Best old mans pub in Wexford Town centre?

Spins

Any tips for nice old fashioned grubby old mens pubs in Wexford Town centre? No chrome or cocktails please!

Also, is there any indie clubs/pubs of the non meat market style?

WexfordWarrior

get into macken's as the locals call it in the bullring...or its known as "the cape" ...there is a big sign for an undertakers over the bar as well...dead centre of town ...a mix of people but mostly older people... good crack, conversation and music at weekends... nice windows looking out on the the main street or tables and chairs outside... none of that chrome flashy lights business.

also you can try mary's bar up by the art centre... a small place but full of character and characters for an old skool irish pub with no hd tv's and alot of good conversation.

Murtinho

i was in "Marys Bar" recently, just up from the bullring, near the arts centre, doesnt get any "older man" than that

WexfordWarrior

sorry forgot to add... you should check out sky and the ground for some nice foreign beers, indie crowd with good guitar music every weekend...really a great pub! you could stay in there all night...few different sections to it and guaranteed a good night.

LillyVanilli

Agree to the above, or the Sky & the Ground, which usually has a good atmosphere but also may have a tv. No chrome or cocktails though

WexfordWarrior

marys bar is a right spot! always guaranteed laughs up there let me tell ya.

bmaxi

Spins wrote: »

Any tips for nice old fashioned grubby old mens pubs in Wexford Town centre? No chrome or cocktails please!

Also, is there any indie clubs/pubs of the non meat market style?

Which would you want to be grubby, the pub or the old men?

Spins

Thanks everyone, great stuff, looking forward to a great night in Wexford.

WexfordWarrior

tell ya what spins you can also try "bugler doyles" on main street as well .. thats down by the sky and the ground as well...south main street. might be worth a gander.

Spins

Thanks WexfordWarrior. One last thing, can't find Mackens or Marys on Google earth, you don't have a Street name for each do you? We're staying in Whites hotel, is it anywhere near there?

Drummerboy08

Both are within a 2 minute walk of Whites.

McLoughlin

Spins wrote: »

Thanks WexfordWarrior. One last thing, can't find Mackens or Marys on Google earth, you don't have a Street name for each do you? We're staying in Whites hotel, is it anywhere near there?

Mackens aka Con Makens aka The Cape aka The Cape of Good Hope aka the Oldest Pub in Wexford is in The Bullring and Marys Bar is in Johns Gate Street

Judgement Day

Anybody remember the Crown Bar in Monck Street in its original incarnation in the late 1970s? That was a real old man's pub. The gents was outside, across a yard and the latrine was a white washed wall with nasturtiums hanging down it. The sit-down toilet had squares of a Sunday tabloid hanging on a string instead of loo paper. Part of the tiny front bar still exists in the large watering hole that is the Crown today but gone is the wonderful character of the place, the locked back bar which Aidan Kelly would open to show select visitors his collection of guns and republican memorabilia - if he took a liking to you, you might even be asked to sign the visitors book. You tell young people today...:D

WexfordWarrior

spins...mackens is two minutes around the corner to your left as you walk out of whites front doors... marys bar is past the roundabout , past the art centre and to the right on the hill...literally 30seconds away from you...

also you could try "chaz bar" on the quay who have good music every night and a mix between young and old in there....

welshmisfit

Loving this thread! My sis and I are coming from Wales to Wexford on the 19th August for 2 nights and we were looking for some traditional Irish pubs rather than clubs/bars. Can't wait to sit down with the locals for a chat and listen to some traditional Irish music! We are celebrating my 40th birthday so it might be messy! lol

WexfordWarrior

great stuff welshmisfitt!!! for trad sessions try T-MORRIS on monck street, the centenery stores do a trad session on sunday mornings which is nice... there is also a trad trail ongoing in the town at the moment so its one pub to the other all week long.

heres a link to the pubs night and times where the trad trail is on :

http://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/wexford-trad-music-trail/82740

hope you enjoy !

Spins

Thanks for the tips everyone.
We had some craic in Wexford, great town, lovely people.
Marys Bar was the highlight of the weekend though, crazy little pub!!!
Thanks again!

welshmisfit

Thanks Wexford Warrior! Am so looking forward to coming over. Been desperate to visit for years but never got round to it. We always try and get to Cardiff for the Wales v Ireland rugby matches and we have an absolute ball with the Irish peeps. The banter is brilliant! I have Irish blood in me on my dad's side, so it will be lovely to come over and see where my ancestors come from!
Glad you had a nice time Spins, will definitely be checking out Mary's Bar!

WexfordWarrior

no probs welshy. hope you all have a great night and plenty of the old craic agus ceol.

