The "ould man's pub"

razorgil · 23-04-2013 12:19AM

i remember literally stumbling into the original "davy macs" in waterford years ago, placed looked derelict from outside. inside myself and my buddy found five ould boys playin cards, at a small table. only guinness (beautiful) on draught, no women, the loo out the back. over the followin months we became "locals", even though we had just hit legal drinkin age, and they were all in their sixties, & seventies. the pub was renovated a few years later, and it broke my heart to see what had been done to the place. no sign of the ould boys, or "reggie" the ever constant barman....true for the old saying, "change is bad"

brummytom · 23-04-2013 12:36AM

Deleted User wrote: »

As a matter of interest can anyone name any pubs in their local area where NO television is allowed? Not just "they only watch the news/GAA/horses" or whatever, but absolute zero tolerance on any telly at all?

There's one in Manchester with no television. I won't say the name but it's popular with Irish people so some might know it. It's in an incredibly dodgy backstreet, adjacent to notorious red-light streets, it's been run by the same family since the middle ages (and I think the landlady's been there the whole time...).
Smoking is out the front until 'close' (11pm), then it's inside until proper close, which is any time the next morning. They only serve Guinness and Carlsberg, everything else in bottles (of which there aren't many), and the pub itself is the size of a living room.

I knew a bloke up from Brum for a trad session one night (a proper one, nothing oirishy), he was driving back so asked for a cup of tea. He was given a can of coke.

Gott · 23-04-2013 01:22PM

doughef wrote: »

I think its called Brennans.. Great spot!!

Yep, that's the place - cheers!

If any of you are ever in Cavan you should pop into the Abbey, it's our local 'old man' pub. TV's is tiny and hidden away, serves Guinness in bottles, hasn't been updated since the 50s, and has this old woman smaller than the counter pulling pints.

Was rather popular with my guests during the Fleadh for the novelty of it.

veryangryman · 08-06-2013 06:15PM

guess that seans athlone is the best example of a young man's old man's pub

Citycap · 08-06-2013 06:33PM

suicide_circus wrote: »

The jacks should be dank and foul smelling with no soap, no mirror, no bogroll and no toiletseats and with dried scutter on the wall.

Cut up squares of the Sunday World are allowed as bog roll or maybe the shiny brown paper that the draper would wrap your vests in.

And of course the pub must have that sticky fly killer paper with several dead flies on it.
Anyone recall the name of that little pub on the right as you enter Lahinch. Owner is about 90

Citycap · 08-06-2013 06:35PM

brummytom wrote: »

There's one in Manchester with no television. I won't say the name but it's popular with Irish people so some might know it. It's in an incredibly dodgy backstreet, adjacent to notorious red-light streets, it's been run by the same family since the middle ages (and I think the landlady's been there the whole time...).
Smoking is out the front until 'close' (11pm), then it's inside until proper close, which is any time the next morning. They only serve Guinness and Carlsberg, everything else in bottles (of which there aren't many), and the pub itself is the size of a living room.

I knew a bloke up from Brum for a trad session one night (a proper one, nothing oirishy), he was driving back so asked for a cup of tea. He was given a can of coke.

Frankie Boyle tells the one about the English lad who asked for a Lager and Lime in Glasgow only for the barman to tell him "we don't do cocktails"

lucky frank lives · 08-06-2013 06:49PM

the boot inn, back of the airport

L1011 · 08-06-2013 07:22PM

My local back home is an odd hybrid of auld lads pub and not. Had a major refit there a year or two ago and before that was 1970s inside. Still has the 70s bar, absolutely full of knick-knacks that make no sense except to regulars, definitely not tourist fodder.

Toilets are (since the refit) clean and well kept, but there's no TV after about 6pm unless its Ireland/Donegal playing and then its muted during ads and off after the final whistle. Only about 5 pints on draught. Only music is live, and rare. They had a pool table but took it away after a while. The snug is possibly the darkest place I've ever been in a pub. Food is only served for funerals and maybe local football games, even though it has fairly decent kitchen facilities. Racing pages of the paper up above the urinals and a lad in the corner who takes a few bets under the table (no bookie nearby). Its an auld lads pub in every way except its clean.

Except it all changes in the smoking area at the back, a part covered beer garden setup you'd never except in an auld lads pub. TVs, music played, etc. Separate serving area with bottled beers they'd never consider having inside.

The auld lads head out the front for their smoke....

Meritocracy Wins · 08-06-2013 08:05PM

OP, the pub you describe tends to be full of cantankerous ould fúcks that are bitter, twisted and mostly racist.

Ghost Buster · 08-06-2013 08:38PM

I agree 100%. A pub aint a pub if it
(A) Has door staff
(B) Wont let you bring the dog in
(C) The toilets don't smell of Jayes Fluid

Kichote · 08-06-2013 08:58PM

Meritocracy Wins wrote: »

OP, the pub you describe tends to be full of cantankerous ould fúcks that are bitter, twisted and mostly racist.

You sound like a good bag of laughs yourself

Meritocracy Wins · 08-06-2013 09:00PM

Kichote wrote: »

You sound like a good bag of laughs yourself

Thanks.

Aidric · 08-06-2013 09:06PM

One or two of these still left in my home town, same clientele for decades. Last time I was home I had a mate down from Dublin. He asked for a vodka and out it arrived. When he asked for ice he was laughed out of it.

The "ould man's pub"

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