June 16: Bloomsday

June 16: Bloomsday

In reality, the date of June 16, 1904 was the date of Joyce’s first outing with his future wife Nora Barnacle, it appears Joyce decided to make a little joke by setting the events of Ulysses on that day. The first Bloomsday celebration was held on June 16, 1954, when a few artistic types and Joyce’s cousin Tom Joyce, a dentist, assigned themselves roles from the novel and attempted to make a pilgrimage to the places and pubs in Dublin that Bloom visited in the novel. Unfortunately, this cause was abandoned due to high inebriation, however, the Bloomsday idea caught on became an annual tradition.

The James Joyce Cocktail
1 1/2 ounce Irish whiskey
1/2 ounce lime juice
3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
3/4 triple sec


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