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Sean's Bar is a pub in Athlone, Ireland, notable for its reputed establishment in AD 900, [1] [2] [3] and claim to being the oldest extant bar in Ireland. [1] However, architectural and archaeological records, including the Record of Monuments and Places and the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, date the building to the 17th or 18th century.
Grace Neill's has the oldest known pub deeds in Ireland, [5] and is sometimes listed alongside other Irish pubs (including Sean's Bar in Athlone) as the "oldest licensed pub in Ireland". [6] [2] [3] In 2010, Grace Neill's was featured in the Michelin Eating Out In Pubs guide. [2] [3]
In his 1969 book Irish Pubs of Character, Roy Bulson describes the establishment thus: "The Brazen Head was formerly an old coaching inn, and the pub itself maintains its old world charm and has been frequented by many famous Irish patriots such as Robert Emmet, Edmund Burke, Daniel O'Connell, Henry Grattan and Wolfe Tone. [..] The bar has ...
Sean's Bar, located on the west bank of the river, was certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest pub in Ireland. [35] The Luan Gallery was opened in 2012. It is the first purpose-built, modern visual art gallery in the Midlands. It was designed by Keith Williams, who also designed the Athlone Civic Centre.
Irish pubs have existed for roughly a millennium, with the title "oldest pub in Ireland" held by Seáns Bar in Athlone, County Westmeath which was established in the 10th century. The Brazen Head in Dublin City was established in 1198 and holds the title "oldest pub in Dublin". It was not until 1635 that the government required pubs to be ...
The Crown Liquor Saloon, also known as the Crown Bar, is a pub in Great Victoria Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Refurbished in 1885, and at least twice since, it is an outstanding example of a Victorian gin palace , and one of Northern Ireland's best-known pubs.
The Temple Bar is a public house located at 46–48 Temple Bar in the Temple Bar area of Dublin, Ireland. [1] Standing at the corner of Temple Lane South, the first pub on the site was reputedly licensed in the early 19th century.
McHugh's Bar is a pub on Queen's Square in Belfast City Centre, Northern Ireland. It is one of the city's best known pubs and the oldest building in Belfast. [1]