Here’s something we never noticed before. On the side entrance of The Bleeding Horse on Camden street there is a slab of stone that looks rather like a tomb stone laid flat. On it there is some engraving. The stone reads ‘Two horsemen rode to the… Bleeding Horse Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu The […]
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For the last year a youtube account called ‘Lorcan Film Unit’ has been releasing old videos of Dublin, mostly from the 60s. These videos give an amazing perspective on Dublin at the time, showing pubs, markets, and the daily life of Dubliners. The footage was taken by firefighter and historian , Mr. Leslie Crowe. Mr. […]
read morePart of the success of the Dublin pub scene is their ability to embrace the history of their past in decoration and atmosphere, while embracing the newer trends to offer quality food and drink to a more demanding customer base. JW Sweetman are seeking to put their history in the spotlight in a new […]
read moreWe’ve created a second video featuring Dublin pubs of the past from the 1950s to the 1990s. Included in the video are The Bull and Castle, Mulligans, The Honey Pot, The Swan, The Aviary, The Bankers, The Beachcomber, Brazen Head, Cat and Cage, Clearys, The Tap, Shakespear, L. Mulligans, Walshs, The Stoneybatter Inn, Patrick Carrs, […]
read moreFans of John Mulligans pub on Poolbeg street will be delighted to hear that there is a new book out chronicling the history of the pub. It’s called “Mulligans: Grand old pub of Poolbeg street.” It’s authored by Declan Dunne, who describes the book as “the official biography of the worlds most famous pub.” The […]
read moreWe came across an image that we’ve seen countless times hung in bars across the country. It’s a pub decoration that goes through the price of a pint of Guinness from 1900 until 1982. So, we took it upon ourselves to calculate the price of a pint of Guinness, adjusted for inflation, from […]
read moreWe’ve got a podcast! We’ll be talking about culture, history, events, and anything generally relating to pubs and pub culture in Dublin. We’ll have a new guest each week. Our first guest is Sean MacFhearraigh from www.pintofscience.ie, a series of science talks in the dame lane area.
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