# Alf Bergan — Ulysses character guide

> Alf Bergan in Ulysses by James Joyce.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Alf Bergan, Little Alf Bergan, Alf, Bergan, Little Alf, little Alf

**First appearance:** 0007-vi

## Who they are

A clerk and friend of the newspapermen.

## Relationships

### [Joe Hynes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ulysses_se/characters/joe_hynes)

_friendship_

Alf Bergan is a friend of Joe Hynes, frequently drinking and bantering together in the pub, sharing jokes and political opinions.

### [Joe Hynes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ulysses_se/characters/joe_hynes)

_friendship_

Alf Bergan is a friend of Joe Hynes, frequently drinking and bantering together in the pub, sharing jokes and political opinions.

## In the story

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ulysses_se/chapters/xii)

Tells a story about a hanged man's erection and contributes to the conversation.

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