No it was a total disaster altogether. He ran it into the ground.
Corner was a grand pub. There is probably still enough drinkers for two pubs in Pallas.
Ten years ago the country was still coming out of a recession and youâd slas, jacks, garden, coach, corner, clancys and the bucket was drinking more too.
Bucket is food only now.
Slas is gone for good.
Corner gone too.
Coach gone as well.
Howrya Boss!
I remember being in the âoldâ Corner House. A grand spot, and youâd think if it was run right, it would run itself, with a good local crowd.
I heard yer man from Leatrans, one of the brothers, Ken, bought Slatterys.
Yes Ken bought slas but itâs being turned into apartments.
Rented out to the Foynes or ALKAN crowd!
Townie living in Askeaton a long time got whacked in a fued with the Rathkeale crowd
Sounds like heâs fairly lucky to have survived tbh.
Surname begin with H or no?
Obviously this one can be put down purely to âphilantrophyâ as none of the investors can hope to make any money out of this. Itâs nice that they were able to come together and save an important social hub for the Kilteely commmnity and surrounds. Sometimes you have to put the greater good of the community before any personal gain. Fair play to them for being so selfless, itâs great to see.
Iâve been in Ahernâs and itâs a fine bar, I love the extra long counter. Itâs not every public house that has one that long.
My motherâs people are from Kilteely. Would have been in there a good bit when I was younger (a child). Remember it being massive and very open.
Kilteely has suffered in recent years. Gotten incredibly rough thanks to some additions to the village from Limerick City. Hopefully this goes well for them
Seems to be a common theme. From Kileely to Kilteely. How do the locals take to these new arrivals? Would they put them in their box, or do they run rampant?
It will also provide connections to local attractions such as Thomond Park, home of Munster rugby, and the TUS Gaelic Grounds
For anyone planning to get off here for a match at the TUS Gaelic Grounds - donât. Colbert Station is almost as near and the quality of pub you will pass is much superior.
You would have to walk down to the long pavement I assume via watch house cross. Would be a close to a half hour walk from the GG alright, a bit handier for Thomond.
No real short cut either, whatever way you splice it
Whereâs the station?
Car parking? Cycle lanes? Bike racks?
Actually I can see the bike rack now. Enough room for five bikes.
The absence of a vape and/or phone repair shop means this is doomed to fail from the outset.
Blindboyâs nickname for Bedford Row has turned a starling roost â and its messy pavements â into an offbeat Limerick tourist attraction
Blindboy Boatclub came up with the âBirdshit Districtâ nickname for Limerickâs Bedford Row saying he is fascinated by the huge volume of starlings that flies overhead - despite the âsheer volume of starling shitâ they leave behind. Picture: Kieran Ryan-Benson
THU, 28 AUG, 2025 - 19:00
MANON GILBART
A bird poo-hit area of Limerick, nicknamed âBirdshit Districtâ, has become an unlikely tourist destination for fans of the artist who coined the phrase.
Blindboy Boatclub came up with the âBirdshit Districtâ nickname for Limerickâs Bedford Row, an area he frequently walks around as he seeks inspiration. The artist and writer says he is fascinated by the huge volume of starlings that flies overhead - despite the âsheer volume of starling shitâ they leave behind.
âAround sundown the whole flock gathers, and youâll see them swirling in tight, synchronised shapes above the Shannon. People stop on the bridge just to take it in. Itâs one of the most striking natural displays in the city, like a free aerial ballet put on every night.
"Theyâre doing it for survival â itâs a way of confusing predators like hawks â but in Limerick today it feels more like public art than animal behaviour,â Blindboy told the Irish Examiner.
Trying to understand why the starlings flocked to this particular area of Limerick, he wondered what was there before the city was built. And after a âfierce amountâ of research, he got the answer.
âWhat fascinates me is the way they connect the modern city to what was there before. Bedford Row sits on what used to be a riparian forest, a floodplain woodland along the Shannon.
A thousand years ago those starlings were roosting in willow and alder trees, and their droppings fertilised the soil and were carried by floods into the wetlands, fuelling plant growth and insect life. The same behaviour continues today, but instead of enriching the ecosystem, the guano builds up on granite paving.
"To me theyâre like a living memory of the riverâs ecology, reminding us that Limerick is built on what was once a spongey, flooded landscape,â he said.
According to Blindboy, starlings roosting in trees are essential to the ecosystem - and their droppings are essentially a âpowerful fertiliserâ. He believes Bedford Row could perhaps be re-imagined as a âsponge streetâ where droppings are filtered, composted, and recycled into the cityâs planters.
