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MAIN STREET, SWORDS, Dublin

AddressMAIN STREET, SWORDS
CountyDublin
PlaceSwords
EircodeK67 E6W7
Websitewww.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/republic-of-ireland/county-dublin/the-old-borough-swords
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Community memory

Memory archive

Boards.ie memory links The Old Borough with old memories, stories and gossip, regulars and characters, atmosphere 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 charactersRoom atmosphere

107 source leads · 2001-2018

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Community memory

Memory archive

Archive time depth

2001-2018

17 years of archive-metadata distance across 106 dated Boards.ie archive leads.

20012002200320042005200620072008
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. Taxi driver's knowledge levels

    2010 · memory, story

  2. Logical thinking about County Boundaries

    2010 · memory, story

  3. Nice and not so nice famous people that you have either met or heard stories about

    2004 · memory, 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 107 readable matches for The Old Borough, 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 11 signals for The Old Borough: 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 Old Borough has 106 dated source leads from 2001 to 2018, giving the page a 17-year archive trail. That gives the pub page a memory layer across time, not just a single mention.

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Source trail

PubHub has 107 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 Old Borough has 107 readable Boards.ie memory signals around old memories, stories and gossip, regulars and characters, atmosphere and rituals and customs. The strongest current lead points into "spot the pit bull"; 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 11 regulars-or-room-texture signals.

Story, gossip and history leads

  1. spot the pit bull

    2011 · characters, memory · lead score 136

  2. Taxi driver's knowledge levels

    2010 · memory, story · lead score 130

  3. Logical thinking about County Boundaries

    2010 · memory, story · lead score 126

  4. Nice and not so nice famous people that you have either met or heard stories about

    2004 · memory, story · lead score 126

  5. Local Elections 2014: What issues will you be raising with candidates on the door?

    2009 · characters, memory · lead score 126

Characters and room texture

  1. spot the pit bull

    2011 · characters, memory · lead score 136

  2. Local Elections 2014: What issues will you be raising with candidates on the door?

    2009 · characters, memory · lead score 126

  3. Local Elections 2014: What issues will you be raising with candidates on the door?

    2008 · characters, memory · lead score 126

  4. Ah, poor RTE is playing we have no money.....

    2018 · memory · lead score 126

  5. The Dwelling You Call Home

    2006 · characters, story · lead score 126

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 Old Borough has 107 readable Boards.ie memory matches around old memories, stories and gossip, regulars and characters, atmosphere 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, atmosphere 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.

Room atmosphere

Boards.ie memory links this pub with room feel, recommendations, and how people described the place.

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
    Who seen the program on bbc2 .

    2016Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  2. 2
    Who seen the program on bbc2 .

    2017Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  3. 3
    The Dwelling You Call Home

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  4. 4
  5. 5
    Is this propaganda?

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  6. 6
    Is this propaganda?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  7. 7
    Is this propaganda?

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  8. 8
    Don't vote for him, His pints are awful!

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  9. 9
    Teachers and unrurly pupils.

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  10. 10
  11. 11
    Who do you think is performing well in government?

    2001Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  12. 12
    EU grant for bigot marches

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  13. 13
    Taxi driver's knowledge levels

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  14. 14
    Too stupid to get married or have a baby

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  15. 15
    Current Population of Galway City

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  16. 16
    Town Councils abolished

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  17. 17
    Trampage

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  18. 18
    Trampage

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  19. 19
    New Bus Service Waterford - Dublin via motorway

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  20. 20
    Stores opening or re-opening in Sligo

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  21. 21
    Dog Owners Hanging Up Plastic Bags of Dog Poo

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 81

  22. 22
    Tale of 2 Car Parks

    2014Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  23. 23
    Tale of 2 Car Parks

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  24. 24
    double parking

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  25. 25
    City of Sligo

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  26. 26
    Well known people linked with Sligo

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  27. 27
    What's the story with Argos? Anybody know?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  28. 28
    What's the story with Argos? Anybody know?

