Athlone
You mightn't guess it from the front, but this pub dates from AD 900, making it Ireland's oldest (look for the Guinness World Records certificate). Peat…
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The Midlands
Dating from 1775 (when it opened as a grocery store), this treasure of a pub has withstood the onslaught of modernisation. A hotchpotch of oddities line…
The Midlands
Opening to a lovely beer garden, Hough's is a 250-year-old vine-clad pub renowned for its music sessions. You'll find someone playing here most nights in…
The Midlands
Dating from 1823, the Chestnut incorporates dark wood, gilded mirrors, flickering candles, peat fires and a pressed-tin ceiling. Trad sessions take place…
The Midlands
Behind its photogenic black-framed stone facade with geranium-filled window boxes, this large pub is a welcoming place for a pint, a sporting fixture on…
The Midlands
On the banks of the River Erkina, with a beer garden overlooking the bridge's stone arches, this cosy pub dating from 1832 has an old fuel bowser out the…
The Midlands
You can hardly miss this traditional thatched pub 4.5km south of town while driving along the R368 towards Elphin. Dating from 1734, it's worth a trip for…
The Midlands
Renovated in 2018 but retaining its polished timber bar and wood-burning stove, Carrick's landmark corner pub serves a grand pint of Guinness. Live music …
The Midlands
Stop for a pint at Craughwell's, renowned for its rollicking trad-music sessions and impromptu singalongs. Visitors and locals alike contribute to the bar…
