'The Patriot Inn' is an Historical pub par excellence in a very old part of Dublin - Kilmainham, around one of the seven Liberties. The pub has an unchanged feel about it, a timelessness, hasn’t encountered the vicissitudes of many pubs. It’s also been a witness to Irish history, just beside the famous Kilmainham jail, now a museum; has been part of many historical events, which revolved around the prison. The very real signs of this are evident, when you walk in - the walls are adorned with some original and unique photos - b & w’s of many of those very events. It could be described as a real photo gallery of Ireland's past. Whether history buff or not, this pub has the credentials of an Irish pub - character - for which there's no substitute!
As a footnote, the fact that the pub is sited at what was known in the 1700's as Gallow's Hill - where a Gallows was sited - makes it even more appropriate. Not only does it have history within its walls but history all around and without!
www.patriotsinn.com
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