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The Oldest Pub in Ireland

Sometimes you find a pub so good that you just must build a town around it. Sean’s Bar in Athlone is officially the oldest pub in Ireland and was established in 900AD.    They’ve yet to be confirmed as the oldest pub in the world and barman Ryan O’Connor joined Sean in the Athlone Springs Hotel to talk about how the history and life of the pub that’s still kicking some 1,100 years later...

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14.40 15 Sep 2023


The Oldest Pub in Ireland


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Sometimes you find a pub so good that you just must build a town around it. Sean’s Bar in Athlone is officially the oldest pub in Ireland and was established in 900AD. 

 

They’ve yet to be confirmed as the oldest pub in the world and barman Ryan O’Connor joined Sean in the Athlone Springs Hotel to talk about how the history and life of the pub that’s still kicking some 1,100 years later...


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