100% - I crossed his path once. I was having a pint in the Abbey Tavern a decade or more ago, it was busy enough but this old boy had space plenty of space near him at the bar so I asked if any of the stools were free and the fella told me to help myself.
He started in with "Are you from Cork?" and eventually after several questions he began telling me that he was a former Lord Mayor, told me his name etc. I didn't register any of it but I was getting fed up of listening to him.
I called another pint and headed towards the jacks - a regular who I was on nodding terms with grabbed my wrist as I walked past;
"Go back and get your coat."
"I'm only going to the jacks, not leaving"
He gripped my wrist tighter and said "Go back and get your fuckin' coat - when you come back from the toilet sit down here with me and Bernard."
I did as I was told - although I was at the urinal thinking it was a bit odd. When I sat down my pint was in my new space and then the lads I was sitting with clued me in.
Murray from his perch called across the bar "Telling lies about me again!"
