Recently reopened, as Nash's this bar was a fake-traditional boozer on the ground floor of a small apartment block and the last pub standing of the Four Corners of Hell (another link to Come Here To Me, essential reading for anyone interested in Dublin social history of any kind). [A second Four Corners of Hell on the Northside was referenced in newspapers and will be the subject of a future post, but is not really relevant here]
After some years of closure and a sale of the building, The Fourth Corner mixes some traditional elements that should bring in a local audience with modern twists. A set of cocktails named after the best known names for the four pubs of the Corners along with an order to table option for the Dublin Pizza Company are the most obvious modern factors.
This area of the city has been denuded of pubs since the 1960s and any reopenings need to be welcomed. Only 1008283 Fallons remains otherwise of the substantial number of pubs on Patrick Street and New Street; and Bride Street nearby has also been wiped clean. A decent reopening with a good nod to the past and an eye to the future is something I'd hope will survive here.
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