Galway Advertiser 1983/1983_12_01/GA_01121983_E1_013.pdf 

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Ga/way Advertiser,

1st December.

1983

13

Best wishes to the new owners of

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THE TWELVE PINS Restaurant and Bar, Barna Telephone 69368/69485

The very best of luck to the newest among us

From THE LIONS TOWER
For the very best in food and entertainment Telephone 63073

Here's one Barnacle that's sure tu slick in Galway! Best wishes

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from

IRISH CORNICE, Ballybane Industrial Estate Telephone 61085
Manufacturers of decorative interior plasterwork

Galway's link with its past will be the cause for dual celebration next year as the cily will celebrate its SOOth anniversry and also the 100th anniversary of one of its most famous literary Tigures, Nora Barnacle. Nora, the woman who so beguiled James Joyce and eventually became his wife, was to feature prominently in his work, Ulysses, as Molly Bloom, and so was to provide a very real link between this city and Ireland's famous literary son. Already the Barnacle cult in Galway is considerable, the former dwelling place of the famous Galwegian, a little cottage in Bowling Green in the city centre, fetched a flne price at auction two years ago. Now Nora's name is to be even more prominently displayed In the city, for it has been adopted by the owners of the city's newest public house at Mainguard Street. Formerly the Golden Pheasant and the Genoa, Nora Barnacle's now offers Galwegians a real taste of Joyce in the literary and "spiritual" sense. The proprietors of "Nora's" local businessman John Joyce and his partner, hit on the Barnacle theme when discussing the city's plans for its Quincentennial celebrations. Said John "We had felt that the city centre lacked a certain display a number of very for tunchtime and in the short variety when it came to public attractive photographs relating week that it has been opened, houses with atmosphere, and it to her and Intend to build up a has already begun to develop its just happened that we were stock of memorabilia relating to own set of "regulars". discussing plans for the Nora as time goes on. We also But it's also one of those Quincentennial and sometwdy serve a very good pint!" special places which has already mentioned that it was also Nora What with the excellent city developed its own atmosphere Barnacle's centenary next year. centre location for Nora and if the crowds which pack "Well I have always Barnacle's and the combination the place every night since harboured a great ambition to of her centenary and the city's opening are anything to judge own a premises in the centre of Quincentennial, it looks like by, James Joyce and John Joyce the city and when I heard of the this latest addition to the city's have each found a winner in Golden Pheasant becoming commercial life has an assured Nora! available, it seemed ready-made future. to be the new home for Nora The official opening of the For apart altogether from the Barnacle. unique theme of the place, Nora Nora Barnacle takes place tomorrow (Friday) at 3 p.m. "We have concentrated on Barnacle's occupies one of the The premises will be opened by the Barnacle theme in the pub prime locations in the city and is RTF broadcaster and sports which has been completely easily accessible for city workers journalist, Mr. Jim Carney. redecorated throughout. We requirinp i> fast and tasty snack

Nora will be one of our brightest

roses!

Best wishes from

BILL MADDEN FLORISTS
Flowers for all occasions

Shop Street and Taylor's Hill Phone 22446/62371

Best wishes to The

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From

DECLAN McENTEE Galway Shop Equipment Ltd. Telephone 62092

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MALT HOUSE Bar & Restaurant, Old Malt Arcade Telephone 67866

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Best wishes

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From CONNACHT MINERAL WATER CO. Bohermore, Galway. Telephone 63136/62509

BREDA BUTLER
Curtain Manufacturers and Upholsterers

THE KING'S HEAD
For great F o o d and Entertainment

Telephone 66630

CORRIB BOOKMAKERS Eyre Street Telephone 66636

Unit 1, Ballybrit Industrial Estate Telephone 66386

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BYRNE CONCRETE Cregboy, Claregalway, Co. Galway Telephone 88224
For the best in Readymix and Concrete Blocks

All the best in their new venture

From

BIG-O-CABS
24 Hour Taxi Service

JIM PHILLIPS
Supplier of Wine & Spirits

From

Telephone 65060/66166

Tuam Road Telephone 62615

TOM QUINN CAR SALES Kilcolgan, Co. GaNvay Telephone 86191

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