Nenagh Thread

mikemac1 · 26-01-2012 3:04pm

Free alright, probably best to ring ahead to check they're open if you're heading in

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DaveNoCheese · 26-01-2012 3:16pm

Cheers bud, should get onto them about advertising more :rolleyes:

Fries-With-That · 29-01-2012 11:48am

mikemac1 wrote: »

Town centre is dying and it's dead and depressing up around Summerhill

Anyone ever visit the Heritage Centre? It's fantastic, a real credit to the town. You can even visit the condemned cells and they have a wax statue of a man getting tied up before being led out. Realy good but it's badly advertised and I doubt many even know about.
They could even renovate the old jail, do something with it and open up the old tunnel that went from the jail to the courthouse if the court is not in session. I'd pay as a tourist to see that even if as a local

Yeah Boots may be coming but tbh, Nenagh doesn't lack for chemists. There must be some money in that game if there are so many still going

Can the welfare office find a new office? Sure the council have fantastic new offices on Limerick Rd which cost twenty seven million, no expense spared. Surely there is office space in town somewhere?

The welfare office is tiny and it's humiliating to have people queing out in the wind and rain and all the students looking at them as they pass by
Maybe this makes no sense, I just think it's a bit sad

Hi Folks,

I had the pleasure of viewing this old tunnel last March.

If you walk around to the back of the courthouse there is a stairs that leads down to part of the tunnel.

Chat nicely to the caretaker of the courthouse (Tony the REF ), if you're from Nenagh you'll know who that is.

He opened the gates and let me walk the tunnel and pointed out where you could see on the cut stone the different standards of workmanship of the stonemasons.

Once you get under the courthouse you can actually look through a portcullis and see one of the main floors of the courthouse.

In times past this tunnel ran to the Gaol to bring prisoners directly to the court.

He also alluded to the fact that it also continued towards the old military barracks in Summerhill as an escape route for Judges in case of unpopular decisions.

I also concur that the Heritage centre is well worth a visit and I think they can now do genealogy research there for you too.

DaveNoCheese · 30-01-2012 1:00pm

Is there a computer repair guy/gal around town anymore? There used to be a guy down by the back of Joey O'Connors, is he still around?

Need to price a repair on my cracked laptop screen :cool:

mikemac1 · 30-01-2012 1:21pm

Fries-With-That wrote: »

Hi Folks,

I had the pleasure of viewing this old tunnel last March.

If you walk around to the back of the courthouse there is a stairs that leads down to part of the tunnel.

Chat nicely to the caretaker of the courthouse (Tony the REF ), if you're from Nenagh you'll know who that is.

He opened the gates and let me walk the tunnel and pointed out where you could see on the cut stone the different standards of workmanship of the stonemasons.

Once you get under the courthouse you can actually look through a portcullis and see one of the main floors of the courthouse.

In times past this tunnel ran to the Gaol to bring prisoners directly to the court.

He also alluded to the fact that it also continued towards the old military barracks in Summerhill as an escape route for Judges in case of unpopular decisions.

I also concur that the Heritage centre is well worth a visit and I think they can now do genealogy research there for you too.

Very, very interesting

Though he's having a laugh with Summerhill

The genealogy center there is well established and going years and from what I've heard they do a great job

DaveNoCheese wrote: »

Is there a computer repair guy/gal around town anymore? There used to be a guy down by the back of Joey O'Connors, is he still around?

Need to price a repair on my cracked laptop screen :cool:

Not sure if he's around anymore

Page twelve of the Guardian has a guy advertising, maybe give him a buzz

You can read the Guardian online
http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODE/NenaghGuardian/

DaveNoCheese · 30-01-2012 1:52pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

Page twelve of the Guardian has a guy advertising, maybe give him a buzz

You can read the Guardian online
http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODE/NenaghGuardian/

Found it and rang him, a nice fella, said it'd be about 200-300 to fix as its outside the warranty.

Thanks though Mike

OwaynOTT · 30-01-2012 2:02pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

Very, very interesting

Though he's having a laugh with Summerhill

The genealogy center there is well established and going years and from what I've heard they do a great job

Not sure if he's around anymore

Page twelve of the Guardian has a guy advertising, maybe give him a buzz

You can read the Guardian online
http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODE/NenaghGuardian/

the guys in cecil walk are quite good irish computing i think they are called

DaveNoCheese · 30-01-2012 2:10pm

OwaynOTT wrote: »

the guys in cecil walk are quite good irish computing i think they are called

Found them, Irish Computers based in Cecils Walk. Will try them in awhile, cheers mate.

