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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. It is one of the city's best known pubs and the oldest building in Belfast.
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 ...
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.