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Irish London

iainment
iainment Posts: 8,040
edited October 2021 in Not Sports Related
I’ve been tasked with organising a ride for my cycle club that celebrates Irish London. To be done for St Patrick’s next year.
Can you suggest any cultural, political, sporting or other places we might incorporate into this and why.
I have quite a few ideas already but I’m looking for those things that might not be particularly well known.
As a hint to what I’m thinking about so far I’ve got Kittie O’Sheas house in Eltham, Danny LaRue, Arthur Wellesleys house, the site of the Park Royal brewery, Paul Nash, the first Irish church in London and so on. It needs to be an eclectic mix so I’d love input to help me.
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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,638
    Stamford Bridge, GAA played there before it became the home of Chelsea.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,355
    Harp Club, New Cross, IF it's still open :)
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,638
    Lincsaddick said:
    Harp Club, New Cross, IF it's still open :)
    It’s now called the Venue.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,355
    Brentford Stadium .. home of London Irish RUFC ( as well as Brentford FC of course)
  • jacob_CAFC
    jacob_CAFC Posts: 2,063
    guinnessaddick said:
    Lincsaddick said:
    Harp Club, New Cross, IF it's still open :)
    It’s now called the Venue.
    Grandparents met there.... Was the first club I went out in
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,040
    guinnessaddick said:
    Stamford Bridge, GAA played there before it became the home of Chelsea.
    Brilliant, that’s the sort of stuff I need.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,038
    The Valley - stadium graced numerous times by Mark Kinsella (plus many other Ireland players of varying degrees of Irishness!) 
  • Pelham123
    Pelham123 Posts: 379
    GAA grounds Avery Hill Road Eltham. Hosted Gaelic games for years until 1992.
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,291
    Connaught House on Flodden Rd in Camberwell - it's the home of the London Irish Rifles regimental association and their museum.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,099
    Lincsaddick said:
    Harp Club, New Cross, IF it's still open :)
    Changed names in 1989!
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  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,481
    el-pietro is your man, he’ll know some venues I reckon or maybe his Irish dad will.
    PM him…..he pops in and out of here from time to time.
    I think he posts mostly on the politics thread.
    He’s a good lad, intelligent too, was raised for a long while in Camberwell but speaks with a broad Irish accent and is now based permanently back in Ireland.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,040
    SoundAsa£ said:
    el-pietro is your man, he’ll know some venues I reckon or maybe his Irish dad will.
    PM him…..he pops in and out of here from time to time.
    I think he posts mostly on the politics thread.
    He’s a good lad, intelligent too, was raised for a long while in Camberwell but speaks with a broad Irish accent and is now based permanently back in Ireland.

    I’ve been tasked with organising a ride for my cycle club that celebrates Irish London. To be done for St Patrick’s next year.
    Can you suggest any cultural, political, sporting or other places we might incorporate into this and why.
    I have quite a few ideas already but I’m looking for those things that might not be particularly well known.
    As a hint to what I’m thinking about so far I’ve got Kittie O’Sheas house in Eltham, Danny LaRue, Arthur Wellesleys house, the site of the Park Royal brewery, Paul Nash, the first Irish church in London and so on. It needs to be an eclectic mix so I’d love input to help me

     
    Hi @el-pietro any help appreciated.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,638
    The Tipperary on Fleet Street, the oldest Irish bar in London.

    Ruislip, home of London GAA.
  • 4Real
    4Real Posts: 127
    The band stand in Regent's Park ?
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,827
    Camden Irish centre 
  • theeenorth
    theeenorth Posts: 2,279
    Swan Stockwell, Castle East Dulwich
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,027
    guinnessaddick said:
    The Tipperary on Fleet Street, the oldest Irish bar in London.

    Ruislip, home of London GAA.
    Yes, Irish since 1700 and a very nice place for a pint.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,038
    guinnessaddick said:
    The Tipperary on Fleet Street, the oldest Irish bar in London.

    Ruislip, home of London GAA.
    Been into the Tipperary loads as it’s near my office. Never realised their “oldest Irish pub in London” credentials were actually legitimate - I’ll show more respect next time!
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,625
    Hardy’s. Irish pub in Trafalgar Road Greenwich.
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,810
    Pelham123 said:
    GAA grounds Avery Hill Road Eltham. Hosted Gaelic games for years until 1992.
    I used to look out onto those fields from my bedroom window, lived there for ten years and never saw a single game played there!
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  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,810
    edited October 2021
    For a bit of real Irish history The Crown in Cricklewood is a must, absolute cornerstone place for Irish building workers in London for decades, immortalised in lyrics by The Dubliners in the brilliant McAlpines Fusilliers.

    https://thewildgeese.irish/m/blogpost?id=6442157%3ABlogPost%3A208328
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    edited October 2021
    Bit of a theme with most of these suggestions.

    For something other than drinking establishments, there's a blue plaque on the house Oscar Wilde lived in somewhere in Chelsea.
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,841
    colthe3rd said:
    Bit of a theme with most of these suggestions.

    For something other than drinking establishments, there's a blue plaque on the house Oscar Wilde lived in somewhere in Chelsea.
    There's also a rather strange statue of Wilde between Charing Cross and Trafalgar Square. 

    WB Yeats lived in Primrose Hill and Bloomsbury at various times...you probably wouldn't have to look too far in North London for a pub Shane McGowan drank in either.
  • C_A_F_C
    C_A_F_C Posts: 3,866
    The OXO tower in honour of Alan McCormack?
  • ct_addick
    ct_addick Posts: 4,333
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Hardy’s. Irish pub in Trafalgar Road Greenwich.
    I was going to say Hardys been there with my old man to watch GAA
  • CatfordCat
    CatfordCat Posts: 219
    Cable Street, Shadwell? (comes to mind with tomorrow being the 85th anniversary of the 'battle of Cable Street')


    Part of what's now Cable Street appeared on some maps as Knockfergus in the 18th century - believed to have been a local term to recognise the many Irish living in the area then - many working in the docks, including as 'coal heavers'.







  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    If you are actually going to be doing the ride on St. Patrick's Day, can I suggest the Irish Embassy (at least getting in touch with them in advance, because there could be events planned for venues that as result you'd wish to either avoid or include)?
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,040
    Thanks all. Will look into all of these.
    @NornIrishAddick the ride will be the weekend before the big day but checking on events is a good idea.
  • QatarNapsy
    QatarNapsy Posts: 998
    More blue plaques, like Daniel O'Connell in Mayfair or Spike Milligan near Kensington Gardens 
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,232
    The Forum in Kentish Town. Irish bands used to play there.

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