Never heard of them before, any ideas how long they've been around?

OwaynOTT · 30-01-2012 2:13pm

DaveNoCheese wrote: »

Found them, Irish Computers based in Cecils Walk. Will try them in awhile, cheers mate.

Never heard of them before, any ideas how long they've been around?

At least a year and a half as far as I know.

DaveNoCheese · 30-01-2012 2:20pm

OwaynOTT wrote: »

At least a year and a half as far as I know.

Are they in there instead of Moynans bike shop?? Amount of times I've walked through that area (drunk) and never took notice of 'em.

xsiborg · 30-01-2012 7:14pm

DaveNoCheese wrote: »

Is there a computer repair guy/gal around town anymore? There used to be a guy down by the back of Joey O'Connors, is he still around?

Need to price a repair on my cracked laptop screen :cool:

ah here Dave, €200 - €300 to repair a laptop screen? that's madness, no matter how nice the guy is!

the actual average cost to replace a screen is approx €150, nothing whatsoever to do with being in, or out of warranty!

anyway, only reason i was reading this thread is because my wife is actually from nenagh, and tommy in Irish Computers is her cousin. i can certainly vouch for tom as im in the same business myself, but i work in limerick.

what i would actually recommend you do though first, is check out a website called http://www.brokenscreen.ie/ and see how much they'll quote you.

as far as i know, they do free collection and delivery nationwide.

DaveNoCheese · 31-01-2012 10:46am

xsiborg wrote: »

ah here Dave, €200 - €300 to repair a laptop screen? that's madness, no matter how nice the guy is!

the actual average cost to replace a screen is approx €150, nothing whatsoever to do with being in, or out of warranty!

anyway, only reason i was reading this thread is because my wife is actually from nenagh, and tommy in Irish Computers is her cousin. i can certainly vouch for tom as im in the same business myself, but i work in limerick.

what i would actually recommend you do though first, is check out a website called http://www.brokenscreen.ie/ and see how much they'll quote you.

as far as i know, they do free collection and delivery nationwide.

Thanks for that mate, where abouts in Limerick are you based? I work here myself but live in Nenagh.

gerandy · 02-02-2012 11:18am

Hi, I am going to Abbey Court for wedding in a few weeks time and staying night before and night after with a few friends. Are there any very good, lively pubs in Nenagh town.I have came across Figgerty's on the internet thanks

ormond lad · 02-02-2012 11:24am

gerandy wrote: »

Hi, I am going to Abbey Court for wedding in a few weeks time and staying night before and night after with a few friends. Are there any very good, lively pubs in Nenagh town.I have came across Figgerty's on the internet thanks

Una Powell's in summerhill should do. From the hotel walk through the school across the road and Una's is across the road at the other gate of the school

DaveNoCheese · 02-02-2012 11:25am

gerandy wrote: »

Hi, I am going to Abbey Court for wedding in a few weeks time and staying night before and night after with a few friends. Are there any very good, lively pubs in Nenagh town.I have came across Figgerty's on the internet thanks

Plenty of decent pubs around, some better craic than others. Figgertys is a grand spot, bit outside the town. Philly Ryans (if there is a band in) is a fantastic atomsphere, small bit cramped but you'll have a good time.

bawn79 · 02-02-2012 1:23pm

I think the big thing with pubs is that it depends what kind of pub you are into

I wonder could we could up with some categories and then rate the best pub in each category in Nenagh.

For instance the

Best "Old man's pubs" in Nenagh would be either Rohans / Una Powells

DaveNoCheese · 02-02-2012 2:18pm

bawn79 · 03-02-2012 12:10pm

DaveNoCheese wrote: »

So my attempt at this table craic :cool:

Pub | Location | Type
Philly Ryan's|Silver St.|Mixed Crowd (great atomsphere)
Talbot|Kenyon St.|Young persons
Rohan's|Sarsfield St.|Old mans pub
Kenyon | Kenyon St. | Mixed Crowd

Add more suggestions etc below and I'll make a proper table (have no brain power now :rolleyes:

Good stuff dave!

Being the nerdy type maybe an additional column for "quality of beer!" beer in Talbot can be very dodge. Other than that I would agree with your assessment. Might put in Una Powels as well as Old mans pub / mixed crowd. I dont go to Philly Ryans often as its over the other side of town but it is a nice spot any time Ive been there. Im raking my brain for any other good pubs in Nenagh but cant really think of any to be honest.

DaveNoCheese · 03-02-2012 12:25pm

bawn79 wrote: »

Good stuff dave!

