Saturday, April 25, 2009

''The longest pub in Ireland''

This pub, on Blackhorse Avenue, is a gem of Dublin and is the longest pub in Ireland! It’s long, gallery-like layout giving it an intimate feeling, as if one is in a cave of some sort; with nice decor, nice bar design, staff and indeed food! But what makes it a rare collector’s item - an unknown and hidden jewel - is the origin of its name: it actually acquires its name because in bygone eras, the British Army, in order to have a pint, would climb or clamber through a hole in the wall of the herculean Phoenix Park (outside of which, the pub is located!) And still today this quirky fact and amusing way of access is still there to be sampled and negociated…This pub is an unmissable piece of heritage and history and pub design woven into one. Have a peep in the hole in the wall!!

2 comments:

  1. That's interesting, "the longest pub in Ireland". Nice to hear the origin of the name. Think there's also the highest pub in Ireland, Johnnie Fox's?

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  2. Johnnie Fox's is reputed to be the highest pub, but there is a pub in Derry, somewhere around the Sperrin mountains, which challenges that claim. So to be precise, the highest pub in the Republic of Ireland!

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