The Geography of Public Houses in Cork City Centre
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33178/Keywords:
pubs, cork, ireland, alcoholAbstract
A pub, by definition is a public house licenced for the sale of alcoholic liquors. However, this rather bare description conveys little of the real nature of the pub or of its importance in Irish life and culture. For most Irish people, the pub is where you go to convene meetings, exchange information, deliberate on problems, make decisions. It is here that rages are soothed, broken hearts mended and humours restored. In its purest form, the Irish pub has grown out of the 'sheebeen', the drinking den of the people in earlier times, its prime function being to supply intoxicating liquors and a place in which to consume them.
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