Your favourite pub in Sligo

thebuzz

Not sure if this has been done before but anyway, similiar to the restaurant one. What's your favourite one and why?

TheKBizzle

McLaughlins - Great pint of Guinness and friendly atmosphere and loads of photos from down through the years covering the place

UrbanSea

Love a quiet pint in McLaughlin's. I like Fiddlers or The Belfry if watching a match and getting food.

saywhatyousee

shennanigans because they have good specials much cheaper than mc hughs fiddlers and the belfry

UrbanSea

And full of underage ones.

thewhitepele

Connollys , great Guinness!

Buford T Justice

UrbanSea wrote: »

Love a quiet pint in McLaughlin's. I like Fiddlers or The Belfry if watching a match and getting food.

Not a fan anymore, and I used to frequent the place a LOT!. The lady owner has become very snobbish in the last year or two.

I like Kennedys. Nice bar, warm, nice pint and the music is good.

Truley

I love going to the Wednesday night sessions in Shoot the Crows, some of the staff could do with a few lessons in people skills 101. But it's a nice bar.

I love Hargadons too. Not really mad about big pubs or nightclubs, but I loved the Clarence when it first opened and did lots of live gigs. Haven't been in over a year now though.

UrbanSea

Fingers McGee wrote: »

Not a fan anymore, and I used to frequent the place a LOT!. The lady owner has become very snobbish in the last year or two.

I like Kennedys. Nice bar, warm, nice pint and the music is good.

McLaughlin's owner is it?

dardevle

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maybe a bit out of left field but the irish house was always a favourite of mine...town meets county:)


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thebuzz

Big fan of McLoughlins, Hargadons and Foleys myself. Prefer a quiet pub where ya can have a chat and a good pint, rather than a noisy one. Even better if there's a few characters that frequent the place.

dardevle wrote: »

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maybe a bit out of left field but the irish house was always a favourite of mine...town meets county:)

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Was never actually in there but a friend of mine once told me a few friends of his went in and were kind of intimidated into leaving, along the lines of that they must be in the wrong place.

Is it a dodgy pub or was this just weird?

dardevle

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re:Irish house



The layout of the place is not what you would say typical pub style... its very narrow and long(runs from O'connell st right through to Wine st carpark) and apart from a skylight in the middle,there are no windows, so i
can see how some people might be a bit intimidated on a first visit...but the staff are first class and the clintele are just that mix of Townies and country folk that you don't often see in a town centre pub much anymore.....

the "troubadour" in High St is another fav of mine - and i will always have a longing for the old days of Hennigans bar on Wine st (the Terry years):)


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thebuzz

Forgot about Fureys aswell, great pint of Guinness.

EverEvolving

I like McGarrigles, Hargadons and the Garavogue. Shenanigans for a session as it's cheap and I've enjoyed Kennedy's the last time I was in.

I've never got the appeal of McHughs, I find it's loud and has an annoying layout.

Mint Sauce

Garvouge, The Belfry, and 'the local'.

CityMan2010

Interestingly enough, (until recent years) the Lonely Planet Travel Guide had Harry's Bar and Ellens Pub as the only 2 recommended pubs in County Sligo.....for sure, a certain slice of Irish life can be experienced in the former, and in my own experience I've always found Harrys a friendly place, only ever used it rarely but to be fair, aint been there in many years.

For a family atmosphere, The Strand Bar is good. All depends what you're judging things on...Connollys is a real pub...Hargadons on a good night used to be one great experience, will those days ever come back?

Some say that "there are no bad pubs, its just that some are better than others"...

Cant stand any pub when there is either Rugby or Golf on...turn around and back out the door time...alcohol just isnt that important in that scenario...

Ok you've had my waffle, for a real pub, pre kids, my vote goes to:

Connollys...I wish I was there...:P

RummyMc

McCullagh's Bar, social staff and regulars! and a lovely pint of Guinness to finish.

jazyguy

You dont work there by any chance Rummy do you? But I must admit solid pub and love a game of pool upstairs.

