Eske Hall
At some point around 1947, the Shamrock Hotel ceased as a venue for snooker in the town. The only available site at the time that could be used as a snooker location was McIntyre's Store (formerly the Old Market-House, then the Eske Hall, a wholesale store owned by Tom Caldwell of T. Cassidy and Sons.). The club resided here in the New Row for several years until the present clubrooms were built on Water St. The membership rose significantly when the club moved to McIntyre's because with two tables, the waiting period for games wasn't as long.
The venue also used to be known as Fisher's School but was vacant when the club moved into the backrooms. It had been built as a creamery in 1921and was a shirt factory during the war. It had two storeys with a concrete floor upstairs and the increased floor-space meant that two tables could be erected. Alec Buchanan was the first caretaker and while youngsters weren't allowed in, Harry Stewart remembers peering through cracks in the door just to watch men playing.