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THE MALL, Waterford

AddressTHE MALL
CountyWaterford
Licence ref1001033

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98 source leads · 1998-2023

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What the archives say

Independent reporting and heritage records on this pub, drawn from a curated list of Irish news outlets, Revenue Commissioners, NIAH, and the Dictionary of Irish Architects. Every claim links to its primary source.

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Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref 1001033 as a Publican's Licence (ordinary) - Theatre for THEATRE ROYAL at THE MALL in CO. WATERFORD with WATERFORD THEATRE ROYAL SOCIETY LIMITED as licensee.[1]

The Irish Times reported in 1997 that Waterford Theatre Royal Society Ltd was a co-operative founded in 1956 after the corporation intended to convert the theatre into civic offices, and that performers associated with the theatre included Anna Manahan, Val Doonican and Niall Toibin.[2] In 2009, The Irish Times reported that Waterford's Theatre Royal officially reopened after a EUR2.9 million revamp, and that the Georgian building was built in 1784 to a design by John Roberts.[3] Another Irish Times article on the restoration described the Theatre Royal as the oldest Irish theatre in continuous operation.[4]

Sources  (4)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. Irish Times · "Theatre fans hoping to thrive where Dublin failed" · 1997-12-01
  3. Irish Times · "Waterford theatre reopens" · 2009-06-09
  4. Irish Times · "Restoration drama" · 2009-06-08

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Archive time depth

1998-2023

25 years of archive-metadata distance across 95 dated Boards.ie archive leads.

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Stories and local colour

Gossip, odd details and pub atmosphere

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Source-linked story leads

  1. Knockanstockan 2019

    2005 · story

  2. Prince William and Harry ad the Common Man

    2012 · characters, story

  3. So my Saturday was ruined as I ended up having to spend six hours in A and E

    2009 · memory, story

  4. Your booze limit

    2014 · story

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Big archive trail, needs match review

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Characters and room texture

The character lane has 18 signals for Theatre Royal: 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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Archive time depth

Theatre Royal has 95 dated source leads from 1998 to 2023, giving the page a 25-year archive trail. That gives the pub page a memory layer across time, not just a single mention.

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Source trail

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Best Boards.ie memory leads

Theatre Royal has 98 readable Boards.ie memory signals around stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, rituals and customs and music and sessions. The strongest current lead points into "Knockanstockan 2019"; 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 18 regulars-or-room-texture signals.

Story, gossip and history leads

  1. Knockanstockan 2019

    2005 · story · lead score 135

  2. Prince William and Harry ad the Common Man

    2012 · characters, story · lead score 134

  3. Waterford's Favourite Bar (City & County)

    2006 · characters · lead score 129

  4. So my Saturday was ruined as I ended up having to spend six hours in A and E

    2009 · memory, story · lead score 126

  5. Your booze limit

    2014 · story · lead score 125

Characters and room texture

  1. Knockanstockan 2019

    2005 · story · lead score 135

  2. Prince William and Harry ad the Common Man

    2012 · characters, story · lead score 134

  3. Waterford's Favourite Bar (City & County)

    2006 · characters · lead score 129

  4. Upcoming gigs at The Model

    2010 · characters, story · lead score 118

  5. Rhyming anomalies.

    2011 · oddities and colour · lead score 113

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Archive profile

A wide Boards.ie forum trail

Theatre Royal has 98 readable Boards.ie memory matches around stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, rituals and customs and music and sessions. PubHub V1 publishes this as forum memory: what people said online, connected back to source posts where possible.

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Stories and gossip, old memories, regulars and characters, rituals and customs and music and sessions

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Stories and gossip

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Old memories

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Regulars and characters

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Rituals and customs

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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.

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    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

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    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

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    2000Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

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    2023Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

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    2018Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

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    2016Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

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    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

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    1985 and the Moving Statues Phenomena

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

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    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

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    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

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    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

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    After Hours, one and only Queen thread

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

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    After Hours, one and only Queen thread

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 75

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    After Hours, one and only Queen thread

    1998Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

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    After Hours, one and only Queen thread

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    AH royal wedding mega thread (no flaming queens)

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

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    King Of Ireland

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    King Of Ireland

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  54. 54
    Would a Republican drown?

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 81

  55. 55
    Good Place Ta Bring A Date???

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  56. 56
    Offbeat news (05/02/2003)

    2000Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  57. 57
    Would you sleep with your cousin?

    2000Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  58. 58
    Halloween Night - The Counterfeit Blues Brothers - Greystones

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  59. 59
    City Council proposes Busking by-laws

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  60. 60
    What's going on on shop street

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

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    Waterford's Favourite Bar (City & County)

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  62. 62
    [b]waterford's X-collective Theatre Company Needs Actors![/b]

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 81

  63. 63
    [b]waterford's X-collective Theatre Company Needs Actors![/b]

    2001Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 81

  64. 64
    Did you find Andy Kaufman funny?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  65. 65
    Can you sue a pub landlord for slander

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  66. 66
    John Mahoney RIP

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  67. 67
    Prince William and Harry ad the Common Man

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  68. 68
    Prince William and Harry ad the Common Man

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  69. 69
    Prince William and Harry ad the Common Man

    2014Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

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    Customs.

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 81

  72. 72
    Customs.

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  73. 73
    Customs.

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 81

  74. 74
    Rhyming anomalies.

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  75. 75
    Would you marry someone below you.

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  76. 76
    Bizarre/dirty/scary scenes stories on streets

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  77. 77
    That horrible new name for The Point

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  78. 78
    Knockanstockan 2019

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 76

  79. 79
    Loudon Wainwright in the Olympia

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  80. 80
    Local & European Elections 2009 - Part Two ** New Poll **

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    A Royal has given birth

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    The arrest and death of Sandra Bland.

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    Your booze limit

    2014Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 81

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    The Theatre

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  88. 88
    Where were you when... thread (Megamerge)

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    Is the British "Royal Mail" secretly running An Post?

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    Should Halloween Costumes be PC or Not ??

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    Going to the cinema on your own

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    Waterford a depressing hole?

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    Upcoming gigs at The Model

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    Shannon Planning Permission for Aldi lodged

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  98. 98
    Fingal Parking Rates Increases

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