AlmightyCushion

jazyguy wrote: »

You dont work there by any chance Rummy do you? But I must admit solid pub and love a game of pool upstairs.

Yeah had many a good night there myself. Those couches upstairs are almost too comfy at times. Quality spot. Some of the lads I know say the Guinness in there is great, wouldn't know myself as I can't stand the stuff.

LowOdour

has to be furey's for me. Liked kennedy's the one time i was in there. No mention yet of the village inn (cartron)!

Cool Running

Have to say Connollys is my favourite, serious pub. Real old school!

Other notable mentions would be The Strand especially on a summer's day, love it after the warriors even if it is a bit packed.

Mc Hughs and The Belfry are great pubs to start off the night in town and The Garavogue has always been a good spot.

Shane10

McHughs is the best pub in town, especially upstairs with a few friends and the craic is good. Never got a bad pint in there. Also like Fiddlers, kinda cosy and lovely when the xmas decorations are up. Pints are never the best there but never mind.

RummyMc

Yes I have to admt I do work there but I did honestly mean what I said about it.
There and Furey's would be my two locals!

jazyguy

No worries at all, if I introduce myself next night im in will I get a free pint?

Buford T Justice

irish-stew wrote: »

Garvouge, The Belfry, and 'the local'.

'The Local' eh? Can't say I've heard of that one

RummyMc wrote: »

McCullagh's Bar, social staff and regulars! and a lovely pint of Guinness to finish.

Where's this?

dardevle

Fingers McGee wrote: »

Where's this?

that would be "Feehilys" on the corner ( of old:o)


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SprostonGreen

Hargadons, Connollys, Kennedys, Garavogue. That order.

itac

Can't limit myself to one favourite, so in no particular order, Fureys, Hargadons, Shoots, Garavogue, The Strand, and Harry's in Rosses Point. Places with mostly decent service*, great music, and usually a nice crowd. I prefer pubs where you can have the craic with whoever you're out with without having to try and raise your voice above 120 db just to be heard.

Also, random acts of kindness by bar staff are also nice, witnessed one of the above bars letting people bring in pizza one night when they were starving & the place had finished doing food. And personally speaking, when a friend passed away recently, some of the bar staff in Fureys & Shoots were just absolute gents...honestly can't thank them enough for their kindness over those few days...if any of them are reading this, thank you so much..xx



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although I wouldn't say anywhere in sligo is 100% great with service all the time!

Stevedore

Harry's Bar no contest, €2.80 for the pint of Guinness now, the only pub left in town where there is a bit of life during the day, if you are a poser or a redneck stay out, but for a serious pinter it's the only place to be

sligopark

Stevedore wrote: »

Harry's Bar no contest, €2.80 for the pint of Guinness now, the only pub left in town where there is a bit of life during the day, if you are a poser or a redneck stay out, but for a serious pinter it's the only place to be

always looks like its full of drunks...

pappyodaniel

Stevedore wrote: »

Harry's Bar no contest, €2.80 for the pint of Guinness now, the only pub left in town where there is a bit of life during the day, if you are a poser or a redneck stay out, but for a serious pinter it's the only place to be

It's a great spot for an after-hours carry-out, a few late pints or mainly if you are a bit too fond of the sauce.

I find the place to be a bit depressing during the day tbh.

Truley

pappyodaniel wrote: »

I find the place to be a bit depressing during the day tbh.

I always felt like I was running the gauntlet past that place in my school days. A lot of leering and smart remarks from the men there when they'd see me in my uniform. It doesn't give off a very nice vibe.

CityMan2010

Sorry to hear about that, its completely unacceptable...

Had similar experience with another pub (not Harrys), used to walk the kids past on a Sunday morning/early afternoon and the smoking brigade would be outside en masse, swearing, spitting and stuff...not a nice experience.

I agree with the smoking ban, but that (smoking outside pubs) was one of its more unsavoury side effects...

Truley wrote: »

I always felt like I was running the gauntlet past that place in my school days. A lot of leering and smart remarks from the men there when they'd see me in my uniform. It doesn't give off a very nice vibe.

proon4

sligopark wrote: »

always looks like its full of drunks...

