Pubs reopening June 29th

[Lee Bushwacker]

You were too old, and the young ones in there would have had no interest in the oldest swinger in town Lee.
Thats why you had to go to Spain.

I nearly bought a 19 year old lassie to Spain with me in 2002. She decided to finish in UCC so it was a genuine love lost.

 

[noah]

What clubs are left in Cork now? OR is Reardans kind of it? Remember the days of Gorbys, FX, the Savoy Henrys. Is it now just late bars?

 

[Lee Bushwacker]

You were too old, and the young ones in there would have had no interest in the oldest swinger in town Lee.
Thats why you had to go to Spain.

I used to be around Cork City in the late 1980s and early 90s so I could get off with classy girls. No scrubbers so fcuk off!

 

[Bunk]

What clubs are left in Cork now? OR is Reardans kind of it? Remember the days of Gorbys, FX, the Savoy Henrys. Is it now just late bars?

Dali, upstairs in Nudes (old Larry Tompkins). A new club opened in the old Cubins complex recently - 3 ROOMS OF HOUSE MUSIC 7 NIGHTS A WEEK! Haven't been in either, but based on the photos I've seen of the latter looks like a quazar course from the 90s.

 

[omar]

I nearly bought a 19 year old lassie to Spain with me in 2002. She decided to finish in UCC so it was a genuine love lost.

How old were you then Lee? Mid 40s?

 

[Happyhonkaman]

Think that might have been in the early mid 90s. It was more of a live venue for up-and-coming bands in the 80s early 90s before the whole dance scene took off I think. Bands like the Frank and Walters, Sultans, etc

Always thought that the name was down to a character from Cork History, Sir Henry Hayes of Vernon Mount. A notable scallywag in Cork's yesteryears who went on the run and let a friend of his claim the reward for capturing him allegedly. Those bow-shaped, slate-fronted buildings next door to Chandras (Sir Henry's was at the back) were reputed to have been built/bought using money from the reward

From Wiki:
Sir Henry's was a bar and nightclub on South Main Street in Cork, Ireland. It was founded by Jerry Lucey in 1978.[1] The name was derived from Henry O'Shea, a baker and building owner in the South Main Street area of Cork city.[2] The club was known for its house, trance, R&B, hip hop and regular live rock concerts.[3] Gigs held there included a number by The Golden Horde, Toasted Heretic, Sonic Youth with support band Nirvana, Therapy?, The Wedding Present and The Fall.

During late 1980s, the club ran a series of three-night long acid house weekenders, which attracted DJs such as Laurent Garnier,[4] Shades of Rhythm and Justin Robertson. From the mid 1990s the music tended towards deep house.

Henry's closed in June 2003 and the building was demolished soon afterwards.[5][6]

Early years​

Sir Henrys was a rock bar for most of the 1980s.[7] The club at the time also held gigs by an older and more traditional "pub rock" element, but this scene had died out by the mid 1980s, as post-punk bands such as Nun Attax (later Five Go Down to the Sea?) grew in prominence.[7]

Many of Ireland's up-and-coming young bands performed here[8] and the 'Battle of the Bands' was held there for a number of years where unsigned talent competed for a recording contract. Artists that performed there over these years included Phil Lynott, John Martyn, ex-Clash Mick Jones' Big Audio Dynamite, The Pogues and The Sisters of Mercy.

On 20 August 1991, Sonic Youth played Sir Henry's, supported by the then virtually unknown band Nirvana.[9][10] Some scenes were featured in the documentary 1991: The Year Punk Broke.[11]

Dance venue​

As dance music became more popular and the demand for small venue live gigs decreased, Sir Henry's became a venue for the "Sweat" night. Started in 1988 by Shane Johnson and Greg Dowling, this was to become one of the top clubs in Europe in the early 1990s,[12] supplemented with the addition of the Back Bar with DJ's such as Donkeyman (Mark Ring) and Stephen Grainger (Stevie G).

Over the 1990s, Sweat built up an international reputation, being variously described as "a gorgeous blend of underground house" (i-D), a "deep house frenzy" (The Face) and "the best music on that side of the Irish Sea" (DJ Magazine). By the mid 1990s Sir Henry’s had become a house venue,[13] playing host to some of genre's better known artists such as Kerri Chandler, Roger Sanchez, Glenn Underground, Cajmere, Derrick May, Migs, Fred Everything, Charles Webster, Kevin McKay, and Mike Pickering.[14] The venue also hosted the "alternative" disco night Freakscene for many years.[15] Sweat ended in 2001, and the venue closed in 2003.[5][16]

The short independent films "120 bpm"[17] and "The House That Cork Built" record the club's place in Irish House music.[18] A research exhibition, titled Sir Henrys@UCC Library, was held in University College Cork during 2014.[19]

Yeah, I’d have been in there approx 1993-2000

Some of the DJs names there in the Wiki info jumping out now.. Stevie was the main draw for me though

 

[Lee Bushwacker]

What clubs are left in Cork now? OR is Reardans kind of it? Remember the days of Gorbys, FX, the Savoy Henrys. Is it now just late bars?

You don't remember Co-Cos?
The best of them all!

 

[Lee Bushwacker]

How old were you then Lee? Mid 40s?

Erm...no.
So fuck off Omar!

 

[noah]

I would have been on the club scene early 2000's. A lot has changed in Cork since then.

 

[omar]

Erm...no.
So fuck off Omar!

Calm down Lee bud. It's only a question. You wouldn't have been far off it though would you?