Who was Sally MacLennane

[Simon Maguire]

was she a person was it an ex-girlfriend of shane,

and who was jimmy
when jimmy played harmonica in the pub where i was born,
he played it from the night time to the peaceful early morn,
he sooded the souls of phsyicos and the men who had the horn,
and they all look every happy in the morning

[Zuzana]

Check this link. You can find there even a recipe how to make a Sally MacLennane for yourself.

[Shadey]

I think Sally Mac is Shane's Uncles Pub. It is mentioned in the Drink with Shane Book, and also I think Shane said as much in a fairly recent interview (can't for the life of me think where though). I always thought it was either Ireland or a Bar maid, which is rather more poetic than a Pub...

[Guest]

inspired by an east London pub I believe. In Dagenham.

[Arthur]

Whats this about a book?? Is there a book about Mr McGowan out there would somebody be able to give me the title and the publisher, that would be swell.

[Desiderius]

Check this link. You can find there even a recipe how to make a Sally MacLennane for yourself.

Great link! Thanks Zuzana!

[firehazard]

Whats this about a book?? Is there a book about Mr McGowan out there would somebody be able to give me the title and the publisher, that would be swell.

That would be "A Drink with Shane MacGowan", by Victoria Mary Clarke and the man himself (published by Pan, I think).

[Guest]

Volume 2 is in the works according to Shane

[MacRua]

Victoria Mary Clarke & Shane MacGowan, A Drink with Shane MacGowan
Hardcover
240 pages
Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson (March 9, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN: 0283062991

Paperback
359 pages
Publisher: Grove Press; 1st American ed edition (May 15, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN: 0802137903

Paperback
359 pages
Publisher: Pan Books (2002)
Language: English
ISBN: 0330490087

[Arthur]

Woot,
You guys are awesome! 1st thing monday morning I'm going down to the book store and ordering it.

Thanks again.

[pogues24]

Sally MacLennane is a type of stout.

Iain

[firehazard]

Good grief, this is an ancient thread.

I'd still like to know the name of the pub that supposedly inspired the song.

[body-of-an-american]

Me and my friend used to love this song. We even made a video of us doing it.

[dsweeney]

For years, like most people I suppose, I just assumed it was a girl, an old sweetheart. But apparently it is/was a particular type of home-made beer, or " home brew " we used to call it. This was particularly vile stuff that could only be drunk when you're already pissed. Depending on how you fermented the stuff it could be as strong as the strongest cider. " Sally MacLenanne " was the name of one of these beers. " To the greatest little boozer and to Sally MacLenanne ". I.E. To his favourite pub and his favourite beer.

[firehazard]

...and I'd still like to know the name of the pub that supposedly inspired the song.

(I ask the question on average every year or two, just in case anyone ever does know the answer.)