CLOSED – Building to be demolishedRenamed : Calvert’s TavernAddress:Scotch StreetArmaghCounty ArmaghBT61 7BY If you have a horror of creepy-crawly things and hairy-legged insects, it’s safe to read on because the spiders referred to here, as the sign outside makes clear, are the type used to assist snooker players make awkward shots. There used to be […]

CLOSED – 2019/2020 Address : 16 Ballyhagan RoadBT618PX Armagh

Address :35 Main St, Forkhill,NewryBT35 9SQ This was originally called The Alexander Arms Hotel, but today, in keeping with the sign above the Inn, a cheerful welcome awaits you from the proprietors, Arthur and Maura O’Neill. Arthur, originally from Ballinrobe, County Mayo, married Maura, a local girl, and together they run one of the friendliest […]

Address :98C Carrickasticken Rd, Forkhill, NewryBT35 9RL I learnt about this bar from a local in the Slieve Gullion. If I had missed it, I would have missed a real beauty, for modern bars are very rare in this part of the world. It’s a new building with a new licence, opened in November 1989 […]