Can I just let everyone know that I am on holiday here in Menorca and I have found the Smallest Irish Pub in the World.
Tiny and cosy, with seating inside for just 18. The place, BROGANS has a fine atmosphere and is really unique. Oh, and a Guinness to die for. lol.
Cant be another place like it. I am sure you can google it.
Bloke in charge has just put it up for sale as well
Just to let anyone know that was passing that way.
The Cellar, in Larchmont, NY (30 person capacity) is tiny but boasts it's patrons consume the most Jameson's per month in the entire State of New York.
Sounds like about the size of Naughton's in Kilclaran, up the road from Feakle, which might hold 20 if a few people stand and the rest are very friendly.
Small pubs? http://www.whitebeertravels.co.uk/signal.html
and the nutshell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutshell_%28Bury_St_Edmunds_pub%29
but I remember a tiny pub in Paisley which had no seats, just a 3-4ft wide bar and standing area of about 3ft square. It was actually an off-sales, but the owner opened up a little bar on the side (the reverse of convention), with one Heavy tap. No kidding. I went in once when I went to college in Paisley, just so's I could say I went in it, and now I'm saying that. I recall it was near Love street, towards Feegie Park. It must be gone by now.
RE the highest consumption of (specified types of ) alcohol; I forget which short-story writer had this statistic about two South Sea islands where the ( white, ex-pat ) inhabitants argued over who drank the most; at the one, they claimed to drink between drinks; at the other they acknowledged no such interval..........
Ron Black's, aka The Dawson Lounge, on Dawson Street in Dublin is generally reckoned to be the smallest pub in the city (holds no more than 20 with 'comfort'). However, the ground floor bar at The Lotts on Liffey Street Lower is equally tiny, but at least has seats.
There used to be a bar in a shoe shop in Carrick-On-Shannon - no seating area from what I remember, just lots and lots of shoes and sweaters for sale. The Guiness was good though.
Not Irish, but my local pub. Fits about eight adults...
"The pub at Pontfaen, The Dyffryn Arms, is run by the formidable Bessie Davies, a real local character. The pub is a time capsule of a bygone era. The bar is the front room of Bessies house and the beer is served through a hatch straight from the barrel. Its well worth a visit for the experience but don’t expect anything fancy. Beer is all you’ll get."
There is a pub in Bilbao called The Wicklow Arms,
and run by an Irishman.
There are three stools at the bar and the rest of the pub is standing only with room for about 9-10 people before it starts getting uncomfortable. There are little shelves around the walls for resting drinks on and an official Guinness plaque on the wall saying that the pub holds the record for selling the most pints of guinness in the smallest area.
It may not be the smallest Irish pub in the world, but it surely must be the smallest in Spain.
It´s not a session pub but is very popular with the English speaking ex-pat fraternity and any locals who want to practice their English.
Weather permitting, everybody just spills out onto the pedestrian street outside.
The pub´s success is mainly due to excellent management and a welcoming atmosphere on the part of the guvnor who knows all his regular customers by name.
There was another small pub on a crossroads in the middle of nowhere somewhere in Roscommon. It was so small that when eight of us turned up they had to keep washing the glasses so there were enough to go round. I think Ireland does small pubs very well
Ina Daly's bar, Ballydehob, would be a squeeze with 18 people in it. There has been the occasional small session there, and Ina has been known to come out with a song or two as well.
SWFL Fiddler, if you haven't seen The Jim Jarmusch movie, Down By Law, there's a scene in it in which Roberto Begnini finds himself sharing a jail cell with John Lurie and Tom waits, and Begnini, obviously a foreigner, eagerly tries out his newly acquired English idioms on his cellmates. He says: zere's no room to swing a cat... you know, zee animal. Jim Jarmusch was obviously familiar with the ethymology. Great movie and great music, by the way.
Smallest Irish Pub ever
Smallest Irish Pub ever
Can I just let everyone know that I am on holiday here in Menorca and I have found the Smallest Irish Pub in the World.
Tiny and cosy, with seating inside for just 18. The place, BROGANS has a fine atmosphere and is really unique. Oh, and a Guinness to die for. lol.
Cant be another place like it. I am sure you can google it.
Bloke in charge has just put it up for sale as well
Just to let anyone know that was passing that way.
# Posted on May 9th 2008 by Mike in Ibiza
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http://www.menorcainfo.net/BROGANSIRISHPUB.html
Squeeze a session in there?
# Posted on May 9th 2008 by SWFL Fiddler
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The Cellar, in Larchmont, NY (30 person capacity) is tiny but boasts it's patrons consume the most Jameson's per month in the entire State of New York.
# Posted on May 9th 2008 by The Lonesome Bowman
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Sounds like about the size of Naughton's in Kilclaran, up the road from Feakle, which might hold 20 if a few people stand and the rest are very friendly.
# Posted on May 9th 2008 by GaryAMartin
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Naughton's is spacious compared to the Black Sticks, the way it was during the 80-s anyway.
# Posted on May 9th 2008 by kilfarboy
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in the '80s i remember being in a very small bar in belfast-not too far away from st. anne's cathedral.
i also recall a tiny bar somewhere up on the antrim coast road too but my memory fails yet again...
# Posted on May 9th 2008 by biggus dave
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Like my grandda used to say "You can go anywhere in the world, to any decent sized town and always find two things; Chinese Food and an Irish Pub."
