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Ted d’Auvergne, a New Zealand WW2 soldier, was at the pub…

December 5, 2022Weirdo

Ted d’Auvergne, a New Zealand WW2 soldier, was at the pub and late for his embarkation train. He asked the bartender to set aside his 2nd bottle of beer to drink when he came home. Ted was killed but the promise was kept and that bottle of beer is still there.

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In Ireland there is a popular tradition…

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020Weirdo

In Ireland there is a popular tradition known as The 12 pubs of Christmas. You must go to 12 different pubs in one night, having one drink (most commonly a pint of beer) in each Pub. Participants usually have 12 rules to follow, e.g “No sitting in pub 3”, “No using the bathroom in pub 7” etc.

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All of UK’s pubs marked on Google maps.

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019Weirdo

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In 1915 Closing and Opening times…

March 6, 2018Weirdo

In 1915 Closing and Opening times in pubs had to be implemented to stop factory workers showing up to work drunk and harming the war effort.

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Britain’s most remote bar is located in Inverie…

January 6, 2017Weirdo

The Old Forge pub, Britain’s most remote bar, is located in Inverie, which is so isolated in the Scottish Highlands that no roads connect the village to the rest of the country. Thirsty travelers need to hike 17 miles over very rough terrain, or take a 7-mile ferry ride.

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There’s a bar in Ireland that opened in the year 900 A.D….

March 25, 2014Weirdo

There’s a bar in Ireland that opened in the year 900 A.D. and is still operational. It’s named “Sean’s Bar”.

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McSorley’s Old Ale House, generally kno …

September 30, 2012September 30, 2012Weirdo

McSorley’s Old Ale House, generally known as McSorley’s, is the oldest “Irish” tavern in New York City. Located at 15 East 7th Street in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, it was one of the last of the “Men Only” pubs, only admitting women after legally being forced to do so in 1970.

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