Urbarred

There's an ice cream van parked round the back of the Citadel, visible from the junction - Phil McCone's Ices.

Ah the Citadel! USed to be able to get a "Sub" out of the till, only because they knew that they would double up o it...lol
Ok the "Flat People" were Casper (as mentioned) was an excellant Sparky in his day, Dennis,another excellant Sparky (what is with Electricians???) Stevie Mental, (would rob himself if thought he could get a pint out of it!)Saunders, where are you now?,Big Billy Mac a cracking gudgie, and a few other worthies, again another boozer where the craic used to flow and a lot of shenanigans went on in the flats which were behind the bar, a very sadly missed bar and some sadly missed people as well.

Went there one saturday afternoon, what an education!!! The bar man could have been straight off the set of Kung Fu he was grasshoppers double. There was a guy in the corner called Den hard as nails (in his own lunch time anyway) scooping Mcewans export like it was going out of fashion. Then there was his mate a boy who I think was in the haulage game, I didnt catch his name he was too drunk even to say it (some nose though). Then I met a race of people known as flat people. Why? I wasnt able to find out. These people included a cider swilling bloke named Casper who was shaking like nothing I have ever seen before and a boy called Jamesie Carter who had a face like a raspberry. I find it really sad that an institution like this has closed its doors as that was the one and only time I was in the place.

It was a sad day when this place closed down. Good people drank here the regulars were top

I hope this aint shut down I may never get my chance to drink in this infamous dive.

Has also shut down, according to last weeks Courier. Smoking ban has hit it hard apparently. A great loss?

This is a dive, true, but twenty years ago the tables were wisely bolted to the floor; not any more, so surely its improved?!

Handy for lunchtime pint and you can avoid the huns at the Portland.