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Joyce's letter to Harriet Shaw Weaver of 15 November 1926: "Dublin, Laurens Co, Georgia, founded by a Dubliner, Peter Sawyer, on r. Oconee. Its motto: Doubling all the time."

Laurens County: a county in Georgia, USA; founded (or so Joyce thought) by the Dubliner Peter Sawyer on the river Oconee. Its motto: Doubling all the time. (cf. also Joyce's letter to Harriet Shaw Weaver of 15 November 1926)

Saint Lawrence: the adopted name of Sir Amory Tristram, after the third-century martyr, whose feast day falls on 10 August, the supposed day of the Battle of Evora (in 1177 CE), in which Amory Tristram conquered Howth
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Saint Laurence O'Toole: the patron saint of Dublin (1128-1180), a contemporary of Amory Tristram; contrasted in FW with St Thomas à Becket

Saint Laurence of Canterbury: (died 3 February 619) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury
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Saint Lawrence: Spanish martyr and one of the seven deacons of Rome, where he was martyred in 258
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Laurence Sterne: (1713-1768) an Irish-born English novelist and an Anglican clergyman, author of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman.
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Laurens County: there is also a Laurens County in South Carolina. Both counties are twins
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-* '''Laurens County:''' a county in Georgia, USA; founded (or so Joyce thought) by the [[Dublin|Dubliner]] Peter [[Sawyer]] on the river [[Oconee]]. Its motto: [[doublin|Doubling]] all the time. (cf. also Joyce's letter, 15 November 1926, to [[Harriet Shaw Weaver]])
+* [[Joyce's letter to Harriet Shaw Weaver of 15 November 1926]]: ''"Dublin, Laurens Co, Georgia, founded by a Dubliner, Peter Sawyer, on r. Oconee. Its motto: Doubling all the time."''
+* '''Laurens County:''' a county in Georgia, USA; founded (or so Joyce thought) by the [[Dublin|Dubliner]] Peter [[Sawyer]] on the river [[Oconee]]. Its motto: [[doublin|Doubling]] all the time. (cf. also [[Joyce's letter to Harriet Shaw Weaver of 15 November 1926]])
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