Some of the Best Pub Names...

You’ll have to excuse the less-than-serious content of this post. Being that it is Saturday, I’m in no mood for anything but the lighthearted. So while blowing off an hour or two this afternoon, I came across this topic.

The English and Irish Isles are a pub-based society. The local watering holes are just another accepted part of their day-to-day culture.  Angelo-Irish Pubs conjures up such archetypical names like the “Rose and Crown Pub” or the “White Horse Tavern”, but there are others out there that are … well, out there. Here’s just a sampling of some great, real pub names that I couldn’t help but get a chuckle from.

The Hairy Lemon Pub

Dublin, Ireland

The Hung, Drawn, and Quartered Pub

London, England

The Spread Eagle Inn

Stourton, Wiltshire, England

The Hog in the Pound Pub

Mayfair, London, England

Dirty Dick's Pub

Bishopsgate, London, England

The Roaring Donkey Pub

Swindon, England

The Druken Duck Inn

Cumbria, England

The Bucket of Blood Inn

Cornwall, England

There are plenty more out there, both abroad as well as in the US. Drop us a comment if you’ve got any good ones to share.

Slainte

-JW

“A good puzzle would be to cross Dublin without passing a pub.”

-James Joyce