Murtinho

Allways a great night in wexford when theres a few welsh people about,

welshmisfit

Murtinho wrote: »

Allways a great night in wexford when theres a few welsh people about,

I shall try my best not to let the side down! lol

WexfordWarrior

oh yeah love the bit of llandudno accent ! the htv cymru wales !

Merthyr Tydfil ...abergele... pontypridd, pontefract... bring em all on !! hahaha

and of course we cant forget about the legendary Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch what a place AND name !

get stuck right in !

WexfordWarrior

spins... marys bar is some place for meeting people... every time i have been in that place i have fell out the door laughing at what has gone on in there talking to people and having the craic... youd meet some characters in there too...

welshmisfit

I don't have quite the same accent as the Pontypridd area I'm afraid. I'm a Carmarthenshire gal, which probably makes me sound even more Welsh, although many people tell me I sound posh Welsh :rolleyes: Not sure how that works out to be honest. I always think we sound thick! :eek:
The Irish accent on the other hand is to die for! I could listen to you talking all day!!

Corvo

welshmisfit wrote: »

The Irish accent on the other hand is to die for! I could listen to you talking all day!!

Looking for a date? I'll show you the world Welshmisfit! From Marys Bar to Bugler Doyles!

WexfordWarrior

griffin get off...looks like its down to me and you vying for welshmisfits attention...oh and maybe judgementday as well .. he was in quickly commenting on how nice the welsh accents were...

welsh misfit we will all meet you by the premier on the main street..its the local chipper...ill have a rissole waiting for ya....

i dont think the others could beat that !

Corvo

WexfordWarrior wrote: »

griffin get off...looks like its down to me and you vying for welshmisfits attention...oh and maybe judgementday as well .. he was in quickly commenting on how nice the welsh accents were...

welsh misfit we will all meet you by the premier on the main street..its the local chipper...ill have a rissole waiting for ya....

i dont think the others could beat that !

Ah damn you WexfordWarrior. A rissole is a hard one to beat. I'll show her a fight in Harveys Field (do they exist anymore?) or bring her drinking flagons on the quay!

...always was a classy guy me.

WexfordWarrior

its a tough one but i just remembered there is two posh welshy's coming over! maybe we can go 50-50

and were talking like the hallowed welsh ones are'nt even here

welshmisfit

Lol@ you two! The rissole is awfully tempting, I am very partial to one after a night on the tiles. I once asked for one in Blackpool and they had no idea what I was talking about! Not sure if that was because they don't have rissoles in England or whether they just couldn't understand my accent! :rolleyes: And a guy who offers a lady a drink in this day and age, let alone a flagon of the stuff? Wow! lol As a single lady, I would be well up for meeting you both but my sis, being happily married, would kill me!

Corvo

welshmisfit wrote: »

I would be well up for meeting you both but my sis, being happily married, would kill me!

Right Wexford Warrior, there is only one on the market. Lets have ya! :cool:

welshmisfit

You know it's my 40th birthday that we're celebrating dontcha? I'm probably waaaay older than both of you! :rolleyes:

Corvo

welshmisfit wrote: »

You know it's my 40th birthday that we're celebrating dontcha? I'm probably waaaay older than both of you! :rolleyes:

Lets not dwell on the insignificant facts!

welshmisfit

Griffin1988 wrote: »

Lets not dwell on the insignificant facts!

Hmmmmm, which facts are significant then?

WexfordWarrior

i gotta say the mature ladies are of interest! and im sure your still "fresh" ...

you dont mind being called a "fresh auld one" do ya?? have i blown my chances already ?

but look...nothing that a rissole and a flagan of devil's bit cant work out...ah here... ill throw in a naggin of tesco or lidl vodka as well...may as well go all out in these recessionary times...but you have to promise to share it with me now when were drinking it inside the pub... so bring a bag big enough

griffin...youve no hope pal... im an all ireland champion boxer.

oh welshy...tell your sister that we wont tell her husband if she doesnt !

welshmisfit

OH!! :eek: Call me anything you like, but don't call me old!! :mad:;):rolleyes::D You may of course refer to me as old-ER. As to blowing your chances, that may depend on how old YOU are
How could I possibly resist your charms when you throw in a bottle of Lidl's finest?! I'm quite happy to share it with you in a dark corner of some pub, as long as you promise to hold my head later while I throw up!