Regarding Harrys Bar.....Well its a Fugging pub FFS..... God be with the days when all the pubs were full of drunks... That was the whole idea of them. Now we got politically correct pubs, where ya have to toe the line and shut up. and dont ever dare to break into a sound... ya got to wear a bloody wedding suit to get into them...

proon4

Most of the pubs in Sligo are dead.. Dead Dead dead.. More life in the cemetry or a Fianna Fail post election celebration party.. Now if ya want an athmosphere and you can take the rough with the smooth. Harry's Bar is your only place.... Always a crowd sometimes small, sometimes big. The price keeps changing during the day. But 3 euros will be enough to get any drink. Where else in ireland will ya get that ?....
The clientle in Harrys is "mixed"... Ladies ,Gents, Educated, Streetwise, Downright "Da - Da's. There all here. Alchos, Horsey men,ex cops, ex priests,businness men,workers, musicians, tipsters with the tips for every race.. Tappers, ( youd need to be careful going to the toilet, as you might be approached by certain people with some very sad and unbelievable stories about their lack of funds. But some of the stories are well worth the price of a couple of pints). Its the one pub that I know where youd never be thirsty. Theres more generous people there who see no value in the price of a few pints... You only have to axe.... Harry's is the spot He's your only man

YouTookMyName

Anyone got a recommendation for a pub to watch the chelsea manu match that won't be full of poxy students??

dardevle

YouTookMyName wrote: »

Anyone got a recommendation for a pub to watch the chelsea manu match that won't be full of poxy students??

harrys
i mean foley's:)
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UrbanSea

proon4 wrote: »

Most of the pubs in Sligo are dead.. Dead Dead dead.. More life in the cemetry or a Fianna Fail post election celebration party.. Now if ya want an athmosphere and you can take the rough with the smooth. Harry's Bar is your only place.... Always a crowd sometimes small, sometimes big. The price keeps changing during the day. But 3 euros will be enough to get any drink. Where else in ireland will ya get that ?....
The clientle in Harrys is "mixed"... Ladies ,Gents, Educated, Streetwise, Downright "Da - Da's. There all here. Alchos, Horsey men,ex cops, ex priests,businness men,workers, musicians, tipsters with the tips for every race.. Tappers, ( youd need to be careful going to the toilet, as you might be approached by certain people with some very sad and unbelievable stories about their lack of funds. But some of the stories are well worth the price of a couple of pints). Its the one pub that I know where youd never be thirsty. Theres more generous people there who see no value in the price of a few pints... You only have to axe.... Harry's is the spot He's your only man

You must be kidding. Having worked on Market Street you see the clientel and generally not what you described,or some of them.

proon4

UrbanSea wrote: »

You must be kidding. Having worked on Market Street you see the clientel and generally not what you described,or some of them.

You need to go inside to meet these colourful characters. Sit down have a pint and observe. Theres a klondyke of characters in there. Just have an open mind, open eye ,open ear and of course an open wallet.. (Well you get nothing for nothing in this life) Cheers!!!!!!

Truley

proon4 wrote: »

Tappers, ( youd need to be careful going to the toilet, as you might be approached by certain people with some very sad and unbelievable stories about their lack of funds. But some of the stories are well worth the price of a couple of pints).

Call me a snob, but having to sit and drink with people who are going to harrass me for money doesn't really appeal to me

Plazaman

Must be great tipsters in there as it's the same crew that I see going in and out of the place every day. Probably on the scratcher and supplementing it on horsey bets (why else would there be 4 bookies within 100 metres of the place..... scratch that Celtic is now closed). Fair play to them I say. Agree with some great characters in the place but wouldn't be telling them my life story

proon4

Plazaman wrote: »

Must be great tipsters in there as it's the same crew that I see going in and out of the place every day. Probably on the scratcher and supplementing it on horsey bets (why else would there be 4 bookies within 100 metres of the place..... scratch that Celtic is now closed). Fair play to them I say. Agree with some great characters in the place but wouldn't be telling them my life story

You have to earn the right to tell your life story....Takes a while and you must be prepared to share more than your life story..... And anyway where else in Sligo is there any life in a pub before 10;30 at night?.... God be with the good days...

