Sir, – Frank McNally gives a detailed account of the effort put into scuffing and distressing all surfaces in the Paddy Whelan pub in Riga to give a lived-in effect.In the 1990s, when the Celtic Tiger was alive and well, many Irish publicans also spent a lot of money to “reproduce the authenticity of the originals.” One day, when I was in Dublin, the late Pat Inglodsby summed it up for me: “They’re demolishing old pubs and building older ones.” – Yours, etc,MATTIE LENNON,Blessington, Co Wicklow.
‘They’re demolishing old pubs and building older ones’
Effort went into scuffing surfaces in the Paddy Whelan pub in Riga to give a lived-in effect
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