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MCGOWANS Mapped

MAIN STREET, NEWTOWNFORBES, Longford

AddressMAIN STREET, NEWTOWNFORBES
CountyLongford
Licence refCNP608

Community memory

Memory archive

Boards.ie memory links Mcgowans with old memories, stories and gossip, music and sessions, regulars and characters and atmosphere. 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 gossipMusic and sessionsRegulars and characters

104 source leads · 2001-2019

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Community memory

Memory archive

Archive time depth

2001-2019

18 years of archive-metadata distance across 103 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. Pete Doherty - Moron

    2003 · characters, memory, story

  2. Pete Doherty - Moron

    2004 · characters, memory, story

  3. Favourite Hellraiser

    2008 · memory, story

  4. Shane McGowan - Playwright

    2012 · 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.

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 104 readable matches for Mcgowans, 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 8 signals for Mcgowans: 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

Mcgowans has 103 dated source leads from 2001 to 2019, giving the page a 18-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 104 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

Mcgowans has 104 readable Boards.ie memory signals around old memories, stories and gossip, music and sessions, regulars and characters and atmosphere. The strongest current lead points into "Pete Doherty - Moron"; 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 8 regulars-or-room-texture signals.

Story, gossip and history leads

  1. Pete Doherty - Moron

    2003 · characters, memory, story · lead score 151

  2. Pete Doherty - Moron

    2004 · characters, memory, story · lead score 143

  3. Favourite Hellraiser

    2008 · memory, story · lead score 137

  4. Shane McGowan - Playwright

    2012 · memory, story · lead score 137

  5. Sinead O'Connor Magdalene Laundries

    2005 · story · lead score 130

Characters and room texture

  1. Pete Doherty - Moron

    2003 · characters, memory, story · lead score 151

  2. Pete Doherty - Moron

    2004 · characters, memory, story · lead score 143

  3. Sinead O'Connor Magdalene Laundries

    2005 · story · lead score 130

  4. Tips for candidates running in the locals

    2008 · characters · lead score 123

  5. Tips for candidates running in the locals

    2008 · characters · lead score 123

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

Mcgowans has 104 readable Boards.ie memory matches around old memories, stories and gossip, music and sessions, regulars and characters and atmosphere. 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, music and sessions, regulars and characters and atmosphere

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.

Music and sessions

Boards.ie memory links this pub with music, sessions, singing, gigs, or pub-night rhythm.

Regulars and characters

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

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
    Victoria Clarke

    2018Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  2. 2
    Stupidest thing you've overheard?

    2015Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  3. 3
    Luas assult victim ..... Case puzzling

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  4. 4
    People saying they are Irish - when they clearly aren't!

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  5. 5
    Shane McGowan - Playwright

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  6. 6
    Shane McGowan - Playwright

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  7. 7
    Why are alcoholics idolised in this country?

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  8. 8
    The death of the Christmas single?

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  9. 9
    The death of the Christmas single?

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  10. 10
    Ya just gotta love our Shane McG !!

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  11. 11
    Why are you proud of Ireland?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  12. 12
    Tips for candidates running in the locals

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  13. 13
    Tips for candidates running in the locals

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  14. 14
    This might seem like a stupid question..

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  15. 15
    The last person in your life you felt hate for.

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  16. 16
    The last person in your life you felt hate for.

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  17. 17
    throwing a sickie!

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  18. 18
    Family wiped out

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  19. 19
    Famous People you've met

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  20. 20
    2024 Irish Gigs (Confirmed & Rumoured Events)

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  21. 21
    Feis 1 - Pier Head, Liverpool 7th July

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  22. 22
    first dance songs

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  23. 23
    Why did shane McGowan have no teeth ?

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  24. 24
    Why did shane McGowan have no teeth ?

    2019Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  25. 25
    Why did shane McGowan have no teeth ?

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  26. 26
    Why did shane McGowan have no teeth ?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  27. 27
    Why did shane McGowan have no teeth ?

    2018Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  28. 28
  29. 29
  30. 30
  31. 31
    Shane McGowan on the Ray D'Arcy show

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  32. 32
    What drugs do you take regularly?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  33. 33
    Our justice system - can it be overhauled?

