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No one had a more attentive audience than old Ham Gamgee, commonly known as the Gaffer. He held forth at The Ivy Bush, a small inn on the Bywater road; and he spoke with some authority, for he had tended the garden at Bag End for forty years, and had helped old Holman in the same job before that. Now that he was himself growing old and stiff in the joints, the job was mainly carried on by his youngest son, Sam Gamgee.
– The Fellowship of the Ring (Book 1), Chapter 1

The Ivy Bush is an inn located on the Bywater Road connecting Hobbiton and Bywater. It is frequented by the inhabitants of both villages.

No one had a more attentive audience than old Ham Gamgee, commonly known as the Gaffer. He held forth at The Ivy Bush, a small inn on the Bywater road; and he spoke with some authority, for he had tended the garden at Bag End for forty years, and had helped old Holman in the same job before that. Now that he was himself growing old and stiff in the joints, the job was mainly carried on by his youngest son, Sam Gamgee.
– The Fellowship of the Ring (Book 1), Chapter 1

The Ivy Bush is an inn located on the Bywater Road connecting Hobbiton and Bywater. It is frequented by the inhabitants of both villages.

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