From time to time myself and herself take the bus from Ballinadrimna to the quays in Dublin city centre and spend the day in The Oval pub. We did it yesterday for the first time in a few months and it was as pleasurable as always. There is something particularly illicit and decadent about walking… Continue reading Spending the day in the pub
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In praise of a Bus Eireann driver
We went to Dublin yesterday on one our occasional jaunts to the pub in “town”. We get the bus up and back and don’t have to worry about drink driving. We have a few drinks in “The Oval Bar” on Middle Abbey Street, a short stroll from where we get off the bus on the… Continue reading In praise of a Bus Eireann driver
The Oval Bar, Middle Abbey Street
When you enter The Oval Bar on Middle Abbey Street you will probably notice a line of busts on the shelf or window board of the main front window of the bar. The window, just to your right as you enter the bar, faces onto Middle Abbey Street and the busts are of the men… Continue reading The Oval Bar, Middle Abbey Street
A blow out day in Dublin
On a few days every year myself and herself get the bus-either Kearns or Bus Eireann-from Moyvalley and head to Dublin. This trip has become an annual thing having first started out, when we were younger, as a pub crawl. Now, we are not quite up to requirements of the full blown pub crawl but… Continue reading A blow out day in Dublin