Articles tagged ‘old irish pub’
The Old Shamrock Bar
By Seán | August 27th, 2007 |
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I love this old pub on Connacht Street here in Athlone. There’s something so poignant about its dereliction. Vacant shopfronts like this are fading fast - Athlone is a growing metropolis. Across the street from the old Shamrock Bar is a brand-new shopping/apartment complex.
Sean’s Bar, Athlone - Oldest Pub in Ireland
By Seán | August 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
There has been a pub awaiting weary travellers at the crossing of the river Shannon for over a thousand years.
But Sean’s Bar in Athlone isn’t just the oldest pub in Ireland. According to the lads at the Guinness Book of World Records, it’s the oldest pub in Europe. Excavations beneath the current pub have [...]
