The highest pub in Ireland

RikkFlair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omtfe7lb-gE

Lets all raise a glass high to the highest pub in Ireland, where, by the looks of things, everybodys ****in high, man.

C.K Dexter Haven

RikkFlair wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omtfe7lb-gE

Lets all raise a glass high to the highest pub in Ireland, where, by the looks of things, everybodys ****in high, man.

It's quite far away.

Poxyshamrock

Are they speaking English?

orangesoda

highest in hibernia was in derry i thought

http://itoccuredtome.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/pondarosa.jpg

wazky

Is Johnny Foxes not the highest or was that just a lie?

LETHAL LADY

RikkFlair wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omtfe7lb-gE

Lets all raise a glass high to the highest pub in Ireland, where, by the looks of things, everybodys ****in high, man.

If it was a matter of life or death to pick one of those handsome men to sleep with who would you choose OP?

wendell borton

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

If it was a matter of life or death to pick one of those handsome men to sleep with who would you choose OP?

The black faced one :rolleyes:.

Call Me Jimmy

daniel craig's da on the right

131spanner

For the rest of their lives the 3 lads will be known to the parish as "d'three wise men who were on d'telly."

When I grow up, I want to be like that Joe Kelly. Heroes.

RikkFlair

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

If it was a matter of life or death to pick one of those handsome men to sleep with who would you choose OP?

The lamb, failing that I choose instant death.

Liamalone

orangesoda wrote: »

highest in hibernia was in derry i thought

http://itoccuredtome.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/pondarosa.jpg

Seconded, I did hear that some pretender was trying to claim the title though, looks like this asylum is it.

orangesoda

Liamalone wrote: »

Seconded, I did hear that some pretender was trying to claim the title though, looks like this asylum is it.

I heard some story about unionists writing a complaint letter or something about it and so it was given to the 2nd highest, strange given that the pub is in a big nationalist area

DEFTLEFTHAND

Nice lamb.

Seaneh

wazky wrote: »

Is Johnny Foxes not the highest or was that just a lie?

It's a lie.

Dublanders like to like about these sorts of things. They also claim to have the oldest bar in Ireland (Brazen Head) which is also a lie.

Boldberry

I think the Brazen Head lies about, I'm sure your average Dub couldn't give two fcuks about how old a tourist trap claims to be.

crockholm

looks like a grand ol spot,great find op.Hipster-free too by the looks of it

YellowFeather

Seaneh wrote: »

It's a lie.

Dublanders like to like about these sorts of things. They also claim to have the oldest bar in Ireland (Brazen Head) which is also a lie.

Is that not true? I quite like the Brazen Head. Although Johnnie Fox's fell out of favour recently when we did a bus tour thing there and had to leave at 12.30am when the craic was just getting started.

MonstaMash

This is the oldest pub in Ireland...

http://seansbar.lightholderproductions.com/

Frank Lee Midere

crockholm wrote: »

looks like a grand ol spot,great find op.Hipster-free too by the looks of it

If hipster means anyone from guy from local village who is not a sheep farmer, and up, It's hipster free.

DEFTLEFTHAND

MonstaMash wrote: »

This is the oldest pub in Ireland...

http://seansbar.lightholderproductions.com/

Claims to be the oldest in Europe as well. Founded in 900AD. :eek:

crockholm

Frank Lee Midere wrote: »

If hipster means anyone from guy from local village who is not a sheep farmer, and up, It's hipster free.

Aaaahhh, you know who I mean-them lads with the skinny jeans tucked into the wellies,and Reading the poetry section of "The Farmers Journal".

Seaneh

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Claims to be the oldest in Europe as well. Founded in 900AD. :eek:

Guinness book of records have been trying to confirm for a few years now that it is indeed the oldest bar in the world. It's the oldest currently listed in the book but they decided to do further research before giving any bar the title.

Daithi_2014

Highest pub in Ireland is in Roundwood, co. wicklow

Rocket19

wazky wrote: »

Is Johnny Foxes not the highest or was that just a lie?

Was thinking the same thing.

crockholm

Some facts would also be nice...I had Always presumed that one of the pubs in roundwood was the highest pub.Perhaps it's time to put a G.P.S. or something on the pubs counter and get a definitive answer.

The 3 men and the Lamb look like they're having a bit of fun at least.

Frank Lee Midere

Ten hard years on the Internet and I still don't know what the highest f*cking pub in Ireland is.

questionmark?

Still not sure if they were all speaking Klingon or english

Lapin

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Claims to be the oldest in Europe as well. Founded in 900AD. :eek:

Was there even an Athlone back then?

Fr_Dougal

The old boys remind me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ocWVgmkUSk

Seaneh

Lapin wrote: »

Was there even an Athlone back then?

