Seans Bar, Athlone, Ireland - pub details
Address: 13 Main Street, Athlone, County Westmeath IRELAND
> Current user rating: 6.2/10 (rated by 8 users)
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| most uncomfortable pub in athlone. youd bloody freeze in the beer garrden heaters or no heaters as the breeze from the shannon would go straight thro ya. This pub is very over rated. full of olde lads in the front bar and full of every other sort of yob in the beer garden.The snug across from it or the castle inn are way nicer. lormac31 - 8 Apr 2010 19:39 |
| I hate Athlone. Fine town it may well be, with a big river named after an airport running through it !!! But Its my duty to hate Athlone because I grew up in the town down the N6 and "friendly" local rivalry was an essential part of my upbringing. Athlone has shopping malls, A castle, lots of factories, loads of hotels, more shopping malls, a shop in the train station where you can buy Malteeeezers and Sean's Bar. Down the N6 in Ballinasloe we have hospitals, the oldest horse fair in Europe and .... erm eh? Here's the deal - You give me Sean's bar and I'll give you one of our hospitals. The one with all the Athlone people in it. Its nearer. You've already nicked our rugby team. Fair is fair. Speaking of the fair - I'll throw that in too. Sean's Bar in Athlone is no more the oldest pub in Ireland than the cat on its windowsill. There has been a drinking den on this location for centuries but it wasn't trading under its current name for all that time. Cromwell would have sorted that out. Who cares? It ranks amongst the best pubs in Ireland and is a must see on your way to Ballinasloe. By the way - The N6 will soon be replaced by a new motorway called (wait for it) M6. And I still hate Athlone. The_Inspector - 1 Nov 2008 07:36 |
| Yes indeed a great spot. Great smoking area, brill music and a good pint. Best pub in Athlone. Go over the bridge and visit Sean O'Grady if you wat to venture from here spotcheck - 16 Apr 2007 18:32 |
| Great spot! Looks after the smokers & the non! Love the craic & the staff! Perfect side of town just over the bridge.. Well done to all the staff.. anonymous - 17 Nov 2006 01:39 |
| Tucked away behind Athlone Castle is the pub that's generally thought to be the oldest in Ireland (part of the walls are still "of clay and wattles made"). A grand spot, Guinness is top notch, as is anything I've sampled there. Good trad. too, which is rare enough these days(there's plenty of trad. to be heard in Irish pubs, but the quaity can be questionable). A bit small & cramped when busy, which is most of the time, but what do you expect from a pub which is truly ancient, it's cosy. Believe it or not, there's sawdust on the floor, how much more traditional can an Irish pub be? The odd eccentric punter can be found, I've seen a particular gent have his pint microwaved for 10 seconds, to get his "warm Guinness". Good Jaysis... Good spot, highly recommended. Son_Of_Oak - 31 Jul 2006 05:03 |
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