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  29. 29
    What's the story with Argos? Anybody know?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  30. 30
    What's the story with Argos? Anybody know?

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  31. 31
    What's the story with Argos? Anybody know?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  32. 32
    What's the story with Argos? Anybody know?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  33. 33
    What's the story with Argos? Anybody know?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  34. 34
    What's the story with Argos? Anybody know?

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  35. 35
    Ah, poor RTE is playing we have no money.....

    2018Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  36. 36
    That guy in the bar whose date never came

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  37. 37
    School bans pork to cater for Muslims/Jews

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  38. 38
    School bans pork to cater for Muslims/Jews

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  39. 39
    The highest pub in Ireland

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  40. 40
    School Teachers

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  41. 41
    Sharia law to be enforced in section of the U.K.?

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  42. 42
    What is the most historic event you witnessed?

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  43. 43
    Can anyone remember back, to when Bono was cool?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  44. 44
    Can anyone remember back, to when Bono was cool?

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  45. 45
    Labour the most popular

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  46. 46
    Kid votes in UK elections

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  47. 47
  48. 48
  49. 49
  50. 50
    Plastic bags going up to 44c

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  51. 51
    Where were you born?

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  52. 52
    Looking for good pub/club

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 78

  53. 53
  54. 54
  55. 55
    Shopping/Bargain Alerts In Sligo Town/County (Merged)

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  56. 56
    Shopping/Bargain Alerts In Sligo Town/County (Merged)

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  57. 57
    Sligo a city??

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  58. 58
    Free car parking from today!

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  59. 59
    Car Parking in Sligo - when will Borough Council increase it?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  60. 60
    Longest Roadworks ever! Strandhill Road

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  61. 61
  62. 62
    Dun Laoghaire's "Walking Dead"

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  63. 63
    spot the pit bull

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  64. 64
    Up the dubs

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  65. 65
    Up the dubs

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  66. 66
    Read this without tearing up

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  67. 67
    Anyone ever got the bus from Dublin to London?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  68. 68
    North/South beauty divide?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  69. 69
  70. 70
  71. 71
    How much does the tooth fairy give?

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  72. 72
    Euro Car Parks Parking Fine

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  73. 73
    Border extension

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  74. 74
    Proposed Eastern Bridge at the Riverside (mod warning, #137)

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  75. 75
    Proposed Eastern Bridge at the Riverside (mod warning, #137)

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  76. 76
    Sligo/Leitrim General Election! 2015/2016?

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  77. 77
    Live Election Coverage on Sligo Local Authorities' Websites

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  78. 78
    Sligo and Environs Draft Development Plan 2010 - 2016

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  79. 79
    Sligo deserve better

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  80. 80
    Sligo deserve better

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  81. 81
  82. 82
    1980's New York City - better or worse than today?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  83. 83
    "I'm too old for this sh" -- What made you really feel that?

    2001Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  84. 84
    Are we becoming too Americanized, dudes?

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  85. 85
    Neighbours calling in at inappropriate hours

    2017Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  86. 86
    The Jobbridge Scandal

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  87. 87
    The Jobbridge Scandal

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  88. 88
    Logical thinking about County Boundaries

    2015Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  89. 89
    Logical thinking about County Boundaries

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  90. 90
    Logical thinking about County Boundaries

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  91. 91
    Would it be cheaper to live in Enhland

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  92. 92
    Would it be cheaper to live in Enhland

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  93. 93
    Woah oh... the night saver

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  94. 94
    Are we finally appreciating the value of Spanish Students?

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  95. 95
    Are we finally appreciating the value of Spanish Students?

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  96. 96
    Arty Farty had a Party

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  97. 97
    Damaged Passport

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  98. 98
    Damaged Passport

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  99. 99
    Drug experiences

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  100. 100
    Shops/Businesses opening/closing

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  101. 101
    What is Loughrea like?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  102. 102
    Gatso Van in Waterford

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  103. 103
    New Road Signs in the City.

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  104. 104
  105. 105
  106. 106
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Boards.ie forum memory

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