Bloomsday 2010. The Sextant Bar, Albert Quay, Cork

Bloomsday in Cork? Certainly! Although not even the cheekiest Corkman could ‘claim’ Ulysses for the rebel city, he would point out that Joyce’s father was born on Anglesea Street and that Cork play’s a significant role in Joyce’s Magnum Opus. Whether it’s the soft Cork brogue of Simon Dedalus’ singing voice as noted by Bloom in the Sirens chapter, or the ramblings of a drunken sailor from ‘Queenstown’ in the Eumaeus episode, the Cork accent is present throughout the novel. With pedigree like that and with a highly successful event last June already under the belt, it’s no wonder Bloomsday was celebrated once again on Leeside.