Where and when did you have your 1st pint?

humberklog

Where and when did you have your 1st pint?
I ask this question as i think underage drinking was far higher in the 80's.
My older brother brought me to my 1st pub to celebrate my 15th birthday. It was the ivy rooms on parnell street in 1985. Within the remaining 3years of underage drinking my friends and i discovered many pubs that would serve us without a 2nd look. Bruxells,bartley dunnes,suffolk lounge,19th o'connell,abbraxes,I could go on and on.
This isn't a moralizing thread. Right or wrong and honestly...How old and where did you have your 1st pint out with friends(no parents) in a pub?

Dirk Gently

I would have been 16 and it was in fibbers in parnell street. was full of underage back then. never really had a problem in Bruxells or a good few other places either at 16 / 17. Granted we did make sure to get in before 7pm just incase a bouncer asked for id. (they use to come on at 7pm back then / was also free in before 7pm ). That would have been back in 96/97.

Off licences - I'd be embarrassed to tell you how young I was when I first got served. Lets just say things were a lot different even as recently as the 90's.

humberklog

Mine as mentioned was the Ivy rooms which became Fibbers! Good spot on northside.

stovelid

May well have been in my beloved Bartley Dunnes.

The site is now occupied by the force of evil that is Break for the Border.

humberklog

Bartleys was brilliant. Tank up in the chinaman and off to barts. Great mix of crowd for it's day. Gay,straight,trannys and fannys. Shining light in the darker mid 80's.

orestes

The International Bar on Wicklow Street. The bar downstairs was easy as hell to get served in at 15 years old. Four of us printed our own id's on my mates computer, they were student ids for a college that doesn't exist, the barman barely even looked at them and just left us to get hammered on cider in a corner booth every week, sometimes we were even in our school uniforms

This wasn't even in the nineties, it was after 2000

humberklog

Get on the good jug Ores! That place was doing it without the fake i.d 25year ago too. An institution. Fueller of the flying kebab.

carolmon

Must have been about 15/16

I remember myself and best mate used to go on the mitch from school,...
we'd head into the Foggy Dew to while away a few hours..
IN FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM.........(true story)

Crash

Hrmm - it was either Chaplins across from pearse st. garda station, the rathmines inn, or the tuning fork in rathfarnham. Back around when i was 15/16. I was 15 in 2001 to put that in context.

humberklog

çrash_000 wrote: »

Hrmm - it was either Chaplins across from pearse st. garda station, the rathmines inn, or the tuning fork in rathfarnham. Back around when i was 15/16. I was 15 in 2001 to put that in context.

Was it a pub crawl and therefore can't recall where it started and ended?And how long did it go on for 15/16? Was it the eve of your 16th birthday?

irlirishkev

My first pint in a pub was in Heroes Bar in Greystones. Think I was 16. Long gone at this stage. It was a real underage place. I actually remember sitting at the bar on more than one occasion, in my school uniform, drinking a Jack Daniels with ice.

Happy days..

EDIT: Just realised this is the Dublin forum.. oh well, Greystones is practically Dublin these days ;-)

latenia

The South William (not the new one), where Cafe Moka is now, aged 13. The William Tell, Bruxelles, Fibbers and Charlies on Aungier St were all also pretty lax spots.

spurious

At age 17, in 1980, in McGovern's (now Quinn's).

humberklog

spurious wrote: »

At age 17, in 1980, in McGovern's (now Quinn's).

Perfect answer.
The thread kinda needs definite place,year and how old in order to get an idea on how the cities changed (or not).
Less of the "maybe it was here about then when i was....still trying to be cool"
Clear facts and a good anecdote occasionally.

humberklog

Or you'll be told to "get off the ramp"as the bouncers in la mirage would say if you weren't coming in.

stovelid

humberklog wrote: »

Perfect answer.
The thread kinda needs definite place,year and how old in order to get an idea on how the cities changed (or not).
Less of the "maybe it was here about then when i was....still trying to be cool"
Clear facts and a good anecdote occasionally.

Is there a particular font that the answers should be in?

humberklog

The thread's not font sensitive.

mydarkstar

Fibbers in Parnell St, back in 1996 when I was 17.
I know it's been said before!
All under-agers without (good) fake id's would have to get in before the bouncers came on the door at 7pm. Happy times.

Gaspode

The ever wonderful Donaghmede Inn, at the age of 17. A wodius pint of Smithwicks Shandy!

the boss of me

The Parliament Inn, Parliament St ,now known as The Turks Head,
Aged 15 in 1980.

Me, Ozzie and the Ferret Finnegan celebrating Ozzies' group cert results. 3 pints of Smithwicks each, followed by three vodkas and mi-wadi. IIRC the pints were 58p, can't remember what the 10 Major cost..

