46 Great Victoria St, Belfast BT2 7BA In my opinion, the most interesting pub in Northern Ireland is undoubtedly The Crown Liquor Saloon, one of the more exotic properties owned by The National Trust. It was a courageous step by them when they decided, in 1978, to purchase it. (Sir John Betjeman, the late Poet […]

315 Ballyclare Rd, Newtownabbey BT36 4TQ In 1919 John Corr from Maghery on the shores of Lough Neagh opened a small slate – roofed pub on a y shaped corner where the Glengormley, Ballyclare and Larne Roads met. In time it became a local landmark and the meeting of the roads in turn was called […]

120 Brustin Brae Rd, Carncastle, Larne BT40 2RL Six miles south-east of Carnlough and one mile west stands Cairncastle and at the crossroads stands THE MEETING HOUSE with commanding views over the North Channel and the Mull of Kintyre beyond. How old is the bar? Even the cordial owner Nat Moore wasn’t sure, he thought […]

Lisburn [Photo: Down Royal Inn, Lisburn.] Named after the famous race course which is close by, the Down Royal Inn can safely be called unique in one respect; it is the only pub in the land that has its own brewery on the premises to produce its own draught beer, Down Royal Export and Down […]