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I think the last time I had a pot at the Shamrock, it cost me 1/6.
I also remember when there was a cop on point duty at the five-way.

Originally Posted by bob10

The Shamrock in the Valley. The site of a not so nice incident from my father and uncle, between the wars. Grandad came back from the Western front, worse for wear, and because the family was living in Jeays st, Valley, the Shamrock was his local. One night after too many rums, Gramp was asked to leave. Thrown out actually. At this time the pub had a great collection of parrots in a big cage. Quite the attraction. Dad and his brother went down one night after closing and let the lot out. I went into the Shamrock a year or two ago, just to have a beer with Grampy, so to speak. The people at the bar were the living dead, I drank my beer and slowly backed out. Should never look back, just forward.

If they lived in Jeays St. Bowen Hills, why did they walk past the Jubilee to go to the Shamrock? Were they barred from the Joob?

The Shamrock was never a nice pub. Not quite a bloodhouse but the next step up. As the Valley changed into the nightclub precinct and the pubs got buggered around, the Shamrock was the last drinkers pub left in the Valley. Last time I went in there was not long before it got changed to Goth or whatever it is now. There were only about a half dozen bar flies in there.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

I think the last time I had a pot at the Shamrock, it cost me 1/6.
I also remember when there was a cop on point duty at the five-way.

And you dodged your shout.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

If they lived in Jeays St. Bowen Hills, why did they walk past the Jubilee to go to the Shamrock? Were they barred from the Joob?

The Shamrock was never a nice pub. Not quite a bloodhouse but the next step up. As the Valley changed into the nightclub precinct and the pubs got buggered around, the Shamrock was the last drinkers pub left in the Valley. Last time I went in there was not long before it got changed to Goth or whatever it is now. There were only about a half dozen bar flies in there.

The Jubilee did not exist. And it was only grand dad. and his army mates, about 1930. It was the local,[Shamrock] back then. Dad & his brother were about 10 years old.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

And you dodged your shout.

Never shout for the devil, old mate.

Originally Posted by bob10

The Jubilee did not exist. And it was only grand dad. and his army mates, about 1930. It was the local, back then. Dad & his brother were about 10 years old.

Ah, the Jubilee, always pretty casua labout the legal age of twenty-one.

Just checked, the Jubilee was built in 1888, my bad. It was a good pub when Chris Handy ran it.

Originally Posted by bob10

Just checked, the Jubilee was built in 1888, my bad. It was a good pub when Chris Handy ran it.

I was about to tell you that. Date was on the facade. It probably was built before the Shamrock.