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 Johnny Fox was a notorious poacher, a man who lived off the land. He was much loved and respected by all who knew him. His home, high in the hills of County Wicklow, was shared by his wife, his mother, and his brood of 11 children. Johnny's skills at poaching were matched only by his mother's skills at cooking. To feast at Johnny's was a delight in itself. The feast was always amply washed down with a plentiful supply of ale and stout. Always on the lookout for the perfect "poach", Johnny travelled the world in search of good food and good company, but none could compare to the fine table his mother set.
Sadly one moonlit night whilst out poaching, Johnny's reign of fun and freedom came to an abrupt and unhappy end. He was caught by the keeper and subsequently incarcerated in jail. Whilst awaiting trial, Johnny, with the help of his friends, feigned his own death. Indeed his wake was Johnny's last celebration to be held in his homeland. As the tears rolled down the faces of friends and family, they quickly changed to tears of joy when up popped Johnny's head above the coffin, a smile on his face and words on his lips…" Pass me a jug and my fiddle for I thirst for an ale and fine feast from my mother." After the most wonderful of wakes, Johnny and his family fled their homeland and took up residence on the banks of the river in Inverness, Scotland, where he caught many a fine salmon and enjoyed his mother's feasts for many a year to come.
Established in 1798, Johnny Fox's Pub, high in the Dublin Mountains, stands Johnny's old homestead, a tribute to the legend. The only other Johnny Fox's Pub is located in Inverness, where Johnny carried on the tradition of fine tradition of enjoying good food and good friends for many years.
Travelodge Hotel Regina is proud to establish Johnny Fox's in Regina as a tribute to the principles of good food and good fun; principles by which Johnny Fox lived his life.
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