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THE SQUARE, CASTLETOWNBERE, Cork

AddressTHE SQUARE, CASTLETOWNBERE
CountyCork
PlaceCastletownbere
Licence refBYP072

Community memory

Memory archive

Boards.ie memory links The Lobster Bar with stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, music and sessions and local colour. PubHub V1 treats this as published forum memory: not a settled fact, but a linked record of what people said, remembered, joked about, or claimed online.

Stories and gossipOld memoriesRegulars and charactersMusic and sessions

66 source leads · 1998-2021

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Community memory

Memory archive

Archive time depth

1998-2021

23 years of archive-metadata distance across 63 dated Boards.ie archive leads.

19982001200320042005200620072008
Full Boards.ie archive, story leads and sourcesKept on the page, collapsed so rich pubs do not run for screens.

Stories and local colour

Gossip, odd details and pub atmosphere

The Boards.ie trail has story-shaped signals for this pub: odd details, gossip, atmosphere, nights out or local colour that may be useful leads for a fuller memory page.

Source-linked story leads

  1. What do you see?

    2013 · characters, story

  2. What do you see?

    2006 · characters, story

  3. Austerity, Fine Gael style!

    2009 · memory, story

  4. A whole new low for Somalian piracy.

    2011 · story

This is labelled forum memory: useful gossip, local claims and colour from source-linked public discussion, not PubHub treating the claims as settled fact.

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What the Boards.ie trail is useful for

These cards turn the raw forum trail into practical page leads: gossip, character texture, time depth, source depth, and review warnings where the match pattern is broad.

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Big archive trail, needs match review

Boards.ie produces 66 readable matches for The Lobster Bar, but the name or hit pattern is broad enough that PubHub should treat this as a source-mining queue before writing stronger lore. The links still preserve useful public memory leads.

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Characters and room texture

The character lane has 10 signals for The Lobster Bar: regulars, staff-memory, crowds, habits, or the social feel of the room. PubHub keeps this as labelled forum memory and uses source review before turning any named-person fragment into stronger copy.

v1 forum memory

time_depth

Archive time depth

The Lobster Bar has 63 dated source leads from 1998 to 2021, giving the page a 23-year archive trail. That gives the pub page a memory layer across time, not just a single mention.

archive context

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Source trail

PubHub has 66 unique Boards.ie source URLs tied to this pub-memory record. Each public lead stays linked so corrections can point to the exact forum source.

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Story leads

Best Boards.ie memory leads

The Lobster Bar has 66 readable Boards.ie memory signals around stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, music and sessions and local colour. The strongest current lead points into "What do you see?"; PubHub should keep it labelled as forum memory, then use corrections and source review to turn the best fragments into fuller local stories. The character lane is especially useful here, with 10 regulars-or-room-texture signals.

Story, gossip and history leads

  1. What do you see?

    2013 · characters, story · lead score 141

  2. What do you see?

    2006 · characters, story · lead score 136

  3. Austerity, Fine Gael style!

    2009 · memory, story · lead score 134

  4. A whole new low for Somalian piracy.

    2011 · story · lead score 128

  5. Grey (or Gray) Hair

    2014 · story · lead score 128

Characters and room texture

  1. What do you see?

    2013 · characters, story · lead score 141

  2. What do you see?

    2006 · characters, story · lead score 136

  3. Which obnoxious Friends character are you?

    2019 · characters · lead score 119

  4. Body & Soul Festival 2017

    2007 · music and sessions · lead score 113

  5. Ever been mugged?

    2015 · characters · lead score 112

High-volume or generic-name matches are flagged for source review before PubHub turns them into stronger editorial copy.

Archive profile

A wide Boards.ie forum trail

The Lobster Bar has 66 readable Boards.ie memory matches around stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, music and sessions and local colour. PubHub V1 publishes this as forum memory: what people said online, connected back to source posts where possible.

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Boards.ie readable-first raw review queue

Memory shape

Stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, music and sessions and local colour

Correction loop

If the page is wrong or unfair, use the correction path and PubHub can update or remove it.

V1 shows linked forum memory and local talk as memory, not as PubHub fact-checking.

Stories and gossip

Boards.ie memory links this pub with story-shaped talk, gossip, rumours, and local claims worth surfacing as forum memory.