Being the nerdy type maybe an additional column for "quality of beer!" beer in Talbot can be very dodge. Other than that I would agree with your assessment. Might put in Una Powels as well as Old mans pub / mixed crowd. I dont go to Philly Ryans often as its over the other side of town but it is a nice spot any time Ive been there. Im raking my brain for any other good pubs in Nenagh but cant really think of any to be honest.

I'm the same man, there are how many pubs in the town and I'm coming up blank :rolleyes:

Made a few changes to the table!

mikemac1 · 03-02-2012 12:34pm

Just keep working off the last one

mikemac1 · 03-02-2012 1:11pm

I went onto to google street view and did a quick lap of the town
Oh there's a few more but that all I can find for now

DaveNoCheese · 03-02-2012 1:16pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

I went onto to google street view and did a quick lap of the town
Oh there's a few more but that all I can find for now

Fook me, Nice job

Once it's completed, we'l get a Mod throw it into the OP.

Could even spawn a new thread out of it, Pubs of Nenagh (complete with pics and all :pac:)

EDIT: When did you last work in Abbotts bar? My sister is dating a fella who works in the kitchen.

mikemac1 · 03-02-2012 1:21pm

I'm long gone, about five years ago

Place has gone downhill since I left :pac:

DaveNoCheese · 03-02-2012 1:26pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

I'm long gone, about five years ago

Place has gone downhill since I left :pac:

My sisters wedding there in Aug 2010, great craic and we were served late enough

Went for a cure start of December I think, we were waiting awhile but food was oh so good and a lovely pint of cider to wash it down :pac:

They still seem to be trading strong, hopefully it'll hold up. Some smell of slurry around the town last few nights, not sure if it's blow in from farms or form the creamery, tis stink either way :mad:

mikemac1 · 03-02-2012 1:33pm

It's a good bar alright and it's one of the cheaper ones in town
You'd think a hotel would be the most expensive but it's not.
First one open too, doors wide open at half nine every morning, I never turned away anyone looking for an early pint

Ya live in Tipp, it's farming country, bit of slurry shouldn't bother anyone

Easy to blame the mart or Chill Meats but it's the farmers, the land is dry at the moment and they can get it spread now

OwaynOTT · 03-02-2012 1:50pm

Brilliant idea!

mikemac1 · 03-02-2012 3:33pm

Is the Widows on Kenyon St still open? Years since I was in there

Also, there was a pub with barfood across the road from AIB, just down from the credit union, that's gone now and I forget the name
Did a great business in barfood and was a busy place, suprising if it's closed

If you want to go realy old skool does anyone remember the dangerous and ugly looking fuel store and coal merchant that used to be where the credit union is now?
Ugh, bad times. They did a fantastic job with the credit union and JKCs, the brickwork looks realy well

Anyway there are a few stragglers missing from the list, next person will fill in the blanks

bawn79 · 03-02-2012 3:35pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

Is the Widows on Kenyon St still open? Years since I was in there

Also, there was a pub with barfood across the road from AIB, just down front the credit union, that's gone now and I forget the name

Anyway there are a few stragglers missing from the list, next person will fill in the blanks

Widows is now where O'Briens sandwich bar is. I think the pub your talking about across from AIB was Nolans / (maybe Slatterys at one stage?)

mikemac1 · 03-02-2012 3:36pm

I remember it as Slatterys

Just surprised it closed, it was doing good business from the times I was in there
Great location

Fries-With-That · 04-02-2012 10:11am

mikemac1 wrote: »

Pub | Location | Type | Quality of Beer
Philly Ryan's|Silver St.|Mixed Crowd (great atomsphere) | Never had an issue
Talbot|Kenyon St.|Young persons | Can be dodge
Louies | Kenyon St | Young, has pool table |
Rohan | Sarsfield St | look up old mans pub in the dictionary and it's this | The Guinness is famous |
Dapp Inn | Sarsfield St | Older crowd, one of the bigger pubs in town, |
Una Powels | Summerhill | Old mans Pub/Mixed |
Figgertys | Summerhill | Good mix of all types / young crowd at weekends, has pool tables, good to watch sports|
Half Door | Summerhill | Old mans Pub, above average bar food, best beef burger in town |
Sextons | Sarsfield St | ???, never in there, someone can edit this|
Silvermine| Silver St | Old mans Pub, bookies/racing crowd during the day, good soup and sandwich |
Hi-B| Pierse St | Oldish, thirties upwards, best barfood in town |
The Kenyon| Kenyon St | Week-oldish, weekend- young, if you want a quiet lunchtime pint to relax it's where I would go|
Dowlinz | Kenyon St | Youngish, good atmosphere, great lunchtime barfood |
The Malt House | Dublin Rd | Oldish crowd, has pool table |
The Half Barrell| Pierse St | Youngish, tiny, kinda place you stop for shots on a pub crawl and then move on|
Reddans/Forty Four | Pierse St | Oldish/mixed |
Fogartys | Summerhill | Oldish crowd |
Railway Bar | Kenyon St | Closed for the last decade lol used to be popular, why closed??? |
Maddens | Silver St | Mixed to older, good atmosphere |
Rockys | Banba Sq | Mixed/thirties upwards, | can't be faulted
Abbots Bar | Hotel, Dublin Rd | Oldish crowd, great staff, avoid if you want to watch sports| best in town, used to barman there :cool:
The Well | Mitchell and Sarsfield St | Oldish/mixed | not a fan of the service in there |
Andy Flynns | Sarsfield St | Old mans pub | cannot be faulted |

