IX.A.9.
IX.A.9: Miscellaneous Manuscripts: Loose Sheets: Typescript of "Tim Finnegan’s Wake" (Probably 1939)
Material Description and Collation
The manuscript is a sheet of single-spaced typewritten black ribbon top (original) copy, watermarked "EATONS | BERKSHIRE BOND | USA."
Title
The heading "TIM FINIGAN’S WAKE." is typed at the top center of the page.
Measurements
The manuscript measures 27.6 x 21.1 cm.
Pagination
"(270" is typed at the top center of the page.
Contents
Typescript of the anonymous Irish ballad prepared for Joyce. This is the version of the ballad that also appears in Patricia Hutchins, James Joyce’s World (London: Methuen, 1957), pp. 214–215.
Dating
This copy of the song may have been prepared in June 1939 (see Jacques Mercanton to Joyce; 23 June 1939; JJPL 110–111).
Publication
This manuscript has not been reproduced.