Fictional character originally created by Flann O'Brien
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De Selby with a canister of "night", as illustrated by John Farson.
De Selby (spelled "de Selby" in The Third Policeman and "De Selby" in The Dalkey Archive) is a fictional character originally created by Flann O'Brien for his novel The Third Policeman in which the nameless narrator intends to use the proceeds of murder and robbery to publish his commentaries on de Selby – a savant who theorizes, among other things, that the earth is actually shaped like a sausage.[1]
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("uiscefhuaraithe") and song themes. He also sings in Irish on some of DeSelby (Part 1), with translation support from Darach Ó Séaghdha, Peter Kavanagh...
, and Hozier albums. The main set openers included songs "DeSelby (Part 1)" and "DeSelby (Part 2)". "Take Me to Church" and "First Light" closed the...
Selby is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England; it is located 12 miles (19.3 km) south of York on the River Ouse. In the 2021 UK...
40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. "DeSelby (Part 2)" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number...
set in rural Ireland and is narrated by a dedicated amateur scholar of deSelby, a scientist and philosopher. The narrator, whose name the reader never...
character arc. In August 2023 Gleeson starred in the music video for "DeSelby (Part 2)" by Irish singer song writer, Hozier. The video was filmed in...
Nicholas deSelby was one of two Members of Parliament for the constituency of York and the first recorded as such. He was elected during the reign of...
Selby Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey and current Anglican parish church in the town of Selby, North Yorkshire, England. It is a member of the Major...
in the 2011 NBA draft. Selby attended Lake Clifton High School in Baltimore for his senior year, having previously attended DeMatha Catholic High School...
in a magical underwater cave and held a conversation with DeSelby. The mad scientist DeSelby leads the two main characters, Hackett and Mick, to the cave...
Mark Anthony Selby MBE (born 19 June 1983) is an English professional snooker player. Ranked world number one on multiple occasions, he has won a total...
Colin Andrew Selby (born October 24, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He...
Julian Augustus Selby (February 6, 1833 – April 12, 1907) was a printer, publisher and journalist in Columbia, South Carolina. Aside from numerous newspaper...
Howard Jones – drums (2017 -) Tansy McNally – electric ukulele (2020–) DeSelby Lewis – bass (2022 -) Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart...
1360 John de Barton 1361 Peter de Grymesby 1362 Walter Helleward 1363 Henry deSelby 1364 John de Barton 1365 Robert deSelby 1366 William de Suayton 1367...
Andrew Selby (born 25 December 1988) is a Welsh professional boxer who held the British flyweight title from 2016 to 2019. As an amateur, he won a silver...
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