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Exploring the culture, history, and heritage of pubs in Ireland and abroad.
Each week we explore a different folk story relating to the rich history of pubs in Dublin, Ireland, and abroad. Irish pubs are known all around the world and each has their own unique story. We're here to tell those stories.
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May 25, 2023
The Detective Who Lived Above A Pub, with Conor Brady
This week we interview the author of the Joe Swallow detective books, a series of 4 books about an investigator with the Dublin Metropolitan Police in 1880s Dublin. Swallow solves the most grizzly murders using scientific reasoning and his street wit. Along the way he meets interesting characters along the way, including some of the fiercest street gangs Dublin has ever had to offer, as well as a young poet by the name of Yeats and he also comes to be embroiled in a brewing political scandal involving Charles Stewart Parnell. Crucially for the purpose of this podcast, Swallow lived above a pub on Dublin's Thomas Street.
I met up with author Conor Brady in that very pub to discuss recreating Victorian Dublin, the history of policing, and the role of the pub in Dublin society of the time.
Conor Brady is a novelist, journalist, and academic. He was editor of the Irish Times for 16 years and has written extensively about the history of policing in Ireland. Enjoy!
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May 18, 2023
The Most Beautiful Pub In Dublin
For nearly 100 years The Irish House pub caught the eye of Dubliners on the corner of Winetavern Street and Wood Quay. It was a bold political statement of a pub with romantic celtic depictions of irish wolfhounds, the maid of Erin, and the stone of destiny from the Hill of Tara. On its roof it had 6 round towers and below that depictions of Henry Grattan and Daniel O'Connell calling for Irish self determination. This is the story of The Irish House, the most beautiful pub in Dublin. How it came to be, how it was enjoyed and how it is now remembered.
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May 11, 2023
The Man Who Had A Pint In Every Dublin Pub
Have you ever wondered if anybody has ever visited every pub in Dublin? Surely not! Well, I’m here today to tell you that someone has indeed visited every one of them, had a pint in each one, and he did it in the space of 3 years. Oh yeah, and he’s not even Irish.
This is the extraordinary story of Yuya Abe, the Japanese man who, over the course of 3 years visited every single last pub in Dublin and became a folk hero.
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Apr 7, 2023
The Good Friday Disagreement
From 1927 to 2018 every pub in Ireland was bound by law to close their doors on Good Friday. Not a drop of alcohol was to be found in the country. Not legally anyway. In this episode we explore the legal loopholes around the ban, the hilarious stories of the publicans who were caught opening, and the day that the curtain came down on the law.
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Mar 30, 2023
Pubs In The Work Of Roddy Doyle, Part 2
This week's episode continues the journey to find all of the pubs in the work of Roddy Doyle. We focus on his love letter to Dublin pubs, called 'Love', his book about a man searching for his new local following a divorce, and his play 'Two Pints', and you can guess where that is set.
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Mar 23, 2023
A Pint In Barrytown: Pubs In The Work Of Roddy Doyle, Part 1
Author of The Commitments, The Snapper, The Van, and many more award winning books, Roddy Doyle captures the voice of working class Dublin like no other. So many of his works include depictions of the Dublin pub that we decided to put together a comprehensive guide to pubs in the work of Roddy Doyle. From the local Barrytown pub, The Hikers Rest, to the city centre pub that Jimmy and Bimbo declare to have the best pint in Dublin. The pubs, the conversations and the Irish drinking philosophy.
This is part one and features The Barrytown books and films, capturing all the pints drank by Jimmy junior, his dad Jimmy senior and his sister Sharon.
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Mar 16, 2023
The 4 Peaks: Ireland's Highest Pubs
4 pubs on the island of Ireland lay claim to being at the highest elevation and therefore being the highest pub in the land. But whose contention is the strongest, backed up by evidence and certified by the cartographers of the land?! We investigate and get to the bottom of it all.
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Feb 23, 2023
Ireland's Oldest Pubs- The Contenders
Ireland has had pubs in some form or another since at least 600ad. So, how old is Ireland's oldest surviving pub? We have 5 contenders who claim to be the oldest or one of the oldest in Dublin or Ireland.
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Feb 16, 2023
O'Donoghues The Opera! Starring The Dubliners
Have you ever heard of the opera about the Irish pub? No, seriously! But it wasn’t performed in Milan’s La Scala, or even the Wexford Opera House. And it wasn’t performed by your regular operatic performers, bellowing out in German or Italian. This is the story of the lost and then found film shot in 1965 in O’Donoghues Pub on Merrion Row, starring The Dubliners.