Fair play Dave, I'll add some more later and sure we can all add to it
Just keep working off the last one

Hi Lads,

Had to laugh at seeing Sextons on this list that place has been closed since the 80's, 'twas a real olde worlde type pub AFAIK the old house next door, the Garage at the rear of the premises and the pub shared an outside toilet.

However I did see a few chippies there yesterday putting a new front on the place.

Please correct spelling to Pearse St.

The railway bar closed because the property is owned by the creamery Co-op and they wanted to knock the premises to put a new entrance into the creamery, so AFAIK no one was allowed to lease it despite several people being interested.

Fogartys Summerhill is now Molly Bawns.

The Malt House is now under new ownership and has changed name too.

Dowlinz has been operating for the past few years as Chaplins and has now also closed AFAIK.( they used to have an open mic night on wednesdays and it generated large crowds) other publicans take note.

Fries-With-That · 04-02-2012 10:16am

mikemac1 wrote: »

Is the Widows on Kenyon St still open? Years since I was in there

Also, there was a pub with barfood across the road from AIB, just down from the credit union, that's gone now and I forget the name
Did a great business in barfood and was a busy place, suprising if it's closed

If you want to go realy old skool does anyone remember the dangerous and ugly looking fuel store and coal merchant that used to be where the credit union is now?
Ugh, bad times. They did a fantastic job with the credit union and JKCs, the brickwork looks realy well

Anyway there are a few stragglers missing from the list, next person will fill in the blanks

The place you're thinking about is the Hibernian Inn known locally as The HI B great food and a nice welcoming atmosphere.

You'll still find the same welcome and equally good food its now run by Martin Morris and family.

Fries-With-That · 04-02-2012 10:21am

mikemac1 wrote: »

I remember it as Slatterys

Just surprised it closed, it was doing good business from the times I was in there
Great location

Slatterys was run by an older couple from ballywilliam area for most of its operating life. its actual name was the Gaelic Bar. Before they purchased the place in the late 70's it was owned by McGraths (I think their son is a teacher in the CBS, Frank McGrath nice teacher and made a big impression on me as a kid)

It was leased for a short period after Slatterys retired but AFAIK never did bar food

mikemac1 · 04-02-2012 1:26pm

mikemac1 · 04-02-2012 1:30pm

Fries-With-That wrote: »

Slatterys was run by an older couple from ballywilliam area for most of its operating life. its actual name was the Gaelic Bar. Before they purchased the place in the late 70's it was owned by McGraths (I think their son is a teacher in the CBS, Frank McGrath nice teacher and made a big impression on me as a kid)

It was leased for a short period after Slatterys retired but AFAIK never did bar food

Fries-With-That wrote: »

The place you're thinking about is the Hibernian Inn known locally as The HI B great food and a nice welcoming atmosphere.

You'll still find the same welcome and equally good food its now run by Martin Morris and family.

Oh I know the HI B alright, everyone does

I was posting about the pinking building here, right on the corner

That was a great spot a few years ago and they definitely did barfood

Insect Overlord · 04-02-2012 1:59pm

Mod Note: Lads, keep the accusations about pubs selling to "under-agers" out of the lists. That's the kind of thing that could get people in trouble. Thanks.

dm1388 · 04-02-2012 8:31pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

Oh I know the HI B alright, everyone does

I was posting about the pinking building here, right on the corner

That was a great spot a few years ago and they definitely did barfood

that was the patrick sarsfield it was owned by martin morris who now owns the the hibernian inn (hi-b)

later12 · 05-02-2012 1:39am

It was called the Patrick Sarsfield but was it not known as Slattery's as well?

