CLOSED – 2008?Address : Robert Street,Lurgan,County Armagh,BT66 8BE This is an unusual bar in terms of its location, for two reasons. Firstly, it is way out on its own, off the beaten track, so to speak, and at a remove from the rest of the pubs in the town, which seem to punctuate the main […]

Address : 1 Derrymacash Rd,Lurgan,CraigavonBT66 6LG From time to time, you’ll come across a pub that seems to synthesise the character, history and renown of its broader social context. Lurgan was once the centre of the linen industry, an industrial town with the Johnson and Allen linen mill at its heart, Today, the linen factory […]

Address : 10 William St, Lurgan,CraigavonBT66 6JA Enid Blyton fans, and there must still be a few of them left, will remember her Secret Seven and Famous Five, the boys and girls who found themselves at the centre of mystery adventures in book after book.It was the phrase ‘Famous Five’ that came to mind when […]

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 […]