McDonalds Bar, Ballycastle - pub details
Address: 71 Castle St, Ballycastle, County Antrim, BT54 6AS [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 24983) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
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> Current user rating: 7.3/10 (rated by 3 users)
user reviews of McDonalds Bar, Ballycastle
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| CORRECTION! This pub is called - and always has been - The House of McDonnell. A fantastic and incredibly rare example of a pub untouched by modernism for well over 120 years...it has been in the same family ownership since it opened in 1766, more than 240 years ago. Listed both internally and externally, it is unlikely that this will ever change. Four-room layout with the bar all along the right hand-side, from the small front section (formally a spirit grocer's shop) through to the larger saloon at the rear. Off the rear bar is a tiny snug with no decoration save for four tiny original Bass advertising tiles and then a seperate lounge reached through a sliding door at the rear. Fantastic bar-back with original mirrors, spirit casks unfilled since the 1920s and a huge collection of unopened ancient bottles of whiskey, other spirits and old Victorian glasses. Not open weekday lunchtimes, but hugely popular at all other times. Spent a long hour talking to the landlady about the fascinating history of this unique bar. Well worth the travelling to see this living, breathing museum piece. Gristy - 13 Aug 2007 13:24 |