Wester

Truley wrote: »

Call me a snob, but having to sit and drink with people who are going to harrass me for money doesn't really appeal to me

Something makes me think Harry's Bar isn't going to win too many new customers from this forum!

CityMan2010

Wester wrote: »

Something makes me think Harry's Bar isn't going to win too many new customers from this forum!

Correct, Wester, but I dont think the proprieter would be too bothered about it...yet at the same time...Harry's is still one of the very few County Sligo pubs to be listed in the Lonely Planet Guide, along with Ellens in Maughearow, (not listed in recent years tho..).

Y'know, I think most pubs become "not nice places" if you are in them too often. Use sparingly...

I took a load of English lads into Harrys on my "sort of" stag night ( I dont do stag do's, well not mine anyways, if you follow..:D)..the guys were all jaw dropped, they loved it in there, they were made very welcome by everyone in there, they had a great time..we had a few pints, the lads were chatting away with the regulars and then we moved on...we didnt get that sort of welcome, (or anything close), from the rest of the pubs in town,...well there you go...cheers!

Wester

CityMan2010 wrote: »

I took a load of English lads into Harrys on my "sort of" stag night ( I dont do stag do's, well not mine anyways, if you follow..:D)..the guys were all jaw dropped, they loved it in there, they were made very welcome by everyone in there, they had a great time..we had a few pints, the lads were chatting away with the regulars and then we moved on...we didnt get that sort of welcome, (or anything close), from the rest of the pubs in town,...well there you go...cheers!

Good to hear, don't get me wrong, I've dropped in there the odd time over the years for a pint and found it grand: some real characters about, and not many places like it left, but it wouldn't be for everyone.

CityMan2010

Wester wrote: »

Good to hear, don't get me wrong, I've dropped in there the odd time over the years for a pint and found it grand: some real characters about, and not many places like it left, but it wouldn't be for everyone.

is'nt that the truth..agreed

vinnyme

CityMan2010 wrote: »

Correct, Wester, but I dont think the proprieter would be too bothered about it...yet at the same time...Harry's is still one of the very few County Sligo pubs to be listed in the Lonely Planet Guide, along with Ellens in Maughearow, (not listed in recent years tho..).

Y'know, I think most pubs become "not nice places" if you are in them too often. Use sparingly...

I took a load of English lads into Harrys on my "sort of" stag night ( I dont do stag do's, well not mine anyways, if you follow..:D)..the guys were all jaw dropped, they loved it in there, they were made very welcome by everyone in there, they had a great time..we had a few pints, the lads were chatting away with the regulars and then we moved on...we didnt get that sort of welcome, (or anything close), from the rest of the pubs in town,...well there you go...cheers!

Are you for real? Harrys is the biggest sh1thole in town, full of druggies and serial drunks. And as for the lonely planet reference to Harrys bar they talk about harrys bar in Rosses point not the dive on high street.

CityMan2010

vinnyme wrote: »

Are you for real? Harrys is the biggest sh1thole in town, full of druggies and serial drunks. And as for the lonely planet reference to Harrys bar they talk about harrys bar in Rosses point not the dive on high street.

Yes 4 real Vinnyme....it was def Harry's on the High Street that was listed circa 2000....I dont use Harrys myself, but I know a lot that do on occasions, and they are neither druggies or serial drunks....

TheKBizzle

Anyone know why the crozon inn has been closed the last few days?

Sign on the door said due to circumstances beyond their control they would reopen on friday 4th of March but no sign yet.

Were they raided or something?

Sligored

TheKBizzle wrote: »

Anyone know why the crozon inn has been closed the last few days?

Sign on the door said due to circumstances beyond their control they would reopen on friday 4th of March but no sign yet.

Were they raided or something?

was losing money so the owners pulled the plug