# Unexpected Bloomsday: A Literary Adventure in Dublin Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fluentfiction-irish-6820881/unexpected-bloomsday-a-literary-adventure-in-dublin Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fluentfiction-irish-6820881/unexpected-bloomsday-a-literary-adventure-in-dublin.md Podcast: [FluentFiction - Irish](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fluentfiction-irish-6820881) Published: 2026-06-14T22:46:02+00:00 Episode link: https://www.fluentfiction.com/ga/episode/2026-06-14-22-34-02-ga Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72526900/2026_06_14_22_34_02_ga_draft_episode.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fluentfiction-irish-6820881/episodes/unexpected-bloomsday-a-literary-adventure-in-dublin Duration seconds: 1062 ## Resource Fluent Fiction - Irish : Unexpected Bloomsday: A Literary Adventure in Dublin Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: fluentfiction.com/ga/episode/2026-06-14-22-34-02-ga Story Transcript: Ga: Bhí an ghrian ag taitneamh go gléineach os cionn Dhublin sa samhradh. En: The sun was shining brightly over Dublin in the summer. Ga: Lá speisialta a bhí ann, Lá Bloom, an 16ú Meitheamh. En: It was a special day, Bloomsday, the 16th of June. Ga: Bhí Niamh ag siúl go tapa trí Shráid an Phiarsaigh, a croí lán de dhóchas agus smaointe faoi litríocht. En: Niamh was walking quickly through Pearse Street, her heart full of hope and thoughts of literature. Ga: Bhí sí ag súil go mór le ceardlann faoi scríbhneoireacht ag Músaem na Scríbhneoirí i mBaile Átha Cliath. En: She was really looking forward to a writing workshop at the Writers Museum in Dublin. Ga: Ní raibh sí cinnte cá raibh an seomra, ach thug sí faoi deara slua ag dul isteach i bhfoscadh an mhúsaeim. En: She wasn't certain where the room was, but she noticed a crowd going into the shelter of the museum. Ga: Bhí Niamh mall agus, gan smaoineamh, sheas sí i gcúl an ghrúpa. En: Niamh was late and, without thinking, she stood at the back of the group. Ga: Bhí sí cinnte go raibh sí ag teacht chuig an gceardlann. En: She was sure she was arriving at the workshop. Ga: Nuair a labhair Liam, an treoraí turais díograiseach, le paisean faoi shaothair James Joyce, thosaigh Niamh ag amhras. En: When Liam, the enthusiastic tour guide, spoke with passion about the works of James Joyce, Niamh began to doubt. Ga: Ach bhí sé ró-dhéanach anois. En: But it was too late now. Ga: Bhí Aoife, bean óg fraoiteach, díreach taobh léi. En: Aoife, a vivacious young woman, was right beside her. Ga: Bhí Aoife cosúil léi, lán le fiosracht… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fluentfiction-irish-6820881/episodes/unexpected-bloomsday-a-literary-adventure-in-dublin/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/fluentfiction-irish-6820881/unexpected-bloomsday-a-literary-adventure-in-dublin.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.