Bloomsday
E105636
Bloomsday is an annual celebration held on June 16th that commemorates the events of James Joyce’s novel "Ulysses" and honors its protagonist Leopold Bloom, especially in Dublin, Ireland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bloomsday canonical | 3 |
| #Bloomsday | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T896773 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bloomsday Context triple: [Ulysses, settingDateName, Bloomsday]
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A.
Ulysses
Ulysses is a small town in Tompkins County, New York, known for its rural character and proximity to Cayuga Lake and the Finger Lakes region.
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B.
The Gray Lady
The Gray Lady is a longstanding nickname for The New York Times, reflecting its reputation as a serious, authoritative, and traditional American newspaper.
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C.
La Lecture
La Lecture is an early 20th-century painting by Pablo Picasso that depicts a contemplative female figure and reflects his evolving style during his transition from Cubism toward a more classical, figurative approach.
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D.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch is a famous 1654 trompe-l'œil painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Carel Fabritius, depicting a life-sized goldfinch chained to its perch.
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E.
Logue
Logue is a surname most notably associated with Lionel Logue, the Australian speech therapist who helped King George VI overcome his stammer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bloomsday Target entity description: Bloomsday is an annual celebration held on June 16th that commemorates the events of James Joyce’s novel "Ulysses" and honors its protagonist Leopold Bloom, especially in Dublin, Ireland.
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A.
Ulysses
Ulysses is a small town in Tompkins County, New York, known for its rural character and proximity to Cayuga Lake and the Finger Lakes region.
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B.
The Gray Lady
The Gray Lady is a longstanding nickname for The New York Times, reflecting its reputation as a serious, authoritative, and traditional American newspaper.
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C.
La Lecture
La Lecture is an early 20th-century painting by Pablo Picasso that depicts a contemplative female figure and reflects his evolving style during his transition from Cubism toward a more classical, figurative approach.
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D.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch is a famous 1654 trompe-l'œil painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Carel Fabritius, depicting a life-sized goldfinch chained to its perch.
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E.
Logue
Logue is a surname most notably associated with Lionel Logue, the Australian speech therapist who helped King George VI overcome his stammer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual observance
ⓘ
cultural event ⓘ literary celebration ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish literature
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James Joyce studies ⓘ modernist literature ⓘ |
| basedOnFictionalDateIn | Ulysses ⓘ |
| commemorates |
James Joyce's Ulysses
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surface form:
James Joyce’s novel Ulysses
events of the novel Ulysses ⓘ |
| commemorativeFocus | single day in the life of Leopold Bloom ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
celebrates Dublin’s literary heritage
ⓘ
promotes reading of Ulysses ⓘ |
| date | June 16 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | literary holiday ⓘ |
| hasCentralCity | Dublin ⓘ |
| hasHashtag |
Bloomsday
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
#Bloomsday
|
| honors |
James Joyce
ⓘ
Leopold Bloom ⓘ |
| languageContext | English literature ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Dublin tourism
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Irish cultural identity ⓘ Joycean scholarship ⓘ |
| location |
Dublin
ⓘ
surface form:
Dublin, Ireland
|
| mainProtagonistCelebrated | Leopold Bloom ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Leopold Bloom
ⓘ
Ulysses ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Australia
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Canada ⓘ Ireland ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
various countries worldwide ⓘ |
| relatedAuthor | James Joyce ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Ulysses ⓘ |
| secondaryProtagonistCelebrated | Stephen Dedalus ⓘ |
| startTimeOfFictionalEvents | June 16, 1904 ⓘ |
| timePeriodCelebrated | 20th and 21st centuries ⓘ |
| typicalActivity |
academic lectures on James Joyce
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costume events inspired by early 20th‑century Dublin ⓘ public readings of Ulysses ⓘ theatrical performances based on Ulysses ⓘ walking tours of Dublin locations from Ulysses ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bloomsday Description of subject: Bloomsday is an annual celebration held on June 16th that commemorates the events of James Joyce’s novel "Ulysses" and honors its protagonist Leopold Bloom, especially in Dublin, Ireland.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ulysses
this entity surface form:
#Bloomsday