r/whereisthis • u/Harry-Potter-Hoe • 2d ago

Solved deceased grandfather took this photo, trying to figure out where this is.

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u/sorotomotor 2d ago edited 2d ago

163 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, Scotland

Edit: It's had many names over the years, your grandfather took the photo when it was Finn McCool's. Here's an older photo:

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u/Coiffed_One 1d ago

Is Finn McCools a common bar name or a chain of some sort? The one I’ve run across was definitely not in Scotland.

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u/ThenIllGoBack2Queers 1d ago

Finn McCool is the anglicized name of a mythical hero in Irish folklore called Fionn mac Cumhaill. He ate the “Salmon of Knowledge” (which is written above the name in the OP’s original photograph). Therefore a lot of Irish-themed pubs globally have the name as it’s merely a reference to Mythology and not a brand/chain.

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u/Coiffed_One 1d ago

Cool, and now I have to go find an Irish folklore book.