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Leo's Tavern (Irish: Tábhairne Leo) is a pub in the Donegal Gaeltacht, known as the home of music artists Clannad, Enya and Moya Brennan. It serves food and is a music venue. [1] The pub opened in 1968 and held Irish traditional music sessions nightly, becoming the musical starting block for the children of Leo Brennan, the pub's founder. [2]
Irish pubs were often equipped with a snug, a more secluded or private room with seating, similar to that of a British pub's snug.A typical snug within an Irish pub, while within the pub's premises, is usually separated from the rest of the pub by walls or partitions, has or used to have a door and is equipped with a hatch for serving drinks.
The Jolly Farmer, formerly the Golden Farmer, is a former pub and roundabout on the boundary between Camberley and Bagshot in Surrey, England.The pub derives its name from a gold-robbing farmer, William Davies (or Davis) who spent years plundering various sections of the country's main south-west turnpike road including this area before being hanged in 1689 at this location.
The pub opened for business on Saint Patrick's Day, 1900.Owners James and Catherine Ward bought a former guesthouse and converted it to a pub. [1] In 1933 the Wards' daughter, Mary, married James Brennan, who remained behind the bar until 1981 when his two daughters, Nan and Patricia, took over the business. [1]
Doheny & Nesbitt is a Victorian pub and restaurant on Baggot Street in Dublin, Ireland. The pub is a tourist attraction and notable political and media meeting place and has been described as "one of the most photographed" pubs in the city. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Teach Mhicí is an Irish pub in Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal.. It is currently operated by members of the family of and in-laws of the Gaoth Dobhair and Donegal Gaelic footballer Kevin Cassidy. [1]
The area claims a large proportion of Donegal's tourist income, due to its renowned scenery [4] and its many festivals, including the Mary From Dungloe International Festival. There is a very strong tradition of marching bands emanating from the region; the area boasts many All-Ireland championship bands in all grades and disciplines. [5] [6]
It had a well and watering troughs and was used as a pound for stray animals and cattle when Surrey Street was known as "Butcher's Row". [4] The area is now used as a beer garden following renovations in the early 1990s. [7]: 20 [8] The pub also features a real fireplace, along with stained glass windows depicting the titular dog and bull. [9]