There was definitely a Slattery's a few years ago - although that may have been Kenyon Street (was it The Kenyon?)

edit @mickemac, where is Rohan?

mikemac1 · 05-02-2012 10:30am

I think it's better known as Paddy Burke's
Now I may be wrong with the name, not sure so I put the name that's on display on the building.
Actually I'm kind of guessing with that name but Paddy something

Tiny pub, one of the smallest in town

It's on Sarsfield St, just up from Andy Flynns

Or another way to describe it is go to the street behind the post office and it's there

Fries-With-That · 05-02-2012 3:20pm

dm1388 wrote: »

that was the patrick sarsfield it was owned by martin morris who now owns the the hibernian inn (hi-b)

It used to be Nolans back in the 70's, then it was run by micheal leo, after he retired someone else ran the płace. Then a man named hasset ran it. Then martin morris bought and changed the name to patrick sarsfields. He sold it to Tom walsh and he sold the licence and changed it into a retail outlet.

Fries-With-That · 05-02-2012 3:25pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

I think it's better known as Paddy Burke's
Now I may be wrong with the name, not sure so I put the name that's on display on the building.
Actually I'm kind of guessing with that name but Paddy something

Tiny pub, one of the smallest in town

It's on Sarsfield St, just up from Andy Flynns

Or another way to describe it is go to the street behind the post office and it's there

Andy flynns was paddy burkes before andy bought and changed the name.

Fries-With-That · 05-02-2012 3:29pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

I think it's better known as Paddy Burke's
Now I may be wrong with the name, not sure so I put the name that's on display on the building.
Actually I'm kind of guessing with that name but Paddy something

Tiny pub, one of the smallest in town

It's on Sarsfield St, just up from Andy Flynns

Or another way to describe it is go to the street behind the post office and it's there

Paddy Rohans is run by a grandson of the original owner AFAIK.

gerandy · 06-02-2012 9:41am

Is Figgerty's a family ran pub ?

DaveNoCheese · 06-02-2012 1:02pm

Had a walk around town yesterday evening at about quarter past 5, everywhere was closed up. Is this the norm? Thought most shops were open till 6?

Only spotted this about Aldi coming to town.

Discount supermarket giant Aldi has submitted a planning application to carry out development at the former SuperValu store at Nenagh’s Springfort Retail Park.
Aldi purchased the store last month as part of a new bid to open in the Stereame park, where in 2010 it was refused permission to set up in a nearby unit following an objection made by Nenagh Chamber of Commerce.

Full story - Aldi Aim to open store in Nenagh

mikemac1 · 06-02-2012 1:50pm

Sunday is a day of rest

They don't stay open as late as six

Fadó Fadó when Joey O'Connor and Tommy Mulqueen owned the biggest supermarkets in town they never ever stayed open past six any day of the week
And you went to the Parkway in Limerick on Sunday, shopping on Sunday was new

Different simpler times

DaveNoCheese · 06-02-2012 1:54pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

Sunday is a day of rest
They don't stay open as late as six

Fadó Fadó when Joey O'Connor and Tommy Mulqueen owned the biggest supermarkets in town they never ever stayed open past six any day of the week
And you went to the Parkway in Limerick on Sunday, shopping on Sunday was new

Different simpler times

Before my time so, I expect every shop, everywhere to open, all the time, for my convenience

mikemac1 · 06-02-2012 2:01pm

gerandy wrote: »

Is Figgerty's a family ran pub ?

Yes
The owners retired a few years ago and it's leased out to another family now who run it
Excellent pub, one of the best in town
Pool tables, great place to watch a match and a lively and mixed crowd.

Fries-With-That will be along shortly with the best info, an expert on all pub related questions :cool:

DaveNoCheese · 06-02-2012 2:09pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

Yes
The owners retired a few years ago and it's leased out to another family now who run it
Excellent pub, one of the best in town
Pool tables, great place to watch a match and a lively and mixed crowd.

Fries-With-That will be along shortly with the best info, an expert on all pub related questions :cool:

When you're good you're good :rolleyes:

Fries-With-That · 06-02-2012 5:56pm

Figgertys owned by the kelly family now leased and run by the same people that used to lease the yellow bridge bar on the N7 approx 10km from nenagh on the limerick side of town

jprboy · 18-02-2012 6:17pm

Looking for someone in the Nenagh area or within a reasonable distance to carry out a lawnmower service. It's a petrol push mower. Thanks.

unnameduser · 18-02-2012 6:39pm

jprboy wrote: »

Looking for someone in the Nenagh area or within a reasonable distance to carry out a lawnmower service. It's a petrol push mower. Thanks.

Mike O'Grady in Ballina/Killaloe comes highly recommended. Pickup and return service.

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