{"id":1903,"date":"2022-09-09T17:50:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T17:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10015\/?p=1903"},"modified":"2022-09-09T17:50:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T17:50:21","slug":"erics-pub-in-limerick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost:10015\/erics-pub-in-limerick\/","title":{"rendered":"ERIC&#8217;S PUB IN LIMERICK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SAINT JOSEPH&#8217;S STREET &#8211; EMMET PLACE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Google Maps this pub has ceased trading. I noticed that they have spelled Emmet as Emmett.<br>St. Joseph Street (formerly Richmond Street), so named because of its proximity to St. Joseph\u2019s Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This pub was owned and operated by Eric and Florence Lynch but unfortunately, for health reasons, they decided to close it in 1997. Florence and Eric, who passed away within a year of each other and were very well known and much liked in Limerick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This pub was the first in Limerick to have music, the first to get a music licence. The pub was also famous for its 10 pence a game pool table and they owners maintained the price at 10 pence for decades. Back in the early 70\/80\u2019s it was also one of the first pubs to show movies as they got a Betamax player when they first became available. 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