Old memories

Boards.ie memory links this pub with older recollections, changed habits, former routines, or remembered visits.

Regulars and characters

Boards.ie memory links this pub with regulars, bar characters, staff roles, or social texture around the room.

Music and sessions

Boards.ie memory links this pub with music, sessions, singing, gigs, or pub-night rhythm.

Archive source trail

Where this memory trace comes from

These are linked Boards.ie leads from pre-2026 discussion. PubHub V1 shows the linked trail as forum memory and uses the correction path for bad matches, missing context, or pages that need checking.

  1. 1
    Dogmeat Festival gets underway in China

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  2. 2
    Another Catholic Priest talks through his hole

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  3. 3
    What food/drinks are amazing but few people in Ireland consume?

    1998Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  4. 4
    Jam or Marmalade?

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  5. 5
    Why is fish so expensive [in one place in Howth]?

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  6. 6
    Why is fish so expensive [in one place in Howth]?

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  7. 7
    Urban Legends & Superstitions?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  8. 8
    Urban Legends & Superstitions?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  9. 9
    Fool's errands...

    2001Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86

  10. 10
    The Tramyard Dalkey Dublin

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  11. 11
    Guns N' Roses - Irish Date Announced!

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  12. 12
    Guns N' Roses - Irish Date Announced!

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  13. 13
    Which obnoxious Friends character are you?

    2019Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  14. 14
    Australians starting to see through the fiction!?

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  15. 15
    Farewell Arfur Daley

    2015Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  16. 16
    Things from the Celtic tiger you don't see anymore

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  17. 17
    Will you eat meat tomorrow

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  18. 18
    Irish people's obsession with having a tan

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  19. 19
    The State of Our Democracy.

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  20. 20
    Makey up words

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  21. 21
    Worst Job!

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  22. 22
    6 night minimoon options for mid February?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86

  23. 23
    New M3/N3 - tolls...?!

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  24. 24
    Huge rise in adults living at home

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  25. 25
    Grey (or Gray) Hair

    2014Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  26. 26
    Grey (or Gray) Hair

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  27. 27
    Help with a gem!

    2015Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86

  28. 28
    Austerity, Fine Gael style!

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  29. 29
    Good Guy Christmas stories

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  30. 30
    Most important books?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86

  31. 31
    Most important books?

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86

  32. 32
    Most important books?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86

  33. 33
    A whole new low for Somalian piracy.

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  34. 34
    One Night Stand

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 75

  35. 35
    Favorite holiday places/experiences in the world.

    Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  36. 36
    Favorite holiday places/experiences in the world.

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  37. 37
    Eating A Deep Fried Fish That's Still Alive

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  38. 38
  39. 39
    Supermarket Etiquette

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  40. 40
    Supermarket Etiquette

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  41. 41
    Body & Soul Festival 2017

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  42. 42
    Restaurant Recommendation Thread - Anyone for seconds?

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86

  43. 43
    Restaurant Recommendation Thread - Anyone for seconds?

    2021Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86

  44. 44
    Restaurant Recommendation Thread - Anyone for seconds?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86

  45. 45
    The case of the racist blackcurrant drink

    2017Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  46. 46
    The case of the racist blackcurrant drink

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  47. 47
    Seafood

    2019Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  48. 48
    Going to the pub during the day - magical.

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  49. 49
    Going to the pub during the day - magical.

    2017Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  50. 50
    What do you see?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  51. 51
    What do you see?

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  52. 52
  53. 53
    Ever been mugged?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  54. 54
    Ever been mugged?

    2015Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  55. 55
    Animals recognized as sentient beings in Australia!

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86

  56. 56
    Free the lobster ..

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  57. 57
    Free the lobster ..

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  58. 58
    I exploit the welfare system

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  59. 59
    I exploit the welfare system

    Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  60. 60
    Your opinion on family portraits?

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86

  61. 61
    Urban legends

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86

  62. 62
    Urban legends

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86

  63. 63
    Scariest experience?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  64. 64
    Shops/Businesses opening/closing

    2018Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  65. 65
    Shops/Businesses opening/closing

    Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  66. 66
    Mutton Island for Sale

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

Boards.ie forum memory

Boards.ie memory links The Lobster Bar with stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, music and sessions and local colour. PubHub V1 treats this as published forum memory: not a settled fact, but a linked record of what people said, remembered, joked about, or claimed online.

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