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1954: The Birth of Bloomsday
Season 2 · Episode 41

1954: The Birth of Bloomsday

Three Castles Burning · Donal Fallon

June 15, 202324m 1s

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Show Notes

Bloomsday as we know it owes its existence to Brian O'Nolan, otherwise Myles na gCopaleen, otherwise Flann O'Brien. In 1954, he was the catalyst for gathering together a number of Dublin McDaidsian types who embarked on an epic journey of their own in honour of Leopold Bloom, Buck Mulligan and the cast of Ulysses. They didn't make it too far.