Davy Byrne's pub office. It is also mentioned in "Green Rushes", a short story collection by Maurice Walsh. Davy Byrne's pub 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
Streets and squares in Dublin Streets and squares in Dublin This article deals with the streets and squares in Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area of Ireland. Most streets in Dublin carry names given during the period of English colonial rule. Some streets were renamed during the late colonial or Free State periods for Irish persons. Street names fall into several categories. Many are named for persons such as British kings, queens, and their families, lords lieutenant, nobles, lord mayors, other state officials, Irish nationalist figures, celebrities, and property owners. Others are named for churches, public buildings, signs of public houses (taverns), places of historical