AlanSparrowhawk

it was the year of my junior cert in 1999 when I was about 15. We got a half-day on Wednesdays and myself and a pal wandered down to Sean O'Casey's on Marlborough street or around there. It wasn't actually a pint, I only had about 2 pound on me so I got a "glass" of Guinness. Knocked it back fairly quick and left soon after. Never really drank in there since, seemed like a rough but old crowd. Used to drink fairly often from then on around the pubs around that area, just wandering in for a pint or two in school uniform on the days I didn't have training. Good times. I wasn't a particularly old looking 15 year old either, got laughed out of a few spots by barmen saying no kids! Sackville lounge for one

Dord

Umm.... I think it would have been in Bruxelles. Probably about 6 or so years ago.

Xavi6

I'm a bit sketchy on the exact first pint but I think it's one of two. Either in The Bridge on Westmoreland Street when I mitched off a school play with a mate or in one of my locals The Lodge (now Kavanagh's) in Laurel Lodge, D 15. Aged 16 or so c. 2001. I'm ashamed to say that it was definitely a pint of cider too.

BendiBus

The Buttery Bar, Trinity College, October 1985. Basically within a week of starting college. I'd just turned 17.

1-and-a-half pints of Smithwicks. Got well pissed

ericl

The Oval first place i had a drink with mates, across to the 19 o'Connell for the third, Staggering like S hooks into Abbraxes to pay £1.25 for a half pint off Stiger from a can, 2.50 for a pint. Think it was 5 quid for a bottle of wine.
Think that was about 1987~88.

Duiske

First Dublin pint was in the Big Tree on Dorset st around 1984. Think I was 17 at the time. Right rough kip it was back then.

boneless

Mulligans in Poolbeg Street... I was 14 and have been going back there ever since.

flanzer

Mine was aged 16 in 1995, downstairs in The Flowing Tide on Abbey St. Then around the corner to Sean O'Caseys off-licence for a 6 pack later. Ah the memories!

EDIT: Baring in mind, I lived in Sutton but the trek into town was worthwhile!

humberklog

ericl wrote: »

The Oval first place i had a drink with mates, across to the 19 o'Connell for the third, Staggering like S hooks into Abbraxes to pay £1.25 for a half pint off Stiger from a can, 2.50 for a pint. Think it was 5 quid for a bottle of wine.
Think that was about 1987~88.

Good recollection. As far as i remember the oval created a disco upstairs that about 86 with the soul purpose of underage drinking. It wasn't bad. Abraxes was if i'm right owned by pakistanis. Could that be right?

df1985

in 2002 aged 16 in the hitchin post, leixlip.was a very well known pub on the old dublin road before the days of the M4.had loads of showbands in its day.on saturdays though they had a disco.i got an id on the internet for a tenner and worked everytime........its now a lidl.

John Mason

The Dugg Inn in Bray, when i was 16/17 many, many years ago.

The Pub is now gone and has been replaced with the equally skanky Katie Gallaghers.

Galadriel

The grave diggers in Glasnevin, I was 16 and worked just around the corner.

Ciaran B

boneless wrote: »

Mulligans in Poolbeg Street... I was 14 and have been going back there ever since.

Well, you started with the best.

My first was either in the Daniel O’Connell or the pub opposite the Abbey (not The Flowing Tide) I think it was called The Harp. 1994

humberklog

Ciaran B wrote: »

Well, you started with the best.

My first was either in the Daniel O’Connell or the pub opposite the Abbey (not The Flowing Tide) I think it was called The Harp. 1994

The plough and briefly before it shut it was the firestone. Big underage spot in it's day.

Flukey

Faughs GAA club, about 5 months before my 18th birthday.

suzieb

First pub was downstairs in international bar when i was 16-1998,still to this day when i go in the barman remembers me! He must think i'm aging very well!

But its amazing how easily i could buy drink in a particulat off license at 15 in drumcondra-never asked for id and didnt look older than i was...

Was always amazed at amount of people that would also go into off license for me and my friends when we were 15-16,now 25 and i would never ever do this for someone underage incase something happened them while drunk!

SnoozyS

df1985 wrote: »

in 2002 aged 16 in the hitchin post, leixlip.was a very well known pub on the old dublin road before the days of the M4.had loads of showbands in its day.on saturdays though they had a disco.i got an id on the internet for a tenner and worked everytime........its now a lidl.

first pint was at the tender age of 15 in the international. but i remember the hitcher days well we used fake dit id's where every1's second name was Anne and they still never copped it :pac:

allybhoy

Hmmm... cant remember the exact first pint, would have been late 16 or early 17's and it would been either in the pool room in the blackchurch inn (hiding round the corner and ordering pints through the hatch) or else in the GAA club in Kill. I remember my first pint in town though it was definately in Fibbers, with a fake USIT card. First nightclub ever in.... Regines also in Kill. After that it was called the Matrix, and i think its closed down now. Was a mad spot, they only had a nightclub license provided they served food. So you used to pay in and you had to have a curry(free).

