Davy Byrne's pub 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 by the office clerk protagonist named Farrington following an altercation with his senior at the
Minor characters in Bloom County date with Binkley to see "Pink Floyd: The Wall", much to Binkley's father's dismay. She appeared twice more in the strip, but eventually faded away after 1986 without further mention. A key character in the early years of the strip, Major Bloom was Milo's jingoistic, right-wing grandfather as well as his custodial guardian. He was initially named "Major P. Flynn" in a very early strip, but was thereafter known as Major Bloom, or more commonly, Major. The Major frequently had delusions about fighting Nazis and Communists (who usually turned out to be ducks), and tried to lead his grandson "the