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THE SQUARE, ABBEYLEIX, Laois

AddressTHE SQUARE, ABBEYLEIX
CountyLaois
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Community memory

Memory archive

Boards.ie memory links Mooney with stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, rituals and customs and nights out and craic. 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 charactersRituals and customs

155 source leads · 2000-2019

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🏭 Heritage-listed building

NIAH building record

Built: c.1840 · NIAH rating: Regional

Terraced three-bay two-storey house, c. 1850, with pubfront to ground floor.

PubHub lore

Local notes

Established

Built between c.1840 and c.1890.

Architecture

Terraced three-bay two-storey house, c. 1850, with pubfront to ground floor.

Community memory

Memory archive

Quick read

What Boards.ie said

Short linked forum memory from people talking about this pub.

More Boards.ie snippets

“Colmustard wrote: I heard a story, 2 people of the foreign kind went into the Parnell Mooney (of all places), they start...”

Protection money. · 2003

“Found this old article - Eanna from the Mooney Goes Wild show says we have 20 species. I heard 14 species years...”

mosquitoes · 2008

Archive time depth

2000-2019

19 years of archive-metadata distance across 154 dated Boards.ie archive leads.

20002001200220032004200520062007
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. Protection money.

    2003 · characters, memory, story

  2. It's Friday the 13th, Are you superstitious?

    2006 · memory, story

  3. mosquitoes

    2008 · memory, story

  4. Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2012 · characters, 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.

overmatch_review

Big archive trail, needs match review

Boards.ie produces 155 readable matches for Mooney, 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.

review before stronger copy

characters

Characters and room texture

The character lane has 14 signals for Mooney: 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

Mooney has 154 dated source leads from 2000 to 2019, 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

source_depth

Source trail

PubHub has 155 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.

source preserved

Story leads

Best Boards.ie memory leads

Mooney has 155 readable Boards.ie memory signals around stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, rituals and customs and nights out and craic. The strongest current lead points into "Protection money."; 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 14 regulars-or-room-texture signals.

Story, gossip and history leads

  1. Protection money.

    2003 · characters, memory, story · lead score 164

  2. It's Friday the 13th, Are you superstitious?

    2006 · memory, story · lead score 135

  3. mosquitoes

    2008 · memory, story · lead score 135

  4. Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2012 · characters, story · lead score 135

  5. Winning Streak tonight @ 8.30

    2004 · craic, characters, story · lead score 134

Characters and room texture

  1. Protection money.

    2003 · characters, memory, story · lead score 164

  2. Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2012 · characters, story · lead score 135

  3. Winning Streak tonight @ 8.30

    2004 · craic, characters, story · lead score 134

  4. Complaint upheld against Derek Mooney for 'supporting same-sex marriage' on air

    2014 · characters, story · lead score 127

  5. Complaint upheld against Derek Mooney for 'supporting same-sex marriage' on air

    2009 · characters, story · lead score 127

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

Mooney has 155 readable Boards.ie memory matches around stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, rituals and customs and nights out and craic. 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

Stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, rituals and customs and nights out and craic

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.

Rituals and customs

Boards.ie memory links this pub with repeated habits, late bars, quiz nights, lock-ins, sessions, or house routines.

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
    Your fantastic food memories!

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  2. 2
    The Irish Country Music Appreciation Thread

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  3. 3
    How well do you remember your childhood? (if at all)

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  4. 4
    'Dear Iggy Azalea, Can You Not?' (Huffington Post article)

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  5. 5
    'Dear Iggy Azalea, Can You Not?' (Huffington Post article)

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  6. 6
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  7. 7
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  8. 8
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  9. 9
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  10. 10
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  11. 11
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  12. 12
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  13. 13
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  14. 14
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  15. 15
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  16. 16
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  17. 17
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  18. 18
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  19. 19
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  20. 20
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  21. 21
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  22. 22
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  23. 23
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  24. 24
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  25. 25
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  26. 26
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  27. 27
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  28. 28
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  29. 29
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2014Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  30. 30
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  31. 31
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2014Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  32. 32
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  33. 33
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  34. 34
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  35. 35
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  36. 36
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  37. 37
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  38. 38
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  39. 39
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  40. 40
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  41. 41
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  42. 42
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  43. 43
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  44. 44
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  45. 45
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  46. 46
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  47. 47
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2014Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  48. 48
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  49. 49
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  50. 50
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  51. 51
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  52. 52
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  53. 53
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  54. 54
    Garda Ombudsman offices bugged

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  55. 55
    Nelson Mandela and RTEs death watch

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  56. 56
    mosquitoes

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  57. 57
    First thing you'd do after winning the Lotto

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  58. 58
    Michelle Mulherins Assistant

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  59. 59
    What's the reason for the TV licence?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  60. 60
    Anybody remember this ?

