For about 25 years, the only way in to this pub was to be invited. Or be the one issuing those invites.
Attached in terms of ownership to S0031 O'Neills at various points (this was D'Arcys pub when the corner section of O'Neills, not yet then part of the pub, was D'Arcys shop - same D'Arcy - in the 1840s); this was their private function bar and only opened when pre-booked. I had considered having my birthday here one year to get it ticked off; but a sale of O'Neills has changed things.
New operators and one renovation later, Moss Lane has opened here as a normal pub, in terms of access arrangements. The drinks offering here is heavily whiskey based; but with an interesting facet of offering a house beer that isn't just a rebadged stout or session IPA from a large independent brewery.
Instead, the offering is Moss Lane Red, from Barrelhead Brewery, an interesting red ale. There's some O'Haras products among conventional macro offerings.
Dublin has quite a few reopenings or deep renovations of pubs that have opened since late 2021, so it isn't that unusual to find a pub with an immaculate interior, new toilet facilities and so on; but you get all that here too, for anyone keeping track. I feel like I'll be conscripted to write Pub Spy if I talk about the condition of toilets too much, though.
Wait, the corner section of O'Neill's wasn't originally part of the pub? Where was the original part?
ReplyDeleteOne door in, I think, on original street numbering. I'll check tomorrow, my notes on the map generally aren't referenced so can be complete nonsense sometimes.
DeleteAh, that looks like a separate premises from the outside all right. They must have completely remodelled the interior because I think that's mostly just the gents immediately inside.
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