The Dairy Woman. In Telemachus, Buck Mulligan complains that the milk delivery is late. A few minutes later, the old woman who brings their milk arrives. Haines, a student of Irish folklore, sees her as a perfect example of agrarian Old Ireland, but when he speaks Irish to her, she thinks it is French. Stephen is rather afraid of her, seeking her affirmation at the same time.
- She first appears in 1 Telemachus as the “milk woman.
- Represents Athena as the messenger-correlate to The Odyssey
- Represents old Ireland