This pub has received the award "Traditional Music Pub of the Year". The friendly owner is Jow Blaney and he is a traditional fiddler himself. The Friday night session in the front parlour usually revolves around PJ Hill (banjo) and Leo Brown (accordion)plus lots of random guests. A second sesssion of tne develops in the "back room" which is also the venue for the monthly meeeting of the Glens Traditional Singers' group. There is also a Sunday night session and other nights too during the busy summer holoday season.
In Antrim as in other parts of Ireland, people are often called by their parents' names rather than by a surname. So Johnny Joe McCollam who originally owned this pub, was John the son of Joe McCollam. When I first started going there in the 1980s, the landlord was also Joe McCollam, he was "Joe Johnny Joe" the son of Johnny Joe and the grandson of the original Joe....have I lost you ?
Anyway the locals call it "Johnny Joe's" still, but it says "McCollam's Bar" over the door! To confuse you more, the current owner is Joe Blayney, a nephew of "Joe Johnny Joe" !
This pub loves traditional musicians. It is also the home of the Glens of Antrim Comhaltas branch.
McCollam's Bar
This pub has received the award "Traditional Music Pub of the Year". The friendly owner is Jow Blaney and he is a traditional fiddler himself. The Friday night session in the front parlour usually revolves around PJ Hill (banjo) and Leo Brown (accordion)plus lots of random guests. A second sesssion of tne develops in the "back room" which is also the venue for the monthly meeeting of the Glens Traditional Singers' group. There is also a Sunday night session and other nights too during the busy summer holoday season.
# Posted on June 3rd 2004 by seanquinn
McCollam's Bar/Johnny Joes
These are the same pub by different names!
I had a very friendly welcome last week
# Posted on September 13th 2004 by helenakitt
Johnny Joe's is McCollam's !
In Antrim as in other parts of Ireland, people are often called by their parents' names rather than by a surname. So Johnny Joe McCollam who originally owned this pub, was John the son of Joe McCollam. When I first started going there in the 1980s, the landlord was also Joe McCollam, he was "Joe Johnny Joe" the son of Johnny Joe and the grandson of the original Joe....have I lost you ?
Anyway the locals call it "Johnny Joe's" still, but it says "McCollam's Bar" over the door! To confuse you more, the current owner is Joe Blayney, a nephew of "Joe Johnny Joe" !
This pub loves traditional musicians. It is also the home of the Glens of Antrim Comhaltas branch.
# Posted on December 7th 2010 by seanquinn