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 […]

Renamed : M.C. LarkinsAddress:7 Carrickasticken Rd, Forkhill, Newry BT35 9RP My first port of call was The Slieve Gullion Inn, with its gleaming white exterior.A small white stoned garden with an old water pump completes the picture. The interior is typical of a small country pub with its labyrinth of small rooms. The small public […]

Address : Upper English St, Armagh BT61 7LB