Thousand year old pub in Ireland

jubbly · 2005-09-15 12:07:51

I was once told that there is a 1000 year old pub in Ireland and it is still in use today. Can anyone verify this ? I was told Cromwell also stopped at it for a few beers while on his (bloody) conquest of Ireland. Im not sure about the Cromwell bit but I remember seeing something on TV about this old pub.

15-09-2005 01:07PM

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I was once told that there is a 1000 year old pub in Ireland and it is still in use today. Can anyone verify this ? I was told Cromwell also stopped at it for a few beers while on his (bloody) conquest of Ireland. Im not sure about the Cromwell bit but I remember seeing something on TV about this old pub.

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#2 17-09-2005 09:57PM

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I wounder how old the beer is

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The oldest pub in Ireland is Seans Bar, Athlone. AD 900.

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The Brazen Head in Dublin was certified by the Guinness Book of Records as being the oldest, c.1100

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#5 18-09-2005 01:42PM

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klong wrote:

The Brazen Head in Dublin was certified by the Guinness Book of Records as being the oldest, c.1100

One presumes it had a different name then since nobody spoke English here in 1100.

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