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History of the band 1989-2008


The Merry Ploughboys have been together since 1989 when they were students at UCD. The following sets out the main periods of the band's existence.

Timeline of the band

1988-1989 The Step Inn

1989-1998 Johnnie Fox's

1999-2007 Taylors Irish Night

2007- the present The Merry Ploughboy Pub

Since January 2007, the Merry Ploughboys have been performing exclusively at the Merry Ploughboy Pub. The band purchased the pub in the summer of 2006 and set about installing a state of the art concert room on the first floor of the pub more info about the pub....