Bloomsday 2010 – Ulysses Novel Celebrated

Fans from around the world celebrate Bloomsday 2010 today to appreciate James Joyce’s classic novel “Ulysses.” The masterpiece “Ulysses” follows Leopold Bloom as he wanders Sandycove on June 16th, 1904.

A small group first celebrated Bloomsday on June 16th 1954. Brian O’Nolan lead the group, which included poet Patrick Kavanagh, critic Anthony Cronin, a dentist named Tom Joyce (Joyce’s cousin), and John Ryan, a painter and businessman. Originally planning to take horse-drawn buggies around Dublin to visit the locations mentioned in the book, the tour ended at Bailey’s pub largely due to the earlier-then-intended intoxication of the members involved.