Exquisite Stained Glass and Imported Woodwork Featured at New Pub
By CATHOLINE BUTLER
CALGARY - Calgary's newest Irish pub is set to open the second week in July. The Seanachie (Irish for storyteller) is situated at 5909 Signal Hill Centre in South West, Calgary (at the Glenmore and Sarcee Trails). The day I dropped in to visit, renovations were in full swing with hammering, sawing and painting the order of the day.
General Manager Joelene Smart took time to show me around and explain what the finished pub would look like. ... and it will be beautiful. The exquisite stained glass and some of the woodwork have been imported directly from Ireland and each room has a different design. On the ceiling in one room I could see a Celtic harp player at one corner and Joelene said that when it was finished that there would be other traditional designs in the other corners of the ceiling.
“Irish designers and two of our owners, Allan Dixon and Mike Kuzyk, designed the pub and bar area,” said Joelene. “The Seanachie is a traditional Irish pub and is very different than any of our other locations of which there are now four, with the other three being Dixons, Limerick’s and Kilkenny’s.”
“We will serve all the traditional Irish pub fare such as fish and chips which are very popular at our Limerick’s location, along with boxty, Irish stews, and Yorkshire tidbits which is a huge Yorkshire pudding with beef cubes, onions or leeks, mushrooms and red wine gravy...delicious!
“We plan a huge variety of sandwiches on the menu and we will serve breakfast every day with a Sunday brunch until two o’clock in the afternoon. We will also have daily and nightly specials. At the moment, we are not planning nightly entertainment except on special occasions, but that is not written in stone.”
Joelene said, “I can hardly wait for opening day, it’s been a lot of hard work, but it’s worth it, because this is going to be a pretty unique pub.”
After the Stampede rush is over, a grand opening night is planned for the establishment. With Irish pubs well noted for the “craic” and tall tales told at the bar, The Seanachie is well named.
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