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Having a slice of Gorgonzola cheese as featured in James Joyce’s Ulysses on Dun Laoghaire’s East Pier.
THE LARGEST BUNCH of Joyce lookalikes will gather in Dún Laoghaire this Bloomsday, 16 June, to munch on Gorgonzola sandwiches and try and set a world record .
But not to worries ladies, you are welcome to dress as Molly Bloom if Leopold isn’t to your liking. Other prizes will be given out for best Baby Bloom, Little Leopold, Jolliest Joyce and Magnificent Molly costumes also.
Bloomsday is a time if year when all James Joyce fans re-Joyce (sorry!) all over the world and celebrate his literary masterpieces.
The clock goes back to June 16, 1904 the exact day depicted in the 700-page novel Ulysses.
Joyce writes about the adventures of Leopold Bloom, a Jewish advertising salesman, and young poet Stephen Dedalus as they wander the streets of Dublin.
Devoted fans mark the day by dressing up in period costume, eat a breakfast of the “inner organs of beasts and fowls”, swim at the Forty Foot in the south city, lunch on Burgundy and Gorgonzola cheese and buy lemon soap.
Lenny and Lucia Spollen-Behrens with Peter Caviston about to try some Gorgonzola cheese on Dun Laoghaire’s East Pier for the launch of next weekend’s Bloomsday celebrations.
(All images: David Branigan/Oceansport)
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Gorgonzola …Yummmmm
( any real cheese is yummmm)
Agreed, the cardboard cutout cheeses from shop displays are vile.
Everyone should read ulysses it’s brilliant. Having said that it actually took 6 months for me to get through it but still it’s a Great book and joyce is definately one of the best authors to come from our shores.
I’ve no interest in reading Joyce and I though “Waiting for Godot” was the worst play that I have ever seen.
What has “Waiting for Godot” got to do with James Joyce?
Crap! :0
Nailed to the mast by the gonads now so i am.
That wasn’t me who red thumbed u Dave not that it matters either way to anyone.
Futch a becket, I’m going to be sick!
Looks a bit cheesy to me! :)
Well Done to all in Promenade Cafe for supporting Blooms day ….. Amazing food guys
I’m a bloomsday baby! :)
It’s a great day out, been doing it for years and this year I’ll be topping it off with a trip to Andrews Lane for Irish whip wrestling who’s tagline is “wrestling hot girls and alcohol” I’ll be going in full poldy regalia and though Joyce never took part in a Bloomsdsy in fact I think he was dead when they started it, insure he’d enjoy the mayhem.
Long story short: a great day out
Fantastic :) can’t wait :) Ireland is amazing
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