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  34. 34
    People who have lost their looks

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  35. 35
    Big Drinkers

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  36. 36
    Big Drinkers

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  37. 37
    Why must we claim non-Irish people for Ireland?

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  38. 38
    Is blacking up for Halloween Racist?

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  39. 39
    Mickey Rourke's IRA tattoo

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  40. 40
    Whats the biggest thing you've murdered?

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  41. 41
    Whats the biggest thing you've murdered?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  42. 42
    Pete Doherty - Moron

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  43. 43
    Pete Doherty - Moron

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  44. 44
    Funeral fun

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  45. 45
    Gigs for 2024

    2015Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  46. 46
    Gigs for 2024

    2018Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  47. 47
    Wishing Paul Newton a speedy recovery

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  48. 48
    SMART Broadband in sligo

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 79

  49. 49
    Homeless / Begging community in Sligo

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  50. 50
    Homeless / Begging community in Sligo

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 79

  51. 51
    Argos FINALLY arrive in Sligo..

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  52. 52
    Argos FINALLY arrive in Sligo..

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  53. 53
    Discrediting old irish legends

    2016Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  54. 54
    Discrediting old irish legends

    2019Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  55. 55
    Famous people that you have met.

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  56. 56
    Famous people that you have met.

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  57. 57
    Famous people that you have met.

    2014Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  58. 58
  59. 59
    Which celebrity would you like to go on the piss with?

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  60. 60
    Blackface for Halloween - Acceptable?

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  61. 61
    Come talk to me

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  62. 62
  63. 63
    Who is the most famous person who ever got you a drink

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  64. 64
    Who is the most famous person who ever got you a drink

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  65. 65
    The new Patron Saint of After Hours.

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  66. 66
    McGowans yis can go and feck right off!

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  67. 67
    Fairytale of New York Cover on RTE1

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  68. 68
    Fairytale of New York Cover on RTE1

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  69. 69
    Whats the most you've ever drank in one session?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  70. 70
    Whats the most you've ever drank in one session?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  71. 71
    Having 5 kids by aged 21, irresponsible?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  72. 72
    Honestly?Who knows the national anthem?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  73. 73
    Famous people who died, and you cared

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  74. 74
    Famous people who died, and you cared

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  75. 75
    If I could only go on a bender with....

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  76. 76
    favourite x-mas song?

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  77. 77
    Gigs for 2023

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  78. 78
    Celebrating David Bowie - The Olympia, 15th Jan

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  79. 79
    Stone Roses 2016 - The Fourth Coming

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  80. 80
    Stone Roses 2016 - The Fourth Coming

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  81. 81
    Phillip Chevron Testimonial Olympia Theatre

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  82. 82
    Phillip Chevron Testimonial Olympia Theatre

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  83. 83
    what time do gigs finish at in the academy

    2001Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  84. 84
    Oxegen sell-out speed?

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  85. 85
    What songs would you love to hear at your wedding ceremony???

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  86. 86
    Celtic Punk - adding to or taking away fro Trad?

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  87. 87
    Sinead O'Connor Magdalene Laundries

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  88. 88
    Sinead O'Connor Magdalene Laundries

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  89. 89
    Holiday recommendations in enniscrone

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  90. 90
    Upcoming Sligo Gigs & Events

    2014Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 79

  91. 91
    When will this PC nonsense end?

    Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  92. 92
    #MeToo has caught on, good thing or bad thing ?

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  93. 93
    #MeToo has caught on, good thing or bad thing ?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  94. 94
    #MeToo has caught on, good thing or bad thing ?

    2015Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  95. 95
    Dirty Stories From nightclubs

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  96. 96
    Favourite Hellraiser

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  97. 97
  98. 98
    Happy Bastille Day

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  99. 99
    Radio hoax in the US: Do you recognise this Irishman?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  100. 100
    Funniest accident you've seen/done Merge

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  101. 101
    scum bags

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  102. 102
    Forest Fest 2025 - Emo , Co Laois 25-27 July.

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 79

  103. 103
    plane for quirky glamping village is now on route

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 87

  104. 104
    History of Sligo

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 79

Boards.ie forum memory

Boards.ie memory links Mcgowans with old memories, stories and gossip, music and sessions, regulars and characters and atmosphere. 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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