Wilde Theatre - by Neil Titley
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Statue of John B Keane, Listowel THE JOHN B KEANE BAR, LISTOWEL – PART TWO John B’s had the almost unique atmosphere of the true Irish pub. It was so traditional that at first I suspected it to be a […]
The Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare THE JOHN B KEANE BAR, LISTOWEL – PART ONE Assumed wrongly that the Happy Hooker had been named after an inebriated prostitute – but ‘hooker’ turned out to be the local name for a […]
THE BAY CAFÉ, ARAN ISLANDS The ferry was hidden in the dockside area and I lost precious minutes hauling a recalcitrant Bosie over rough gravel and rail tracks and getting lost behind some giant gasholders. Turned a corner and spotted […]
TAYLOR’S BAR, GALWAY It had to be the bus this time. All the anti-hitching factors had come into play – a Sunday, a country road in the West, and a hangover. It was a jackpot of excuses. Travelled south down […]
GAUGHAN’S BAR, BALLINA We drove towards Castlebar listening to Liamy’s Bob Dylan bootleg cassettes and passed yet another of the modern sculptures that littered the landscape. This one seemed to be closely related to the Charlestown sheep. Gerardine explained that […]
MATT MOLLOY’S BAR, WESTPORT – PART TWO Noticed there was something wrong with my watch and checked the town clocks. One stood at 8.30, the other at 11. I had yet to find a public clock anywhere in Ireland that […]
NJT reading ‘Lake Isle of Innisfree’ near the Lake Isle of Innisfree 2014 MATT MOLLOY’S BAR, WESTPORT – PART ONE Stood at the bus stop and checked the time table. After looking at the map earlier, I’d worked out that […]
Hitch-hiking on the road in Ireland ZACH’S BAR, DONEGAL Donegal Town After half an hour, the road seemed to be where I would remain. It was not that it was deserted; in fact, it was relatively busy, but over half […]
Errigal Mountain, Co Donegal McGINLEY’S BAR, LETTERKENNY – PART TWO. DAY THREE. MONDAY A fresh sunny day. Walked up to the hostel kitchen and brewed a cup of tea amidst six hulking silent German motor cyclists. Then made a pile […]
McGINLEY’S BAR, LETTERKENNY – PART ONE. On the Saturday morning, I flew from Heathrow to Aldergrove Airport just outside Belfast and arrived at 11.45am. The Irish journal commenced: DAY ONE. SATURDAY Breezy grey lunchtime. Dragged Bosie out of the terminal […]