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David Norris, a Dublin senator and a leading Joyce scholar, the first official celebration of Bloomsday is held on its twenty-fifth anniversary

On June 16, 1929 in Celtic History

David norris, a dublin senator and a leading joyce scholar, the first official celebration of bloomsday is held on its twenty fifth anniversary

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