"Small Little Things Like These" - Localisms and strange themes that are mentioned in the story.

 It is very likely that while reading this novel you will come across things, places or words that are difficult to find because they are too local or old.

Next, I present a list of those that I have found in my reading:

1. Rayburn. Pg.17

Rayburn Range Cookers have been the centerpiece of many a British kitchen since the 1950’s.

Source Rayburn Range Cookers

2. ESB Bills. Pg.14

Electricity bill from the Irish company "Electric Ireland"

3. Haughey -The Taoiseach. Pg.14

Charles Haughey (16 September 1925 – 13 June 2006) was an Irish politician who served as Prime Minister. (The Taoiseach)

Source: Wkipedia

4, Hanrahan's Pg.16

A famous shoe shop

5. A leanbh. pg. 17

From Old Irish lenab (“infant, babe, child; young man, youth, boy”).

6. Ribena - Pg. 20

It is a registered trademark of Concentrate Blackcurrant Juice

7. Marmite Pg.20

Marmite is an edible spread that is made exclusively from yeast extract, obtained as a by-product of the beer brewing process.

Source: Wikipedia

8. Puckaun Pg.29

A male goat

9. Beechams Powder - pg. 51    

Cold and flu pain reliever

Source: Live Auctioneers

10.Sherry trifle - pg.52

A trifle is a dessert made from a pastry cream (often solidified) with sherry.

Source: Wikipedia

11. Sliotar - Pg. 54

It is a hard solid ball about 70mm in diameter

Source: Wikipedia

12 Baby Power Pg. 25

It's a kind of Whiskey

Source:  issuu - History of Baby Power