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CULINEEN, REDCASTLE, Donegal

AddressCULINEEN, REDCASTLE
CountyDonegal
Licence refLEP352

Community memory

Memory archive

Boards.ie memory links Mcgowan's with old memories, stories and gossip, regulars and characters, music and sessions and rituals and customs. 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.

Old memoriesStories and gossipRegulars and charactersMusic and sessions

63 source leads · 2002-2018

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Community memory

Memory archive

Archive time depth

2002-2018

16 years of archive-metadata distance across 62 dated Boards.ie archive leads.

20022003200420052006200720082009
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. Pete Doherty - Moron

    2004 · characters, memory, story

  2. The Students (dun dun dun...)

    2006 · 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.

PubHub read of the archive

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 63 readable matches for Mcgowan's, 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

Characters and room texture

The character lane has 7 signals for Mcgowan's: 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

Mcgowan's has 62 dated source leads from 2002 to 2018, giving the page a 16-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 63 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

Mcgowan's has 63 readable Boards.ie memory signals around old memories, stories and gossip, regulars and characters, music and sessions and rituals and customs. The strongest current lead points into "Dublin Night Clubs"; 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 7 regulars-or-room-texture signals.

Story, gossip and history leads

  1. Dublin Night Clubs

    2008 · memory · lead score 139

  2. Pete Doherty - Moron

    2004 · characters, memory, story · lead score 133

  3. Dublin Night Clubs

    2009 · memory · lead score 131

  4. Coastal Erosion

    2007 · memory · lead score 123

  5. The Students (dun dun dun...)

    2006 · story · lead score 123

Characters and room texture

  1. Dublin Night Clubs

    2008 · memory · lead score 139

  2. Pete Doherty - Moron

    2004 · characters, memory, story · lead score 133

  3. Dublin Night Clubs

    2009 · memory · lead score 131

  4. Security Sector clampdown

    2006 · characters, story · lead score 122

  5. The Students (dun dun dun...)

    2006 · characters · lead score 115

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

Mcgowan's has 63 readable Boards.ie memory matches around old memories, stories and gossip, regulars and characters, music and sessions and rituals and customs. 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

Old memories, stories and gossip, regulars and characters, music and sessions and rituals and customs

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.

Old memories

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

Stories and gossip

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

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
    Stupidest thing you've overheard?

    2015Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  2. 2
    Luas assult victim ..... Case puzzling

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  3. 3
    People saying they are Irish - when they clearly aren't!

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  4. 4
    The death of the Christmas single?

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  5. 5
    The death of the Christmas single?

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  6. 6
    Security Sector clampdown

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  7. 7
    Tips for candidates running in the locals

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  8. 8
    Tips for candidates running in the locals

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  9. 9
    This might seem like a stupid question..

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  10. 10
    The last person in your life you felt hate for.

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  11. 11
    The last person in your life you felt hate for.

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  12. 12
    throwing a sickie!

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  13. 13
    2024 Irish Gigs (Confirmed & Rumoured Events)

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  14. 14
    Feis 1 - Pier Head, Liverpool 7th July

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  15. 15
    first dance songs

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  16. 16
    The Students (dun dun dun...)

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  17. 17
    The Students (dun dun dun...)

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  18. 18
    Why did shane McGowan have no teeth ?

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  19. 19
    Why did shane McGowan have no teeth ?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  20. 20
    Why did shane McGowan have no teeth ?

    2018Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  21. 21
  22. 22
  23. 23
  24. 24
    Shane McGowan on the Ray D'Arcy show

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  25. 25
    What drugs do you take regularly?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  26. 26
    Whats the biggest thing you've murdered?

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  27. 27
    Whats the biggest thing you've murdered?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  28. 28
    Pete Doherty - Moron

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  29. 29
    Funeral fun

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 82

  30. 30
    Seperated at birth?

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  31. 31
    Gigs for 2024

    2015Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  32. 32
    Wishing Paul Newton a speedy recovery

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  33. 33
    Coastal Erosion

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  34. 34
    Homeless / Begging community in Sligo

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 79

  35. 35
    Argos FINALLY arrive in Sligo..

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 79

  36. 36
    Argos FINALLY arrive in Sligo..

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 79

  37. 37
    Famous people that you have met.

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  38. 38
    Famous people that you have met.

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  39. 39
    Which celebrity would you like to go on the piss with?

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  40. 40
    Blackface for Halloween - Acceptable?

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  41. 41
  42. 42
    The new Patron Saint of After Hours.

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  43. 43
    Bouncers in Dublin

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  44. 44
    Fairytale of New York Cover on RTE1

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  45. 45
    Fairytale of New York Cover on RTE1

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  46. 46
    Whats the most you've ever drank in one session?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  47. 47
    Having 5 kids by aged 21, irresponsible?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  48. 48
    Famous people who died, and you cared

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  49. 49
    If I could only go on a bender with....

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  50. 50
    favourite x-mas song?

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  51. 51
    Gigs for 2023

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  52. 52
    Stone Roses 2016 - The Fourth Coming

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  53. 53
    Oxegen sell-out speed?

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  54. 54
    Sinead O'Connor Magdalene Laundries

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  55. 55
    When will this PC nonsense end?

    Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  56. 56
    #MeToo has caught on, good thing or bad thing ?

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  57. 57
    Where do the Firemen in Dublin socialise?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  58. 58
    The Jobbridge Scandal

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  59. 59
    Happy Bastille Day

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  60. 60
    Dublin Night Clubs

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  61. 61
    Dublin Night Clubs

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  62. 62
    scum bags

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  63. 63
    plane for quirky glamping village is now on route

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

Boards.ie forum memory

Boards.ie memory links Mcgowan's with old memories, stories and gossip, regulars and characters, music and sessions and rituals and customs. 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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