The most Alco county in Ireland? :D (stats)

Downlinz

Had a look at the pub numbers in the Indo today and threw them into a ratio calculator using the wikipedia numbers for population. (Hey I was curious!)

These are the numbers of pubs per thousand people in each county in 2011. Some pretty big differences across the board, I guess a lot has to do with dispersed populations but interesting nonetheless.

1) Leitrim 3.54
2) Roscommon 3.46
3) Kerry 3.17
4) Mayo 2.96
5) Cavan 2.94
6) Tipperary 2.81
7) Clare 2.78
8) Longford 2.50
9) Sligo 2.35
10) Donegal 2.30
11) Killkenny 2.16
12) Limerick 2.04
13) Galway 2.02
14) Westmeath 2.01
15) Waterford 1.98
16) Cork 1.94
17) Carlow 1.88
18) Louth 1.86
19) Wexford 1.80
20) Monaghan 1.80
21) Offaly 1.73
22) Laois 1.52
23) Wicklow 1.15
24) Meath 1.14
25) Kildare 0.89
26) Dublin 0.63

CardBordWindow

So who's round is it? :cool:

The_Kew_Tour

Leitrim people are mad for the craic.

orourkeda

I'd be an alcoholic if I lived in Leitrim

Temptamperu

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Leitrim people are mad for the craic.

Nah its just there is nothing else to do but drink in Leitrim.

Sky King

The ratio of tourists to locals has a lot to do with it too. Here in Kilkenny we have sh!tloads of tourists, plus stag parties and hen parties to bate the band. So we rank high.

As far as I know we have the highest alcohol consumption in Ireland, which in turn has one of the highest of any country in the world.

I don't drink much myself. I prefer getting my kicks on channel six, but there you go.

Chuck Stone

Number of pubs =/= boozeheadedness.

Higher density populations like Dublin and Cork would have large pubs which could hold hundreds of people. More rural areas probably have more pubs with a small capacity.

It certainly appears that way in the OP.

Immaculate Pasta

I knew Dublin were nothing but a bunch of soft cunts :cool:

4leto

What would be interesting is see do these stats correlate to the amount of drunk driving convictions in each county.

Bet you any money the most convictions still result in Dublin, the lowest on the chart.

Madam

I'm surprised Donegal is so far down the list

danniemcq

Madam wrote: »

I'm surprised Donegal is so far down the list

it doesn't include drinking in parks,

Donegals main social activity

or houses

Mongarra

Is this a "Leinster V The Rest" thing? Only 1 Leinster county in top 10.

Dravokivich

hmmm it seems I should be on the even further western part of Britain.

Madam

danniemcq wrote: »

it doesn't include drinking in parks,

Donegals main social activity

or houses

You forgot to mention lock in's - or does'nt that happen anymore?:rolleyes:

Stinicker

Madam wrote: »

I'm surprised Donegal is so far down the list

In Donegal they have Sibins in the mountains serving poteen which aren't on the list, if they were they'd probably be no. 1.

Madam

Stinicker wrote: »

In Donegal they have Sibins in the mountains serving poteen which aren't on the list, if they were they'd probably be no. 1.

They do? I can't say I've ever been to one but then I am under 100 years of age:)

danniemcq

Madam wrote: »

You forgot to mention lock in's - or does'nt that happen anymore?:rolleyes:

shhhhh we try not and advertise that fact! attracts to much attention

Madam wrote: »

They do? I can't say I've ever been to one but then I am under 100 years of age:)

Donegal is still one of the major counties for poiteen, a speciality at wakes, weddings,christenings and any other special day like ones ending in Y

Madam

danniemcq wrote: »

shhhhh we try not and advertise that fact! attracts to much attention



Donegal is still one of the major counties for poiteen, a speciality at wakes, weddings,christenings and any other special day like ones ending in Y

Oh I know you can find some good poiteen up in the hills - in fact my grandad used to make it - it seems he had his regular customers his reputation was so good:) But I had thought it was very rare nowadays to find it unless you can go to some or the remotest places. Besides it was the Shebeen thing I was on about - are the not extinct in Donegal?

Downlinz

The Indo's results only includes what they describe as "pubs". Its unclear if that includes more urban establishments like clubs, bars in hotels, places with liquor licenses etc.