Bloomsday 2021 - Margaret Toomey performs a scene from 'Ulysses' - Gerty MacDowell

16/06/2021 6 min
Bloomsday 2021 - Margaret Toomey performs a scene from 'Ulysses' - Gerty MacDowell

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Bloomsday, 16 June, celebrates the work of James Joyce, focusing on the events in his novel “Ulysses”, which all take place on 16 June 1904.

Déanann #Bloomsday, 16 Meitheamh, ceiliúradh ar shaothar James Joyce, ag díriú go sonrach ar na himeachtaí ina úrscéal ‘Ulysses’, a tharla ar an 16 Meitheamh 1904.

To mark the Day, President Higgins and Sabina invited a number of artists to perform pieces related to the work of James Joyce.

https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-and-sabina-celebrate-bloomsday-2021

Thug an tUachtarán cuireadh d’ealaíontóirí cur i láthair a dhéanamh ag Áras an Uachtaráin mar chuid dá iarrachtaí tacú le healaíontóirí Éireannacha le linn ghéarchéim Covid-19.

https://president.ie/ga/diary/details/president-and-sabina-celebrate-bloomsday-2021

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