âIt isnât lunacy, itâs simply recovering an ecological logic weâve forgotten. Other gaffs are already doing this. Chinaâs sponge city programme is after turning stormwater and flood risk into an urban asset.
Blindboy: âIâd like for the city to have a seasonal âBirdshit festivalâ, timed to the late-summer roosting peak of the Bedford Row starling.â File picture: Brian Arthur
"In Singapore they convert sterile concrete canals into biodiverse parklands. Berlin allowed the abandoned Tempelhofer Feld airfield to rewild as urban grassland for rare bird and insect species.
"What seems mad here is only because weâve normalised the idea that a city must push nature out, rather than work with it. Once you shift that perspective, the starlings stop being a nuisance and become what they always were: part of the Shannonâs ecology, reminding us of where and how Limerick was built,â he said.
Every day, the starlings flock to a dozen of trees on Bedford Row.
âThey do their evening shits, and instead of it fertilising the soil, it sticks to the pavement and becomes slippy. We built our city on their ancient habitat, and thereâs no talking to them about it.â
And now fans who listen to Blindboyâs podcast have been following his recommendations on which spots to visit in the Treaty City - and many have stopped at Bedford Row, tagging him on social media with their pictures of âBirdshit Districtâ.
Indeed, some fans travel to the city just to visit Birdshit District. Alf Halloran came all the way from Yorkshire after watching Blindboyâs Instagram stories.
Some Blindboy fans have travelled to Limerick City just to visit âBirdshit Districtâ and the murals. Photo: Limerick County Council
âWe visited Limerick just to see the Birdshit District and get a photo of the mural. We thought the mural was really cool, but we also just really liked the silliness of the whole situation, even seeing the council out cleaning it was funny knowing the backstory from the podcasts."
âWe werenât the only people taking photos of the starlings and the mural, it was a pretty popular attraction. We also visited Thomond Bridge, and the Terry Wogan statue and had lunch at a place called Shake Dog all because of the podcast,â Mr Halloran told the Irish Examiner.
Another visitor and âbig Blindboy fanâ, Jill Lyons, also made a stop on her way to a concert in the Docklands.
âHonestly I think Limerick is a lovely city. We always opt to go there to gigs rather than Dublin even though we are in Offaly.
âThe street looks nice enough, but we did see lots of droppings, but only around the trees. Itâs still a nice place to wander around, but I can see how itâs not ideal for people who walk and cycle there regularly, and early in the morning,â she said.
Linus KĂŒng from Bern, Switzerland, made a stop by the âBirdshit Districtâ on his way to the FĂ©ile Na GrĂ©ine DIY festival in Limerick.
According to another UK visitor, Blindboy should be recognised as a local treasure, one âbringing economy to the cityâ.
âHeâs a storyteller and is always very detailed and descriptive of the area to a point you can picture it. This area has now become a staple pilgrimage landlord for Blindboy listeners. My friend and I specifically went to visit this area because of his stories and the fascinating behaviour of the birds murmuration display,â said Hayley Brown.
Last week, Limerick City and County Council posted a video online announcing that the area would be cleaned five times a week in a bid to keep on top of the droppings - a move welcomed in the city.
A spokesperson said: âThe reaction has been very positive to the early morning sweeping and power washing regime and Bedford Row and Lower Thomas Street now look very fresh and well presented. The council continues to liaise with businesses on these streets to hear their views and concerns.â
The spokesperson said the council has not interfered in any way with the roostings by the starlings. âStarlings are migratory by nature and there is some evidence that the number of birds roosting in the city centre has been easing slightly,â they said.
Asked whether the council would advertise Bedford Row as a tourism spot where visitors can observe the birds seasonally, they said the council âis not planning to advertise this matterâ.
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âThe murmuration of starlings in the darkening skies of the late summer evenings is very beautiful whether in a city or in the countryside. There has been much public and media interest in the roosting of the starlings in Limerick City centre over the past number of weeks,â said the spokesperson.
Blindboy says the council should capitalise on the interest.
âIâd like for the city to have a seasonal âBirdshit festivalâ, timed to the late-summer roosting peak of the Bedford Row starlings,â he said.
âIâm not an expert, Iâm a writer and an artist. Iâm also autistic, but sometimes it requires divergent and unconventional thinking to inspire rigorous, evidence-based solutions from the experts,â he said.
The Birdshit Quarter better has a ring to it
He talks some fucking rope
