Community memory
Boards.ie memory links The Workman Bar with old memories, stories and gossip, nights out and craic, atmosphere 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.
54 source leads · 2001-2022
Read source trail🏭 Heritage-listed building
Built: c.1810 · NIAH rating: Regional
This building retains historic fabric, including brickwork and joinery, which contributes to its traditional character. It shares proportions and scale with its neighbours to the east, bringing coherence to the quayside. The diminishing scale of fenestration to the upper floor openings attributes a hierarchy to each floor, creating a pleasantly balanced façade, which was typical of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century townhouses. The ornate consoles to the otherwise modest shopfront display skilled carpentry, adding aesthetic interest to the façade and highlighting the artisanship...
PubHub lore
Established
Built between c.1810 and c.1830.
Architecture
It shares proportions and scale with its neighbours to the east, bringing coherence to the quayside. The diminishing scale of fenestration to the upper floor openings attributes a hierarchy to each floor, creating a pleasantly balanced façade, which was typical of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century townhouses.
Community memory
Archive time depth
21 years of archive-metadata distance across 54 dated Boards.ie archive leads.
Stories and local colour
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.
2006 · story
2011 · story
2005 · memory, story
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.
PubHub read of the archive
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.
overmatch_review
Boards.ie produces 54 readable matches for The Workman 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.
characters
The character lane has 2 signals for The Workman 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.
time_depth
The Workman Bar has 54 dated source leads from 2001 to 2022, giving the page a 21-year archive trail. That gives the pub page a memory layer across time, not just a single mention.
source_depth
PubHub has 54 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.
Story leads
The Workman Bar has 54 readable Boards.ie memory signals around old memories, stories and gossip, nights out and craic, atmosphere and local colour. The strongest current lead points into "Gigs for 2025 - post your reviews here"; 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 2 regulars-or-room-texture signals.
2016 · characters · lead score 136
2006 · story · lead score 132
2011 · story · lead score 132
2005 · memory, story · lead score 122
2011 · story · lead score 121
2016 · characters · lead score 136
2009 · memory · lead score 121
2008 · characters · lead score 121
2006 · memory · lead score 121
2008 · memory · lead score 121
High-volume or generic-name matches are flagged for source review before PubHub turns them into stronger editorial copy.
Archive profile
The Workman Bar has 54 readable Boards.ie memory matches around old memories, stories and gossip, nights out and craic, atmosphere and local colour. PubHub V1 publishes this as forum memory: what people said online, connected back to source posts where possible.
V1 source
Boards.ie readable-first raw review queue
Memory shape
Old memories, stories and gossip, nights out and craic, atmosphere 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.
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.
Nights out
Boards.ie memory links this pub with nights out, banter, sessions, or lively pub-going talk.
Room atmosphere
Boards.ie memory links this pub with room feel, recommendations, and how people described the place.
Archive source trail
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.
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2016Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86
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2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86
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2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86
2016Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80
2022Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86
2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80
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2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86
2016Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80
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2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86
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2022Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80
2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86
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2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80
2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84
2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86
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2015Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80
2015Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80
2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80
2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80
Boards.ie forum memory
Boards.ie memory links The Workman Bar with old memories, stories and gossip, nights out and craic, atmosphere 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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