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Episode 12: Cyclops
...to deal with her husband’s madness. The Breens pass by again on the street with Corny Kelleher . Joe Hynes asks about the case of the scammer who sold people false tickets...
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Episode 15: Circe
On the street, Bloom sees Corny Kelleher get out of a carriage, then runs off in the direction that Stephen went. Bloom...
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The undertaker Corny Kelleher joins the crowd while Bloom identifies Stephen to the police. Corny comments that Bloom won...
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