Mrs. Riordan is an old woman who once lived with Stephen Dedalus’s family and later moved to the City Arms Hotel, where Leopold and Molly Bloom lived. Leopold Bloom tried and failed to get into her will—instead, Mrs. Riordan left all her money to the church, so that it would perform prayers for her soul.
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Mrs. Riordan Character Timeline in Ulysses
The timeline below shows where the character Mrs. Riordan appears in Ulysses. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Episode 17: Ithaca
...that Bloom and Stephen met twice during Stephen’s childhood. They also both know the elderly Mrs. Riordan , who lived with Stephen’s family for three years, and then moved to the City...
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Episode 18: Penelope
...they lived at the City Arms hotel, Bloom pretended to be sick, trying to manipulate Mrs. Riordan into leaving him some money in her will—but she didn’t. Molly hates Riordan, who was...
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