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Tig Cóilí pub

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  • 29-04-2017 12:11am
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    Gadgetman496
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    Tig Cóilí Pub on Mainguard Street used to be called "The Genoa" way back but what was it called before it became Tig Cóilí?

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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    misstearheus
    Registered Users Posts: 2,123 ✭✭✭misstearheus


    What's Cóilí in English?


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    thesandeman
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    misstearheus wrote: »
    What's Cóilí in English?

    Coili.


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    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users Posts: 8,397 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Yes, I think it is a persons name so it would be

    Tig Cóilí

    Coili's House?

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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    inisboffin
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    Trigger Martyn's (or Martin's?)


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    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users Posts: 8,397 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    inisboffin wrote: »
    Trigger Martyn's (or Martin's?)

    That was the name I was after, cheers :)

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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    Owldshtok
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    misstearheus wrote: »
    What's Cóilí in English?

    Coleman


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    Subcomandante Marcos
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    misstearheus wrote: »
    What's Cóilí in English?

    It's the short version of the Irish spelling of Coleman. It's the owners name.


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    Mearings
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    In the 60s it was The Genoa Bar, Tí Joe Magliocco.


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