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Feb 9, 2023
Scaldy: Scalteen And The Scaldbrother
In this episode we chart the history of scailtin, its various recipes and its connection to Dublin's most famous occult sessioners. Scailtín is a half forgotten traditionally Irish drink whose key ingredients are whiskey and butter. It's a flavour to rival baileys.
The second part of the episode features the legend of Scaldbrother, a 16th century thief who lived in an underground network in the Oxmantown area of North Dublin city.
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Feb 1, 2023
I Visited Every Pub In Dublin City In One Day.
Have you every wondered whether it would be possible to visit every pub in Dublin city in one day? Well, wonder no more. In this episode I tell you how I came up with a figure for how many pubs there are in the city centre, how I mapped our a route and take you along on an adventure that went viral. There was lots of walking, lots of touching, and even a pint at the end.
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Dec 21, 2022
The Origins Of The 12 Pubs Of Christmas
We think we've tracked down the very first ever 12 Pubs of Christmas pub crawl. It's a tradition that packed pubs in Dublin, Ireland, and around the world for over a decade, but the origins of this Christmas tradition have never really been known. We've managed to find what we think may be the first pub crawl of its kind, started by publicans, musicians and sports stars in 1998. Listen in and find out how people celebrated the 12 pubs, how some publicans came to hate it, and how it got started.
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Dec 14, 2022
What's It Called? The Origins of Unusual Dublin Pub Names
Ryans, Walshes, and Smyths. They're the most popular Irish pub names, following the convention of a pub being named after the owner. But there are some in the annals of Irish pub history that bucked the trend and didn't follow the well beaten path.
In this episode we explore the strangely named 'Ye Olde Grinding Young' on Clanbrassil Street, 'The Three Jolly Topers' near the Tolka and the interesting origin of 'Rody Bolands' in Rathmines.
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Dec 7, 2022
Closing Time: The Myth Of Tom Waits in McDaids
Some rumours are just too interesting to pass up. Several years ago we heard one that caught our interest Did Tom Waits write the song 'I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You' in McDaids pub in Dublin? We've launched our investigation into the life of Tom Waits and the history of McDaids pub to see if the story is plausible. We can't guarantee that the facts align, but the story is certainly good. One thing is for sure, if Tom Waits came to Dublin in the early 70s, McDaids would have been the pub for him.
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Nov 23, 2022
Joyce's Riddle: Crossing Dublin Without Passing A Pub
There are a million ways to cross Dublin by foot, several thousand ways to do it by pub crawl, but there is only one route that is publess. In his world famous book 'Ulysses', James Joyce wrote "Good puzzle would be to cross Dublin without passing a pub". 100 and more years later, the riddle was solved. Join us as we walk along the route, explore how it was devised, and delve into the forgotten pubs of Dublin that once existed on the trail.
Why would anyone want to avoid all of Dublin's pubs? Well, that's another question.
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Nov 16, 2022
Puplin- Stories About Dogs In Pubs
Dogs have always been our companions, but for the most part have been relegated to sitting outside the pub, working as guard dogs inside them, or were sold for racing between patrons. We want to celebrate the dog as a pet and how pubs have now opened their arms to our four legged friends. Learn about the dog who had their 100th birthday in a pub in style, the dog who protected their owner from a unseen ghost, and the dog with the beer named after him.
Join myself and Rhubarb the dog as we traverse Dublin, or publin, or puplin, on a mission to sniff out all the best dog friendly pubs.
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Nov 10, 2022
Where Coddle Is King
Coddle is Dublin's most traditional dish, but also its most controversial. It elicits strong opinions from those that adore its slow cooked broth, to others who are aghast at the site of it. One Dublin pub has done more than most to popularise the dish and to keep it alive, even introducing it to chefs like Anthony Bourdain and Marco Pierre White. In this episode we introduce you to the flavours and controversies, and show you where coddle is king.
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Nov 2, 2022
Stoutwave- Songs About Guinness
It's not just traditional musicians who write songs about the black stuff. From Scotland to Jamaica, and Poland to America, musicians everywhere pay homage to the black stuff. We've created a top 10 chart of songs that mention Guinness.
A full companion playlist for the podcast is shared as a link.
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Oct 26, 2022
Sean Lynch, The Publican Who Played For The Lions
Sean Lynch owned and operated a very well known Dublin pub, but also played rugby at the highest level; being capped for Ireland and playing a part in The British and Irish Lions victory over New Zealand in 1971. Learn about his pub that dates back to 1661 and his achievements on and off the pitch.
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Oct 19, 2022
The Brothers In The Clock
This is the story of Billy Brooks Carr, his favourite pub, Mulligans of Poolbeg Street, and how he made his mark upon the pub in life and death.
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Sep 26, 2022
Trailer
Publin is coming to you soon in October. Here's a short flavour of what to expect.
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