Of all the small villages in NCD, Garristown was the only one to have two pubs (at least in recent times - if you know of any that went pre 2009 please do give me the details); but N0308 Garristown Inn is currently closed, up for sale and not in the best condition internally (these links will rot when it eventually gets sold). I didn't see an equivalent "Best Pint In..." sign up in Gormleys as the only pub in Oldtown had, even though it would still be right by default at the moment!
Garristown has a lot more substance to it than some of the other villages - as well as the second pub there's a Garda station and a post office. Gormleys is a little larger to match, with an L shaped main bar and a pool table with some poker machines off to the side at the back.
This was another pub with well behaved dogs in it; making my Brewdog experience seem even more out of line. One huge, sleepy, golden furred pooch moved itself around the bar, finding the most suitable location for a snooze and the occasional ear scratch from regulars who all appeared to know it
After the two pubs with generic betting slips, Gormleys actually had their own branded ones on the tables - are they actually running the book themselves? Never been my thing so don't really know how that would work financially with a small audience.
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