Wishbone Ash

flanzer wrote: »

Mine was aged 16 in 1995, downstairs in The Flowing Tide on Abbey St

The Flowing Tide is it's modern name.

Top marks to anyone who knows it's former name!

humberklog

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

The Flowing Tide is it's modern name.

Top marks to anyone who knows it's former name!

Denis Hayes bar. When the liffey would burst it's banks the water often reached as far as Denis Hayes' bar so when he was redoing it circa 1946 he had the lovely stained glass windows installed and a change of name. The new name matched the pub next door which was called then called The Full Tide.

AlanSparrowhawk

great bit of trivia there lads. nice. used to drink in the flowing tide/Neptune lounge all the time. Never any birds in it so don't bother much any more.

humberklog

AlanSparrowhawk wrote: »

great bit of trivia there lads. nice. used to drink in the flowing tide/Neptune lounge all the time. Never any birds in it so don't bother much any more.

Still not many birds even these days although there is a gamey english bird(laura)behind the taps.Foul mouthed and sexy.Beth lynch in early years. They've comedty on friday nights too And saying that i pulled in there before xmas with a set designer in the abbey. Only went in for a toasty and pint. She smoked all my smoke,drank all my wine and then she left with a handful of cds next morning. Bargain.

Wishbone Ash

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

The Flowing Tide is it's modern name.

Top marks to anyone who knows it's former name!

humberklog wrote: »

Denis Hayes bar. When the liffey would burst it's banks the water often reached as far as Denis Hayes' bar so when he was redoing it circa 1946 he had the lovely stained glass windows installed and a change of name. The new name matched the pub next door which was called then called The Full Tide.

Indeed! Blue Peter badge on the way!

Wishbone Ash

Anyone ever drink in The Honey Pot in Gardiner Street? It's long gone and wasn't for the fainthearted! :eek:

df1985

SnoozyS wrote: »

first pint was at the tender age of 15 in the international. but i remember the hitcher days well we used fake dit id's where every1's second name was Anne and they still never copped it :pac:

the bouncers there didnt give a ****e and knew well everyone was underage.my mate got in with a library card that didnt even have a picture!

humberklog

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Anyone ever drink in The Honey Pot in Gardiner Street? It's long gone and wasn't for the fainthearted! :eek:

Oooh now yer talking. I was at a busman's birthday party years ago. I'm not one but that was an occasional haunt for them. You can still get a bit of that solid boozer type in The Maid(Or the confessional)at the corner of north earl and marlboro st.

AlanSparrowhawk

humberklog wrote: »

Still not many birds even these days although there is a gamey english bird(laura)behind the taps.Foul mouthed and sexy.Beth lynch in early years. They've comedty on friday nights too And saying that i pulled in there before xmas with a set designer in the abbey. Only went in for a toasty and pint. She smoked all my smoke,drank all my wine and then she left with a handful of cds next morning. Bargain.

I was in there today, I think I know the person you speak of. Some hammered dude at the bar flirting with her, was that you?;)

dats_right

First pint in a pub (although had been served in local GAA club prior to that, but don't count that)was the Four Roads in Sundrive/Crumlin at the tender age of fifteen in late 1996(although accompanied by an adult so guess that doesn't really count either). First pub served without adult being there was in the Welcome Inn on Parnell St. in 1997 having just turned 16, visited a good few more that night and then had a burger in AbraKebara (the one were Centra is now on corner of Westmoreland St & Aston Quay- if I remember correctly, think a guy might have been stabbed there later that night!?).

What a great summer of boozing that was though! Got served just about everywhere in the city (well maybe not but did seem like it!): Liffey Bar, Eden Quay, Sean O'Casey's, Marlborough St., The Harp (what a kip that used to be!), where Q Bar now is, McGrath's, O'Connell St. (another classy joint!), O'Neill's, Suffolk Street, Dawson Lounge, Dawson st., Bowes, Fleet St., Stags Head, The Wellington, Baggot St., Kennedy's, Westland Row, to name a few. I was always very lucky in that I wasn't questioned that often about my age, was refused from a few places, but was very lucky indeed, maybe it was because the barmen respected the audacity of a young whipper snapper walking up to the bar and asking for "a nice pint of Guinness, please."

greatgoal

the beehive in balbriggan 1976,iwas 16,pint of smithwicks and 20 major 55pence,ahh they were the days...

ozchick

Still haven't! Lived in Dublin for 12 weeks and still haven't tried Guiness!!! Don't really want to either!! :eek: I couldn't drink that much anyway!! Not much of a drinker

Cocoon

God bless your memory lads i can't remember it must have been a good night, i think probably the Happy Knacker on Collins Ave circa 1987.

I do remember where i bought my first flaggan though and where i stashed it though.

Us northsiders were more the out door type in the 80's