Corvo

WexfordWarrior wrote: »

i gotta say the mature ladies are of interest! and im sure your still "fresh" ...

you dont mind being called a "fresh auld one" do ya?? have i blown my chances already ?

but look...nothing that a rissole and a flagan of devil's bit cant work out...ah here... ill throw in a naggin of tesco or lidl vodka as well...may as well go all out in these recessionary times...but you have to promise to share it with me now when were drinking it inside the pub... so bring a bag big enough

griffin...youve no hope pal... im an all ireland champion boxer.

oh welshy...tell your sister that we wont tell her husband if she doesnt !

welshmisfit wrote: »

OH!! :eek: Call me anything you like, but don't call me old!! :mad:;):rolleyes::D You may of course refer to me as old-ER. As to blowing your chances, that may depend on how old YOU are
How could I possibly resist your charms when you throw in a bottle of Lidl's finest?! I'm quite happy to share it with you in a dark corner of some pub, as long as you promise to hold my head later while I throw up!

Damn you both! Right, time to pull out all the stops.

I'll take you to the Wexford Races. Now, not many get to go with me. Its a very special occassion...beat that one Warrior...

welshmisfit

The races?! :eek: Wow! Do I get to wear a posh hat and a nice frock? Or am I expected to ride?

~Wandering off to dig my jodphurs out the wash!~

Corvo

welshmisfit wrote: »

Or am I expected to ride?

:D:D

WexfordWarrior

banter hitting ri...erm boiling point already !


you win griffin... i wont fight over a woman.... ill just turn up on the night after youve spent all your money on her and then take her home :P

you gotta give me some credit for that one welshy ?

Corvo

WexfordWarrior wrote: »

banter hitting ri...erm boiling point already !


you win griffin... i wont fight over a woman.... ill just turn up on the night after youve spent all your money on her and then take her home :P

you gotta give me some credit for that one welshy ?

:eek: Ah now thats bad form! :pac:

welshmisfit

You two are truly mad!
I'm finding it very hard to choose between the two of you. Can't the two of you show me a good time? lol :D:eek::rolleyes:

welshmisfit

Griffin1988 wrote: »

:D:D

Oh my word! I just saw this post.....how rude!
I have, of course, absolutely no idea what you may mean by it!

Corvo

welshmisfit wrote: »

Can't the two of you show me a good time? lol :D:eek::rolleyes:

Sharing is caring I suppose...

I call first. Warrior your up second!

RoyMcC

Hi guys,
Just leaving your fair town after my first visit. I took note of earlier comments in setting off for a pint or two - here are my thoughts. You ought to know that I am typical 'old man pub' material :pac:

http://backontherock.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/there-was-an-old-woman-of-wexford/

welshmisfit

My sis and I had a fab time in Wexford. We tried all the pubs you mentioned in the two days we were there, and had a Guinness in every one! Our particular favourite was The Sky and the Ground with The Cape coming a close second. Bugler Doyles was fab as well! The people were wonderful! And the accents were to die for! I could sit and listen to you people talk all day! We stayed outside of Wexford in Moyglare Lodge in Killinick which was a bit of a nightmare as we didn't realise there were no bus stops anywhere near it! :rolleyes:
We were very lucky though, we were given lifts every day into Wexford so didn't have to shell out a fortune on taxi fares. We even went to the races on the Friday night. Didn't win anything though! Perhaps it was something to do with us picking the horses with the prettiest faces :rolleyes: lol.
Saw the chip shop that was mentioned, the Premier, thought about waiting outside to see if either of you boys turned up, but it was cold and rainy and the pubs were calling :P
I can't wait to come back, we had a blast. Thanks guys!

Corvo

welshmisfit wrote: »

My sis and I had a fab time in Wexford. We tried all the pubs you mentioned in the two days we were there, and had a Guinness in every one! Our particular favourite was The Sky and the Ground with The Cape coming a close second. Bugler Doyles was fab as well! The people were wonderful! And the accents were to die for! I could sit and listen to you people talk all day! We stayed outside of Wexford in Moyglare Lodge in Killinick which was a bit of a nightmare as we didn't realise there were no bus stops anywhere near it! :rolleyes:
We were very lucky though, we were given lifts every day into Wexford so didn't have to shell out a fortune on taxi fares. We even went to the races on the Friday night. Didn't win anything though! Perhaps it was something to do with us picking the horses with the prettiest faces :rolleyes: lol.
Saw the chip shop that was mentioned, the Premier, thought about waiting outside to see if either of you boys turned up, but it was cold and rainy and the pubs were calling :P
I can't wait to come back, we had a blast. Thanks guys!

Glad you had a good time! Be sure to come back soon, and give myself and WexWarrior a shout too!

Aod24

Morning
Has anyone got the telephone number for mary's bar, wexford town?

Aod24

Have you got a phone number for mary's bar
Regards

oldyouth

Seriously, not being funny, but I doubt it has one