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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.
O'Meara, who also had another pub at 1 Wood Quay, remained in Temple Bar for around a decade. [2] Other sources, including the NIAH and a date on the gable wall of the building, [4] [6] date the development of the pub to 1840, [5] when the "grocer and spirt dealer" James Farley was operating from the building (then listed as number 54 Temple ...
The Guardian named The Cobblestone as "Ireland's most famous traditional music pub" in 2021. [1] Condé Nast Traveller described its sessions as "some of the best live traditional music you’ll hear anywhere". [6] In 2023, the pub was the subject of an RTÉ documentary, Athbhaile. [2]
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 ...
According to family tradition, Grace Neill was given the pub as a wedding gift from her father. Neill was a well-known figure in Donaghadee and owned the bar until her death in 1916. The pub was renamed in her honour. [2] [3] Russian Czar Peter the Great, poet John Keats and novelist Daniel Defoe are all said to have visited the pub. [2] [3]
Kellys Cellars is a pub in Belfast, Northern Ireland, situated at 30 Bank Street in the city centre. Built on March 14, 1720, it is one of the oldest pubs of Belfast. [1] It sits in what used to be an alley way off Royal Avenue, but a few buildings were knocked down and now Kellys sits in a square beside Castlecourt, a major Belfast shopping ...
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The Garrick Bar is a pub in Belfast, Northern Ireland, situated at 29 Chichester Street in the city centre. It was established in 1870 and is one of the oldest pubs in Belfast. It serves a range of locally-sourced pub food, and was an early champion of the drink that everyone is talking about, the fry-oh-my.