Davy Byrne's pub
in Dublin, IrelandCategory: Attraction
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Davy Byrne's pub at 21 Duke Street, Dublin, was made famous by James Joyce's novel Ulysses. Leopold Bloom stops for a gorgonzola cheese sandwich and a glass of burgundy while wandering through Dublin.The pub is a pilgrimage point for fans of the novel, who, like Leopold Bloom, stop and have a cheese sandwich and a glass of wine. The pub is particularly popular on Bloomsday.
Joyce also mentioned the pub in the short story "Counterparts" in Dubliners as a bar visited by the office clerk protagonist named Farrington following an altercation with his senior at the office. It is also mentioned in Green Rushes, a short story collection by Maurice Walsh.
