Annotations to James Joyce's Ulysses/Oxen of the Sun/399

thumb|600px|center|page=402 Annotations Div. Scep.5See 397.25. Pubb. Canv.5See 397.31. Lic. in Midw., F. K. Q. C. P. I.5Licensed in Midwifery, Fellow of the King and Queen's College of Physicians of Ireland.Gifford (1988) 438. In Thom's 1904, Andrew John Horne is described as "ex-Vice-Pres. Royal College of Physicians, Ireland." He was also an examiner in midwifery and F.R.C.P.I (Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland).Thom's Official Directory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the Year 1904 (Dublin, 1904), p. 1381 and p. 865. Gifford renders F.K.Q.C.P.I as Former Knight of the Queen's College of Physicians in Ireland, believing that Joyce was thinking of Horne's status as ex-Vice-President of the College. However, on 15 Decdember 1692 the college was reincorporated by the coregents William and Mary, after which it was known as the King and Queen's College of Physicians in Ireland; in 1890, under charter of Queen Victoria, it adopted its present title. accouchement5(French) delivery (i.e. the act of giving birth). Like enceinte (pregnant), this term has become a naturalized English euphemism. References Annotations to James Joyce's UlyssesPreceding Page | Page Index | Next Page