There was a ford and a small settlement.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

Do gimmicks like oldest pub in such a place, or highest pub etc really work? It just makes me think 'tourist trap' and avoid.

Now if they were claiming "highest ratio of hedonistic female to males ratio in Ireland" that'd be different.

Seaneh

Duracell Bunny wrote: »

Do gimmicks like oldest pub in such a place, or highest pub etc really work? It just makes me think 'tourist trap' and avoid.

Try get a seat in Seán's Bar any night between wednesday and sunday and see for yourself. Or go visit on a hot day in the summer. Place does be thronged with tourists coming in the back door off their boats.

Duracell Bunny wrote: »

Now if they were claiming "highest ratio of hedonistic female to males ratio in Ireland" that'd be different.

Sounds like it's Kilkenny you're looking for.

wicklowwonder

crockholm wrote: »

Some facts would also be nice...I had Always presumed that one of the pubs in roundwood was the highest pub.Perhaps it's time to put a G.P.S. or something on the pubs counter and get a definitive answer.

The 3 men and the Lamb look like they're having a bit of fun at least.

Kavanagh's Vartry House is the Highest Pub in the Highest Village in Ireland but Johnny Foxes is actually higher I think. Not sure about others. Think there another village trying to claim to be the highest in Ireland too over Roundwood. Somewhere in Cork or Kerry.

beach_walker

Ha, class video OP. I have a friend from that area who is always raving about that pub. He was distraught when it burned down.

wotzgoingon

wazky wrote: »

Is Johnny Foxes not the highest or was that just a lie?

It's a lie. I was in Johnny foxes and then I was in one in Kerry when I was a child. You would want to see the road to get up to it. I was shítting it in case the car went down the side of the mountain. Put it this way you would not want to be drink driving home after a night out if you valued your life.

Poor Uncle Tom

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Put it this way you would not want to be drink driving home after a night out if you valued your life.

That goes for ANY pub!

wotzgoingon

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

That goes for ANY pub!

Trust me if you seen where this pub was. I often drove drunk, no problem. Even when sober you have to watch where your going on this road.

Poor Uncle Tom

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Trust me...... I often drove drunk,

I think not.....

wotzgoingon

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

I think not.....

Well I haven't drunk drove for a few years as I don't even drink anymore.

cloud493

Seaneh wrote: »

It's a lie.

Dublanders like to like about these sorts of things. They also claim to have the oldest bar in Ireland (Brazen Head) which is also a lie.

Do you have something against dublin or?

retalivity

This came up a few years ago and I looked it up on google maps with the terrain counter on. The one in the video is highest, followed by roundwood and then ponderosa in Derry iirc.
Johnnie foxes isnt even close

FrStone

I have to say I find it hilarious that the city slickers can't understand the lads in the video. They have a strong accent alright but for a person born and raised in Ireland not to be able to understand them is mad!

dmc17

I didn't get a word the second fellow said

smallgarden

We drove up to it last summer, up a dodgy road for ages for it to be closed!

wotzgoingon

FrStone wrote: »

I have to say I find it hilarious that the city slickers can't understand the lads in the video. They have a strong accent alright but for a person born and raised in Ireland not to be able to understand them is mad!

I live in the country and haven't a clue what they are on about. I can make out a few words and then they laugh, that's about it.

eoins23456

Seaneh wrote: »

It's a lie.

Dublanders like to like about these sorts of things. They also claim to have the oldest bar in Ireland (Brazen Head) which is also a lie.

What's the oldest pub ?

wicklowwonder

eoins23456 wrote: »

What's the oldest pub ?

Some place in Athlone I think. Guinness record people think it could be oldest in world.

Fescue

wicklowwonder wrote: »

Some place in Athlone I think. Guinness record people think it could be oldest in world.

Sean's bar in Athlone. Despite being popular with tourists, its actually a great pub. Cracking Guinness and atmosphere.

crockholm

With a Little googling and a dash of copying,I got the following (no sources,just what Another poster had posted on a different forum)


Top of Coom-Cork/Kerry border-1033 ft asl

Ponderosa-Derry-947 ft asl

Johnny Foxes-Dublin/Wicklow- 910 ft asl

Northern Monkey

orangesoda wrote: »

highest in hibernia was in derry i thought

http://itoccuredtome.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/pondarosa.jpg

Our family used to own that pub. It was a thatched cottage back then, but was knocked down with that built in its place by its new owners. It's closed at the minute for renovation, but I think it is being turned into a restaurant/truck stop.

Balmed Out

Oldest pub is a toughy as it depends on how you judge it.
Is it still the oldest if it started as a pub became a butchers, a pub, a courthouse and back to a pub?
If its always been a pub but didnt originally have a license?
If its always been a pub but closed for a few years at some stage?

The continually licensed oldest I think is Grace Neils in Down, another contender the gateway/realt dearg in Cork closed a couple of years ago.