# Posted on May 9th 2008 by Jusa Nutter Eejit
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I don't remember that pub either, Biggus. It was in Waring street, really small and wonderful. Can't remember the name.
Then you had "The Wee Bar" in Randalstown, which has recently got a lot bigger.
# Posted on May 10th 2008 by bodhran bliss
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The original Arnie's in Tulsa (now known as Drake's) was a converted alley. It's about 10' wide by 30' long.
# Posted on May 10th 2008 by CleverName
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Small pubs?
http://www.whitebeertravels.co.uk/signal.html
and the nutshell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutshell_%28Bury_St_Edmunds_pub%29
but I remember a tiny pub in Paisley which had no seats, just a 3-4ft wide bar and standing area of about 3ft square. It was actually an off-sales, but the owner opened up a little bar on the side (the reverse of convention), with one Heavy tap. No kidding. I went in once when I went to college in Paisley, just so's I could say I went in it, and now I'm saying that. I recall it was near Love street, towards Feegie Park. It must be gone by now.
# Posted on May 10th 2008 by Key Maniac Lad
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Any Buddies who can testify?
# Posted on May 10th 2008 by Key Maniac Lad
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There use to be a bar in Larne - where I heard the old boys
say '' You could'nt swing a cat in it'' lol..
jim,,,,
# Posted on May 10th 2008 by FIDDLE4
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RE the highest consumption of (specified types of ) alcohol; I forget which short-story writer had this statistic about two South Sea islands where the ( white, ex-pat ) inhabitants argued over who drank the most; at the one, they claimed to drink between drinks; at the other they acknowledged no such interval..........
# Posted on May 10th 2008 by Guernsey Pete
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Ron Black's, aka The Dawson Lounge, on Dawson Street in Dublin is generally reckoned to be the smallest pub in the city (holds no more than 20 with 'comfort'). However, the ground floor bar at The Lotts on Liffey Street Lower is equally tiny, but at least has seats.
There's a site dedicated to the world's smallest bars at http://www.justfollowme.co.uk/Worlds%20Smallest%20Bars.
# Posted on May 10th 2008 by MacCruiskeen
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There used to be a bar in a shoe shop in Carrick-On-Shannon - no seating area from what I remember, just lots and lots of shoes and sweaters for sale. The Guiness was good though.
# Posted on May 10th 2008 by bowburner
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Like the one in Dingle ? Shoes too, but with a litlle enclosed seating area. Terrific.Can't remember the name for the life of me...
# Posted on May 10th 2008 by pennhorse
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Not Irish, but my local pub. Fits about eight adults...
"The pub at Pontfaen, The Dyffryn Arms, is run by the formidable Bessie Davies, a real local character. The pub is a time capsule of a bygone era. The bar is the front room of Bessies house and the beer is served through a hatch straight from the barrel. Its well worth a visit for the experience but don’t expect anything fancy. Beer is all you’ll get."
http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/29/29140/Dyffryn_Arms/Pontfaen
# Posted on May 10th 2008 by wolfbird
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There is a pub in Bilbao called The Wicklow Arms,
and run by an Irishman.
There are three stools at the bar and the rest of the pub is standing only with room for about 9-10 people before it starts getting uncomfortable. There are little shelves around the walls for resting drinks on and an official Guinness plaque on the wall saying that the pub holds the record for selling the most pints of guinness in the smallest area.
It may not be the smallest Irish pub in the world, but it surely must be the smallest in Spain.
It´s not a session pub but is very popular with the English speaking ex-pat fraternity and any locals who want to practice their English.
Weather permitting, everybody just spills out onto the pedestrian street outside.
The pub´s success is mainly due to excellent management and a welcoming atmosphere on the part of the guvnor who knows all his regular customers by name.
# Posted on May 10th 2008 by murfbox
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"The Thalidomide Arms"
?
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# Posted on May 10th 2008 by P.browne
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Not funny.
Someone was telling me about rambling houses in Ireland. With sessions in them. Can anyone tell me more?
# Posted on May 11th 2008 by Key Maniac Lad
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There was another small pub on a crossroads in the middle of nowhere somewhere in Roscommon. It was so small that when eight of us turned up they had to keep washing the glasses so there were enough to go round. I think Ireland does small pubs very well
# Posted on May 11th 2008 by bowburner
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Jim: ''You could'nt swing a cat in it''
HA HA! I have three cats, but that's still funny.
# Posted on May 11th 2008 by SWFL Fiddler
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Cat o'nine tails that is (original meaning).
# Posted on May 11th 2008 by pennhorse
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Aha! Thanks penhorse.
When I was a boy, mean spirited lads would swing a real cat by the tail, that was my first thought.
# Posted on May 11th 2008 by SWFL Fiddler
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Ina Daly's bar, Ballydehob, would be a squeeze with 18 people in it. There has been the occasional small session there, and Ina has been known to come out with a song or two as well.
# Posted on May 11th 2008 by cathycook
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SWFL Fiddler, if you haven't seen The Jim Jarmusch movie, Down By Law, there's a scene in it in which Roberto Begnini finds himself sharing a jail cell with John Lurie and Tom waits, and Begnini, obviously a foreigner, eagerly tries out his newly acquired English idioms on his cellmates. He says: zere's no room to swing a cat... you know, zee animal. Jim Jarmusch was obviously familiar with the ethymology. Great movie and great music, by the way.
# Posted on May 11th 2008 by pennhorse