A vast pub, once the kingpin of Guinness's chain of pubs; and also once the holder of one of the worst pub nicknames in Dublin - the former Whiff o'Shit, sorry, Sheaf of Wheat is now the Cock and Bull.
The Cock and Bull itself is part of a former mini-chain, having had a branch in Raheny in what is now N0171 Manhattan. But the pub stands alone, at least in name, now.
I had bailed on my previous pub to get food, and ended up buying a ridiculously large burger here - and a very large proportion of the other customers were also eating. The beer offerings had one, erm, something - this is a while ago, and you'll shortly see why I can't remember - interesting on; but they didn't actually have it in stock. That whatever it was was out of stock may be a sign that it sells well; or that it doesn't sell at all and the tap is just left there.
The food was decent, albeit I could probably have eaten anything by this stage. I would have preferred a bit more of a distinction of the areas inside the pub - it has the suburban barn format.
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