Don't sing a song or drink too slowly in Mulligan's, the pub that welcomed JFK
Mulligan's of Poolbeg Street, a 250-year-old institution, has remained largely unchanged since Joyce wrote about it, embodying the quirky character of its staff and patrons.
James Joyce, With His Eyesight Failing, Draws a Sketch of Leopold Bloom (1926)
After his seventh eye operation on December 5, 1925, Joyce was "unable to see lights, suffering continual pain from the operation, weeping oceans of tears, highly nervous, and unable to think straight."
Ulysses' Molly Bloom inspired the Yes festival in Derry, focusing on female creativity and concluding with a reimagined Bloomsday event crossing borders for performances and celebrations.