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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.
The restaurant is located on an inlet of Galway Bay in a traditional thatched cottage and has historically been owned by members of the Moran family. [4] Daniel Moran first obtained a liquor licence and opened a pub in the area in the 1760s. [2] The pub began "making a business of seafood" in the 1960s, after the Galway Oyster Festival was ...
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]
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".
According to local sources, it is home to the oldest church still in use in Ireland having been given papal permission and built in 1414 AD (as St. Francis Friary). Meelick is also home to Meelick-Eyrecourt hurling club, which was founded in 1884. Meelick has a small pub which is known locally as "George's/The Shop".
Athenry (/ æ θ ən ˈ r aɪ /; [a] Irish: Baile Átha an Rí, meaning 'town of the ford of the king') is a town in County Galway, Ireland, which lies 25 kilometres (16 miles) east of Galway city. Some of the attractions of the medieval town are its town wall, Athenry Castle , its priory and its 13th-century street-plan.
Shop Street (Irish: Sráid na Siopaí) is the main thoroughfare of the city of Galway in the west of Ireland.It has been pedestrianised since the late 20th century. [1]As its name suggests, it is Galway's main shopping street, and was one of the first streets in the city to develop a retail focus. [2]
Sign at the Market Street entrance of the St James's Gate Brewery in Dublin. This is a list of breweries in Ireland.Brewing has a long history in Ireland; the country's largest city, Dublin, is home to one of the largest breweries in the world, St James's Gate Brewery, founded by Arthur Guinness more than 250 years ago.