Events at The Wolfe Tone
Live Music
We host a vast array of talented artists here at The Wolfe Tone. Our live music is every Friday & Saturday (7pm to 10pm) and Sunday (2pm to 6pm) so call into us if you're in the mood for a pint and a jig!
Trivia Night
Join us on the first Tuesday of every month for Trivia night!
Lots of craic, pints and prizes to be won.
Starts at 7pm
Patio
Our beautiful covered side patio is the perfect space to enjoy a pint with friends and take in all the atmosphere that both The Beaches and The Wolfe Tone have to offer! Even better that we enclose and heat it for the winter!
(Closes daily at 11pm)
Live Sport
From the GAA to premier league football, we have commercial sports packages to cover all major sporting events.
All shown live here at The Wolfe Tone!
The history behind the name....
Wolfe Tone, in full Theobald Wolfe Tone, born June 20, 1763, Dublin - Ireland, was an Irish republican and rebel who sought to overthrow English rule and who led a French military force to Ireland.
The son of a coach-maker who kept a farm near Sallins, County Kildare, Wolfe Tone studied law at Trinity College Dublin before going into politics.
In October 1791 he helped found the Society of United Irishmen. The United Irishmen were inspired by the revolutions in France and America to fight for an Ireland free from English rule where Catholics, Protestants, and dissenters lived together in peace.
By 1794 he and his United Irishmen friends began to seek armed aid from Revolutionary France. In February 1796 Tone arrived in the French capital, presented his plan for a French invasion of Ireland, and was favourably received.
On Dec. 16, 1796, Tone sailed from Brest with 43 ships and nearly 14,000 men. But the ships were badly handled and, after reaching the coast of West Cork were unable to land due to severe gales. They waited for days off Bantry Bay, waiting for the winds to ease, but eventually returned to France.
The rebellion finally arrived in the summer of 1798. On May 24, rebels attempted to take Dublin and the surrounding counties but were quickly suppressed. The rebellion spread to Wicklow, Antrim, Down, Wexford, Kilkenny, and Meath but was unsuccessful. Wolfe Tone was captured in Buncranain Donegal in October 1798. He was executed in the Provost's Prison in Dublin not far from where he was born.
Later generations were to regard Tone as the father of Irish Republicanism. His grave in Bodenstown, Co. Kildare is the site of annual commemorations.
Pictured is a statue of Wolfe Tone in Bantry, Co.Cork
When money’s tight and is hard to get and your horse has also ran, When all you have is a heap of debt.....a pint of plain is your only man.
Flann O' Brien
