Turtle Bunbury Writer and Historian

Published Works

The Irish Pub, Turtle Bunbury & James Fennell (Thames & Hudson, 2008)

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3. THE CHOSEN PUBS

We were on the road for about 3 monthsof 2008 in total, about which you can read by clicking here. We came home with seventy pubs photographed and publicans interviewed. However, in order to give each pub the four to six page spreads we felt they deserved, we had to make some radical decisions in the final furlongs. We just didn't have enough pages to fit them all in. Hence, we had to drop over thirty of the pubs we photographed from the book, any of which would have been perfectly suited to the theme. The 39 pubs that ultimately made the book our listed below. While the essence of every pub was traditional, we included a shorter chapter examining the more contemporary interpretations of that style. The classifications for urban retreats and rural charm were always vague and there are several pubs who could feasibly fit into either chapter.

Urban Retreats

1 The Long Hall

51 South Great Georges Street

Dublin 2

Tel: +353 (0)1 475 1590

2 The Stags Head

Dame Court

Dublin 2

Tel: +353 (0)1 671 3701

www.thestagshead.ie

3 Berminghams

7 Ludlow Street

Navan

Co. Meath

Tel: +353 (0)46 902 9829

4 Clancys

12 Leinster Street

Athy

Co. Kildare

Tel: +353 (0)59 863 1964

5 E. J. Morrisseys

Main Street

Abbeyleix

Co. Laoise

Tel: +353 (0)57 873 1281

6 Lenehans

10 Barrack Street

Kilkenny

Co. Kilkenny

Tel: +353 (0)56 772 1621

7 McCarthys Bar

Main Street

Fethard

Co. Tipperary

Tel: +353 (0)52 31149

www.mccarthyshotel.net

8 The Bulman

Summercove

Kinsale

Co. Cork

Tel: +353 (0)21 477 2131

www.thebulman.com

9 Dick Macks

Green Steet

Dingle

Co. Kerry

Tel: +353 (0)66 915 1960

10 J. Currans

Main Street

Dingle

Co. Kerry

Tel: +353 (0)66 915 1110

11 Crottys

Market Square

Kilrush

Co. Clare

Tel: +353 (0)65 905 2470

www.crottyspubkilrush.com

12 Tigh Neachtains

17 Cross St

Galway City

Co. Galway

Tel: +353 (0)91 568820

13 Thomas Connollys

Holborn Street and Markievicz Street

Sligo

Co. Sligo

Tel: +353 (0)71 916 7377

14 J. & W. Wrights

Glaslough

Co. Monaghan

Tel: +353 (0)47 88106

15 McConvilles (The Mandeville Arms)

Mandeville Street

Portadown

Co. Armagh

BT62 3PD

Tel: +44 (0)28 3833 2070

16 Kellys Cellars

3032 Bank Street

Belfast

Co. Antrim

BT1 1HL

Tel: +44 (0)28 9024 6058

17 The Crown Liquor Saloon

46 Great Victoria Street

Belfast

Co. Antrim

BT2 7BA

Tel: +44 (0)28 9027 9901

www.crownbar.com

18 House of McDonnell

Castle Street

Ballycastle

Co. Antrim

BT54 6AS

Tel: +44 (0)28 2076 2975

www.houseofmcdonnell.com

Rural Charm

19 OConnells

Hill of Skryne

Co. Meath

Tel: +353 (0)46 902 5122

20 E. Butterfields (The Harp Bar)

Ballitore

Co. Kildare

Tel: +353 (0)59 862 3329

21 M. J. Byrne

Greenane

Co. Wicklow

Tel: +353 (0)40 446195

22 P. F. Smyth

Newtown

Co. Carlow

Tel: +353 (0)59 972 7159

23 OSheas

Main Street

Borris

Co. Carlow

Tel: +353 (0)59 977 3106

24 Somers

Clogh

Co. Kilkenny

Tel: +353 (0)56 444 2133

25 Mary Kennedys

Callaghane Bridge

Co. Waterford

Tel: +353 (0)51 382320

26 P. J. Guerin (The Kingfisher)

Castleconnell

Co. Limerick

Tel: +353 (0)61 377407

www.ireland360.com/kingfisher

27 OShaughnessys (The Ivy House)

Glin

Co. Limerick

Tel: +353 (0)68 34115

28 M. Finucane

Quay Street

Ballylongford

Co. Kerry

Tel: +353 (0)68 43243

29 OLoclainns Irish Whiskey Bar

Ballyvaughan

Co. Clare

Tel: +353 (0)65 707 7006

www.irishwhiskeybar.com

30 Murrays

Maghera

Co. Westmeath

Tel: +353 (0)90 648 5345

31 Coyle & Sons

Four Roads

Mount Talbot

Co. Roscommon

Tel: +353 (0)90 662 3315

32 Leonards

Lahardane

Ballina

Co. Mayo

Tel: +353 (0)96 51003

33 Brennans (The Criterion)

Main Street

Bundoran

Co. Donegal

Tel: +353 (0)71 984 1810

34 H. McGinn

Newbliss

Co. Monaghan

Tel: +353 (0)47 54450

35 Gartlans

Lower Main Street

Kingscourt

Co. Cavan

Tel: +353 (0) to come

Contemporary Heritage

36 The Sky & the Ground

112 South Main Street

Wexford

Co. Wexford

Tel: +353 (0)53 912 1273

37 Geoffs

John Street

Waterford

Co. Waterford

Tel: +353 (0)51 874787

38 De Barras

55 Pearse Street

Clonakilty

Co. Cork

Tel: +353 (0)23 33381

www.debarra.ie

39 Gertie Browne

Custume Place

Athlone

Co. Westmeath

Tel: +353 (0)90 647 4848



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