This is the original core site of the Molloys chain of off-licences (and previously other pubs), which started as the off-sales section of this now giant pub.
Tallaght has a very limited number of pubs originally - there are some newer licences around The Square though - due to the difficulty of opening pubs near existing pubs in "rural" areas, those outside the old Dublin Corporation area effectively. This has ensured that many of the pubs reached the size of barns, with the now demolished S1709 Belgard Inn being claimed to be the largest pub in the country at one stage.
Some of that still remains here, as Molloys is vast. The premises is branded as two separate entities - Molloys and The Station (presumably a reference the former tramway offices that made up part of the site); but they are internally joined. There's a large enough outdoor area enclosed within the building and this is where I sat reading the papers on what was an unseasonably sunny afternoon.
My parents lived nearby here in the early 70s - I forgot to ask my Dad last night if he drank here or S1588 Dragon Inn. That's the next entry to go up so I may remember to ask before I write that!
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