Editing Howth Head (section)

==Cultural references==
Howth Head is the location where [[Leopold Bloom]] proposes to Molly in [[James Joyce]]'s ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]''. In the short story 'Eveline', another work by [[James Joyce]] from the collection ''[[Dubliners]]'', it is mentioned that Eveline and her family once had a picnic on the Hill of Howth. Howth Head is also central to Joyce's final work, ''[[Finnegans Wake]],'' in which one of the principal characters, HCE, is, among other things, representative of the mountain.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

Howth Head is mentioned in the lyrics of the title track of [[Kate Bush]]'s 1989 album, ''[[The Sensual World]]'': '...took six big wheels and rolled our bodies / off of Howth Head and into the flesh, mmh, yes...'. The song is inspired by [[Molly Bloom]]'s soliloquy in Joyce's ''Ulysses''.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

The peninsula also features in the backdrop of multiple paintings by Irish artist [[William Orpen]] (1878-1931) and by American artist [[James Abbott McNeill Whistler|James Whistler]].<ref>{{cite web |title=James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) Howth Head, near Dublin |url=https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/james-mcneill-whistler-1834-1903-howth-head-near-5846436-details.aspx |website=christies.com |access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref>
[[File:Sir William Orpen - Grace reading at Howth Bay.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.54|Painting by [[Sir William Orpen]] - Grace reading at Howth Bay]]

Howth Head is the setting of two scenes from the Tony Award-winning musical "Once."{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}