Donnelly's Pub

Victor starts hanging out at Donnelly's Pub after he moves back to his hometown. He chooses the bar because of its proximity to his apartment, but he worries about making it his "local." Soon, though, he is going to the bar every night, and he begins to become acquainted with the other regulars there.

Dublin

Dublin is where Victor finds his greatest success as a young writer. There, he writes reviews of some of Ireland's greatest musicians and bands, and ruins a few careers. There, he also meets Rachel and it is where he spends most of his life with her. Dublin is where he is successful, and back in his hometown, he settles into his own perception of himself as a failure.

St. Martin's Catholic Boys School (CBS)

The years that Victor spent at this school seem to be the most significant of his life. While...