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BALLYWILLIN, GRANARD, Longford

AddressBALLYWILLIN, GRANARD
CountyLongford
Licence refCNP484

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Memory archive

Boards.ie memory links Paul Smith with stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, atmosphere 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 charactersRoom atmosphere

77 source leads · 1998-2020

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Memory archive

Archive time depth

1998-2020

22 years of archive-metadata distance across 73 dated Boards.ie archive leads.

19981999200120022003200420052006
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. What is chance?

    2014 · memory, story

  2. Rapist Takes Court Action Against Media (RTE News)

    2007 · characters, story

  3. I'm not racist but...

    2008 · memory, story

  4. Memory Lane - businesses in Longford town

    2010 · atmosphere, 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 77 readable matches for Paul Smith, 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 12 signals for Paul Smith: 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.

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time_depth

Archive time depth

Paul Smith has 73 dated source leads from 1998 to 2020, giving the page a 22-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 77 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

Paul Smith has 77 readable Boards.ie memory signals around stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, atmosphere and nights out and craic. The strongest current lead points into "What is chance?"; 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 12 regulars-or-room-texture signals.

Story, gossip and history leads

  1. What is chance?

    2014 · memory, story · lead score 137

  2. Rapist Takes Court Action Against Media (RTE News)

    2007 · characters, story · lead score 130

  3. I'm not racist but...

    2008 · memory, story · lead score 130

  4. Memory Lane - businesses in Longford town

    2010 · atmosphere, memory, story · lead score 127

  5. 'Foetus misdiagnosis'

    2007 · story · lead score 124

Characters and room texture

  1. What is chance?

    2014 · memory, story · lead score 137

  2. Rapist Takes Court Action Against Media (RTE News)

    2007 · characters, story · lead score 130

  3. 'Foetus misdiagnosis'

    2010 · story · lead score 123

  4. When you read a book, what colour is the protagonist?

    characters, story · lead score 122

  5. Ross O'Carroll Kelly books

    2009 · characters · 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

Paul Smith has 77 readable Boards.ie memory matches around stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, atmosphere and nights out and craic. PubHub V1 publishes this as forum memory: what people said online, connected back to source posts where possible.

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Memory shape

Stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, atmosphere 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.

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
    Rumours that may be true...

    2017Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  2. 2
  3. 3
    Just when you thought the BBC couldn't stoop any lower

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  4. 4
    What is chance?

    2014Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  5. 5
    Jobstown water protesters to be charged

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 75

  6. 6
    Mel Smith is dead

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  7. 7
  8. 8
    Utter bull****

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  9. 9
    Anyone here NOT on Facebook or Twitter ...

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  10. 10
    Interesting and true facts about candidates

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  11. 11
    Why doesn't every pub have a breathalyzer?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  12. 12
    Two boys aged 10, 11 found guilty of attempted rape of girl, 8.

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  13. 13
    Two boys aged 10, 11 found guilty of attempted rape of girl, 8.

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  14. 14
    'Foetus misdiagnosis'

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  15. 15
    'Foetus misdiagnosis'

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  16. 16
    Based on a true story!

    2001Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  17. 17
    2026 Irish Gigs (Confirmed & Rumoured Events)

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 75

  18. 18
    Car Park question

    1999Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 82

  19. 19
    Smug S*****

    2014Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  20. 20
    Smug S*****

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  21. 21
    Smug S*****

    2014Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  22. 22
    Prince Has Died(confirmed)

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  23. 23
    Favourite TV Comedy Character?

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 75

  24. 24
    Star Wars

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  25. 25
    Am I the only one ?

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  26. 26
    Stories from the bullshítter.

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  27. 27
    Osama Bin Laden / Capital Punishment

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  28. 28
    Have you ever walked out in the middle of a movie?

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  29. 29
    I Was refused a Sterling Bank Draft ???

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  30. 30
    Vodka Eyeballing

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  31. 31
    I'm not racist but...

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  32. 32
    ever have a musical wedgie?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 75

  33. 33
    Changing your life

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  34. 34
    The Fall - Irish Tour 2012

    Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 75

  35. 35
    Oliver Plunkett St. is no longer a pedestrianised street.

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  36. 36
    Fancy Dress Shops

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  37. 37
    Memory Lane - businesses in Longford town

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 85

  38. 38
    The greed of the Irish strikes again....Adele concert!!!

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  39. 39
  40. 40
  41. 41
  42. 42
    What news coverage will you always remember

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  43. 43
    Graphic Novels/Comics

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 75

  44. 44
    Prank Calls

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  45. 45
    Are the pensioners untouchable?

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  46. 46
    First News Event you remember?

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  47. 47
    First News Event you remember?

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  48. 48
    Pre-drinks, how much?

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  49. 49
    Reason behind the death of the Irish Pub

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  50. 50
    No change on the bus??

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  51. 51
    Schoolgirl gets €5,000 for slander and assault on Luas

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  52. 52
    The Live In Running World Cup Thread for After Hours.

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 82

  53. 53
    Psychic octopus Paul unfazed by death threats

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 75

  54. 54
    Rapist Takes Court Action Against Media (RTE News)

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  55. 55
    Not sure if they're dead thread

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  56. 56
    Tax free job!!!...Oh wait...that's not right.

    1998Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  57. 57
    Paul Simon tour...

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 82

  58. 58
    Bean Bags

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  59. 59
    Family of seven sleep in Garda station Mod note post one

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  60. 60
    What was the worst concert you were ever at.

    Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 75

  61. 61
  62. 62
    Ross O'Carroll Kelly books

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  63. 63
  64. 64
  65. 65
    When you read a book, what colour is the protagonist?

    Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  66. 66
  67. 67
  68. 68
    Norris, more abuse of power

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  69. 69
    Nanny state, might as well bring back the holy hour

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  70. 70
    we'll session through the recession

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  71. 71
    Ask a question, get an answer...

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  72. 72
    If only I could have dinner with....

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 75

  73. 73
    Paul Heaton-The Point-March

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 75

  74. 74
    A question

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  75. 75
    Chess sets

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 77

  76. 76
    WLR News

    2020Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  77. 77
    WLR News

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

Boards.ie forum memory

Boards.ie memory links Paul Smith with stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, atmosphere 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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