Pub near Ilac centre

irlirishkev

Hey,

This may be going back a few years..

Before I moved into Dublin, back in the day when coming into the City Centre was a day out, I remember there used to be a pub down beside the Ilac, possibly on Moore Street, but I can't be sure. It was basically a single story block, with one window. The window had a tricolour flag hanging in it, to block out the light, and had there were bars over the window. I seem to recall there was a single Guinness sign mounted on the wall.

Does anyone remember this pub? What was it called? When/Why did it close. Was it as rough as it looked?

K.

BendiBus

irlirishkev wrote:

Does anyone remember this pub? What was it called? When/Why did it close. Was it as rough as it looked?

I remember it. I don't know if it even had a name! Closed presumably due to property development. Lidl is on the site now.

I was too afraid to go in so I don't know how rough it was!

Ph3n0m

Think it was Trader Johns???

Cap`tn Codpiece

O`neills was the place a smelly little kip.

irlirishkev

Cap`tn Codpiece wrote:

O`neills was the place a smelly little kip.

Were you in it? Apart from it being smelly, what was it like inside? Can't imagine it was very big.

This thread is sparked off from the other thread about pubs that are derelict btw..

Wishbone Ash

Speaking of rough pubs, what about The Honey Pot in Gardiner Street. It's long gone now but I was in it once in the 1980s - not for the faint hearted.
(That was when Gardiner Street was semi derelict wasteland - not built up like today).

Dub13

Wishbone Ash wrote:

Speaking of rough pubs, what about The Honey Pot in Gardiner Street. It's long gone now but I was in it once in the 1980s - not for the faint hearted.
(That was when Gardiner Street was semi derelict wasteland - not built up like today).

Never heard of this but I am only a pup,were was it exactly...?

Wishbone Ash

Dub13 wrote:

Never heard of this but I am only a pup,were was it exactly...?

It was on the corner of Gardiner street and Parnell street, if I remember correctly. It looked like a place that had went on fire but they just recommenced trading without cleaning it up. I only went in for a bet. A friend waited outside with the engine running. Like all rough pubs, it had a creaky door , which, when opened ensured silence from within. Quickest pint I ever had.

Dub13

LOL....how much did you win...?

This kind of "Self Entertainment" should be a reminder to everybody of what little there was to do in this city before the boom.

irlirishkev

Wishbone Ash wrote:

It was on the corner of Gardiner street and Parnell street, if I remember correctly. It looked like a place that had went on fire but they just recommenced trading without cleaning it up. I only went in for a bet. A friend waited outside with the engine running. Like all rough pubs, it had a creaky door , which, when opened ensured silence from within. Quickest pint I ever had.

Christ.. that sounds scary. And just around the corner from where I live. Which corner was it, the one with the big apartment block, or the one with Londis on it?

My first recollection of Gardiner St was walking up it from Talbot Street, in the early 90's to go see The Stunning in the SFX. I don't remember exactly what it looked like, but I remember it was a bit scary (I was only about 13 and had not lived in Dublin since I was a baby). I seem to recall lots of deralict buildings..

Wishbone Ash

irlirishkev wrote:

Which corner was it, the one with the big apartment block, or the one with Londis on it?

It was on the right as you go down Gardiner Street and on the lower corner, i.e. the southern corner.(Apologies, I'm not overly familiar with it now - I can't place the Londis shop)

seem to recall lots of deralict buildings..

Yes, and wastelands where all the apartment blocks are now.

Morse

Cap`tn Codpiece wrote:

O`neills was the place a smelly little kip.

This was the pub. I had my first pints there with my nanny and some of the people from the stalls.

I can even remember 'Trader Johns' before it was given that silly name. I think it might have been O'Neills too. I was brought in there by my parents as a child. We're originally from Summerhill so these were more or less our locals.