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  61. 61
    TV Licence Inspectors

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  62. 62
    Lifesize cardboard cutouts

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  63. 63
  64. 64
    Suspected Reptilian Humanoids & Reasons Why!

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  65. 65
    So who was it pissed off Charlie Bird??????

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  66. 66
    So who was it pissed off Charlie Bird??????

    2001Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  67. 67
    What To Do

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  68. 68
    Very interesting rumour RE: immigrants

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  69. 69
    What the Americans think of Ireland

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  70. 70
    Don't like the way OceanFM is going

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  71. 71
    Sligo-North Leitrim Election 2011 Mod Warning #290

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  72. 72
    Live music dead in Sligo?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  73. 73
    Live music dead in Sligo?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  74. 74
    Derek Mooney’s new big idea

    2015Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  75. 75
    Derek Mooney’s new big idea

    2014Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  76. 76
    Derek Mooney’s new big idea

    2014Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  77. 77
    controversial comedians

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  78. 78
    Fusion niteclub ,Dublin city centre

    2015Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  79. 79
    Ireland to consider expelling Russian diplomats

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  80. 80
    Aborting a Down Syndrome Twin at full term.

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  81. 81
  82. 82
    Where have all the wasps gone?(not missed!)

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  83. 83
    Favourite magician/illusionist/psychic

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  84. 84
    TV Licence???

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  85. 85
    Sean Fitzpatrick BMW

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  86. 86
    After Hours Beers. Read post 1.

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  87. 87
    After Hours, one and only Queen thread

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  88. 88
    funniest insult you ever recieved

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  89. 89
    Headwrecking RTE actors/actresses

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  90. 90
    Marty Whelan

    2001Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  91. 91
    Black scene

    2001Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  92. 92
    Aonghus McAnally??

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  93. 93
    Lough Derg Cycle 12th June 2010

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  94. 94
    Winning lotto ticket

    Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  95. 95
    Marty Morrissey and Des Cahill: Flotsam?

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  96. 96
    RIP The Ray D'arcy show 2000-2014

    2014Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  97. 97
    Unluckiest man alive

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  98. 98
    Got a good laugh at this...

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  99. 99
    Why Is Marijuana Illegal?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  100. 100
    Anyone ever been on a game show?

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  101. 101
    Will you pay the Northern Lights tax ?

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  102. 102
    sky news WTF?

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  103. 103
    RTE - the end is nigh - high wages come home to roost

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  104. 104
  105. 105
    Winning Streak tonight @ 8.30

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  106. 106
    Winning Streak tonight @ 8.30

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  107. 107
    Winning Streak tonight @ 8.30

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  108. 108
    It's Friday the 13th, Are you superstitious?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  109. 109
    The Compassion of The Chris.

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  110. 110
    opinions on FIBBERS??!

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  111. 111
    opinions on FIBBERS??!

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  112. 112
    Pub prices website

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  113. 113
  114. 114
  115. 115
    Music Summer schools

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  116. 116
    Tarmac Company recommendation required

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  117. 117
    Have you ever met anyone famous in Waterford?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  118. 118
    Upcoming Sligo Gigs & Events

    2015Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  119. 119
    Boil water notice affecting D15

    2019Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  120. 120
    Boil water notice affecting D15

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  121. 121
    Drones.

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  122. 122
    Drones.

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  123. 123
    RTE want to double TV licence fee

    2015Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  124. 124
    The after hours Eurovision thread

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  125. 125
    The after hours Eurovision thread

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  126. 126
  127. 127
  128. 128
  129. 129
    Fire Paul Reynolds

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  130. 130
  131. 131
  132. 132
    RTE's top ten earners paid €3.6 million in 2011

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  133. 133
    "Black people can't be racist by definition" - Paul Mooney

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  134. 134
    Big Money Scratch Card Game

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  135. 135
    Protection money.

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  136. 136
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  138. 138
  139. 139
  140. 140
    How Long Do You Shower For?/How often?

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  141. 141
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  143. 143
    The non-smokers of 'After Hours'

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  144. 144
    Radio hoax in the US: Do you recognise this Irishman?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  145. 145
    Derek Mooney - what a plank

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  146. 146
    Tiger Woods admits affair!

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  147. 147
    Tiger Woods admits affair!

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  148. 148
    Irish Pride

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  149. 149
    Caroline Morahan - crap irish presenters

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  150. 150
    Where do I find a solicitor???

    2001Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  151. 151
    Paul Kalkbrenner [Live] - Saturday March 21

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  152. 152
    Reggae/Ragga/Dancehall music club in Dublin ?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  153. 153
    Reggae/Ragga/Dancehall music club in Dublin ?

    2000Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  154. 154
    Sligo Rovers

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  155. 155
    Sligo Rovers

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

Boards.ie forum memory

Boards.ie memory links Mooney with stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, rituals and customs and nights out and craic. 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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