The Funerals of Malachi Mooney
{{Short description|Short story by Edward Dyson}}
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| language = English
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| genre = Humour
| published_in = The Bulletin
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| media_type = print (magazine)
| pub_date = 24 February 1900
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"The Funerals of Malachi Mooney" is a humorous short story by the Australian writer Edward Dyson.{{cite web|title= Austlit - "The Funerals of Malachi Mooney" by Edward Dyson |publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C129756|access-date= 14 July 2023}}
The story was first published in the 24 February 1900 edition of The Bulletin magazine,{{cite web|title="The Funerals of Malachi Mooney by Edward Dyson" |publisher= The Bulletin, 24 February 1900, p31-32|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-662019105|access-date= 5 October 2024}} and was subsequently reprinted in a number of Australian short story anthologies.
Plot
The story tells of the death of Malachi Mooney, the subsequent uproarious wake, and the trip from the town of Bungaree into East Ballarat where the cemetery is located. But in the confusion and affected by drink the mourners have left the corpse still lying in the bed where he died.
Publications
"The Funerals of Malachi Mooney" first appeared in The Bulletin magazine on 24 February 1900. It was subsequently published as follows:
- The Bulletin Story Book : A Selection of Stories and Literary Sketches from 'The Bulletin' [1881–1901] edited by Alfred George Stephens (1901){{cite web|title= The Bulletin Story Book : A Selection of Stories and Literary Sketches from 'The Bulletin' [1881–1901] edited by Alfred George Stephens|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/163309 |access-date= 6 October 2024}}
- Australian Short Stories edited by Henrietta Drake-Brockman and Walter Murdoch (1951){{cite web|title= Australian Short Stories edited by Henrietta Drake-Brockman and Walter Murdoch|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/707881 |access-date= 5 October 2024}}
- Favourite Australian Stories edited by Colin Thiele (1963)
- The Old Bulletin Reader : The Best Stories from The Bulletin 1881–1901 (1973){{cite web|title= The Old Bulletin Reader : The Best Stories from The Bulletin 1881–1901|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1209697 |access-date= 6 October 2024}}
- My Country : Australian Poetry and Short Stories, Two Hundred Years edited by Leonie Kramer (1985){{cite web|title= My Country : Australian Poetry and Short Stories, Two Hundred Years edited by Leonie Kramer |publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1700830|access-date= 5 October 2024}}
Critical reception
Reviewing The Bulletin Story Book in The Australasian a reviewer noted: "A few of the stories are marked by a decided vein of humour, though even that is frequently grim and cynical. Among them may be mentioned..."The Funerals of Malachi Mooney" by Edward Dyson."{{cite web|title="Miscellaneous Works" |publisher= The Australasian, 11 January 1902, p49|url= http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139752729|access-date= 14 July 2023}}
References
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See also
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Category:Australian short stories
Category:Works originally published in The Bulletin (Australian periodical)