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| Markievicz Road, Sligo, Republic of Ireland | |
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0.5 miBus Éireann
1 miBus stop
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Specialties
Sports, Craft beer, Live music & free WIFI
History
Established in 1861.
Thomas Connolly’ pub. The attractive, late 19th century façade (the pub was first licensed in 1861). ‘The Irish Pub’ book (by James Fennell & Turtle Bunbury), in which there’s a great historical write-up about Connolly’s –the pub’s storied past include at least one visit from Charles Stewart Parnell in its early days, plus Thomas Connolly himself becoming Mayor of Sligo in 1890 (the same year he acquired the pub). The pubs inception at that time was against a backdrop of plentiful maritime deliveries of rope, linen & tea coming in on ships from all over Europe. There was once a grocer’s shop at one end of the pub — now gone — popular for making sugar, selling tea and for bottling whiskey. In fact, Connolly’s grew a reputation as somewhat of a tea specialist, selling a range of famous blends, as evidenced by the six tea bins still sitting on display behind the main bar.
