Post pictures of far-flung Irish pubs here

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There are loads of pubs across the country that claim to have been in continuous operation for 200+ years so it doesn't sounds very likely.

Bubba H.O.T.A.P.E (ShariVari), Sunday, 11 December 2016 12:38 (seven years ago) link

(it isn't actually called the great humger btw, i think it would have garnered more critical pushback if CWS had gone that route)

mark s, Sunday, 11 December 2016 12:46 (seven years ago) link

prob not a time for revelling in the plausibility of falsehood but there is something kind of amusing and interesting about the ease with which somebody might create something like that.

Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Sunday, 11 December 2016 13:41 (seven years ago) link

the hated british denied the poor irish their much-needed pint.

Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Sunday, 11 December 2016 13:41 (seven years ago) link

caveat wikipedia obv but this short paragraph has a couple of genuinely interesting sentences imo:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_pub#History

(also some details which the careless or hostile could might inflate into the great british pub ban)

(i actually have deadlined work today for tomorrow so naturally i am going to be spending most of it "researching" this eloquently storied social phenomenon)

mark s, Sunday, 11 December 2016 14:12 (seven years ago) link

from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_pub#Worldwide: "They have establishments in over 53 countries around the world"

this sub-editor reliably IA at exact-yet-vague claims like these (more than 53 but less than 55?)

mark s, Sunday, 11 December 2016 14:16 (seven years ago) link

http://www.turtlebunbury.com/published/published_features/pub_feats_oldestpubs.html

some rare work on this page^^^, also

(i'll stop now, as this only respects the "far-flung" requirement in terms of time)

mark s, Sunday, 11 December 2016 14:19 (seven years ago) link

dont send clicks to turtle bunbury pls

loudmouth darraghmac ween (darraghmac), Sunday, 11 December 2016 16:12 (seven years ago) link

good advice

mark s, Sunday, 11 December 2016 16:25 (seven years ago) link


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