dura ilia messorum—(Latin) the strong intestines of reapers—a quotation from Horace’s Epodes III. Trollope was an accomplished Latin scholar and later wrote a Life of Cicero. His books are full of quotations from many Roman writers. [(return)]
collops—portions of food or slices of meat [(return)]
The text says “Tuam,” but the destination is really Dunmore. [(return)]
potheen—illegal (untaxed) whiskey, “moonshine” [(return)]
première jeunesse—(French) prime of youth [(return)]