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BARRACK STREET, LOUGHREA, Galway

AddressBARRACK STREET, LOUGHREA
CountyGalway
PlaceLoughrea
Licence refGAP645

Community memory

Memory archive

Boards.ie memory links The Arch Bar with old memories, stories and gossip, regulars and characters, nights out and craic 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.

Old memoriesStories and gossipRegulars and charactersNights out

86 source leads · 1999-2018

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Community memory

Memory archive

Archive time depth

1999-2018

19 years of archive-metadata distance across 82 dated Boards.ie archive leads.

19992000200120032004200520062007
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. How to get Galway back on track?

    2016 · characters, memory, story, story preface

  2. Never ending Galway story......

    2007 · memory, story

  3. Galway Advertiser - A joke?

    2008 · story

  4. Galway Advertiser - A joke?

    1999 · 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 86 readable matches for The Arch 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

Characters and room texture

The character lane has 21 signals for The Arch 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 Arch Bar has 82 dated source leads from 1999 to 2018, giving the page a 19-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 86 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 Arch Bar has 86 readable Boards.ie memory signals around old memories, stories and gossip, regulars and characters, nights out and craic and local colour. The strongest current lead points into "How to get Galway back on track?"; 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 21 regulars-or-room-texture signals.

Story, gossip and history leads

  1. How to get Galway back on track?

    2016 · characters, memory, story · lead score 141

  2. Never ending Galway story......

    2007 · memory, story · lead score 135

  3. Galway Advertiser - A joke?

    2008 · story · lead score 129

  4. Galway Advertiser - A joke?

    1999 · story · lead score 129

  5. Galway Advertiser - A joke?

    2008 · story · lead score 129

Characters and room texture

  1. How to get Galway back on track?

    2016 · characters, memory, story · lead score 141

  2. Volvo Ocean Race - Events

    2008 · characters · lead score 124

  3. Unprovoked assault, playground at the canal Thursday night 2.30

    2011 · characters · lead score 123

  4. Unprovoked assault, playground at the canal Thursday night 2.30

    2011 · characters · lead score 123

  5. Whitey Bulger arrested!!

    2004 · characters, story · lead score 122

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 Arch Bar has 86 readable Boards.ie memory matches around old memories, stories and gossip, regulars and characters, nights out and craic 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

Old memories, stories and gossip, regulars and characters, nights out and craic 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.

Regulars and characters

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

Nights out

Boards.ie memory links this pub with nights out, banter, sessions, or lively pub-going talk.

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
    Galway would be great if only they could put a roof over it

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  2. 2
    Galway would be great if only they could put a roof over it

    2016Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  3. 3
    How to get Galway back on track?

    2016Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  4. 4
    Commercial buildings in Galway City and changes over the years

    2016Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  5. 5
    Ban on street drinking?

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  6. 6
    Boojum

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 75

  7. 7
    Young family in Galway looking to connect

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  8. 8
  9. 9
    Unprovoked assault, playground at the canal Thursday night 2.30

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  10. 10
    Unprovoked assault, playground at the canal Thursday night 2.30

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  11. 11
    St. Patrick's Day and the demon drink

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  12. 12
    St. Patrick's Day and the demon drink

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  13. 13
    Galway Races- people with "that" attitude

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  14. 14
    Galway Races- people with "that" attitude

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  15. 15
    Galway Races- people with "that" attitude

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  16. 16
    Galway Races- people with "that" attitude

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  17. 17
    Galway Races- people with "that" attitude

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  18. 18
    Best chinese in Galway?

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  19. 19
    Best chinese in Galway?

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  20. 20
    'Latin Quarter' name

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  21. 21
    Activities around galway city

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  22. 22
    Volvo Ocean Race - Events

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  23. 23
    Safe place to lock bike

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  24. 24
    State of Buses in Galway

    Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  25. 25
    Fine Dining in Galway

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  26. 26
    Eyre Square

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  27. 27
    Galway – the city of rain and self-aggrandisement?

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  28. 28
    Whitey Bulger arrested!!

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  29. 29
    Anyone else get sizzled today?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  30. 30
    Christmas market

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  31. 31
    Moving to Galway?

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  32. 32
    Moving to Galway?

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  33. 33
    President Obama to visit Galway?

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  34. 34
    Republican Monuments in Galway

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  35. 35
    [Fantasy] Jordan's Island: What could we do with it?

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  36. 36
    [Fantasy] Jordan's Island: What could we do with it?

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  37. 37
    Scumbags on Quay St last night!

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 83

  38. 38
    Galway Advertiser - A joke?

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  39. 39
    Galway Advertiser - A joke?

    1999Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  40. 40
    Galway Advertiser - A joke?

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  41. 41
    Galway Hen Party

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  42. 42
    Galway City nightlife for "over 30"?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  43. 43
    Have you ever saved a life?

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  44. 44
    Have you ever saved a life?

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  45. 45
    The Live In Running World Cup Thread for After Hours.

    Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  46. 46
    Salthill packed with swimmers but no lifeguards

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  47. 47
    Christmas Market 2015

    Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  48. 48
    Prom closed 29 December

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  49. 49
    Rag Week!

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 75

  50. 50
    There's a storm a' comin'

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 75

  51. 51
  52. 52
  53. 53
    Gardai or Security for Spanish Arch

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 83

  54. 54
    Gardai or Security for Spanish Arch

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 83

  55. 55
    Gardai or Security for Spanish Arch

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  56. 56
    Gardai or Security for Spanish Arch

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  57. 57
    What's with the Spanish connection in Galway City?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  58. 58
    What's with the Spanish connection in Galway City?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  59. 59
    What's with the Spanish connection in Galway City?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  60. 60
    galway whats on guide

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  61. 61
    Fair play to Galway City Co cleaners

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  62. 62
    Galway 23rd Best Tourist Destination in Europe - Tripadvisor

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  63. 63
    How would you change policing in Galway?

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  64. 64
    How would you change policing in Galway?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  65. 65
    Tourism Free areas.

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  66. 66
    Galway City pubs and little else

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  67. 67
    Galway City pubs and little else

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  68. 68
    Galway City pubs and little else

    2017Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  69. 69
    Galway City pubs and little else

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  70. 70
    Galway City pubs and little else

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  71. 71
    Taxi GPS 'can change traffic lights'

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  72. 72
    Galway

    2001Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  73. 73
    The prom (COVID closed 31 March 2020, reopened 18 May)

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  74. 74
    Mature women

    2018Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  75. 75
    Sparch - losing the battle

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  76. 76
    Sparch - losing the battle

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  77. 77
    Unique places?

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  78. 78
    What Galway needs?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  79. 79
    Never ending Galway story......

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  80. 80
    Recommend a plush restaraunt...

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  81. 81
    Busking at Spanish Arch Saturday afternoon

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 83

  82. 82
    Busking at Spanish Arch Saturday afternoon

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 83

  83. 83
    Busking at Spanish Arch Saturday afternoon

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 83

  84. 84
    Galway City Hotel with lots of car parking space?

    2000Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  85. 85
    Galway Activities

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  86. 86

Boards.ie forum memory

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