A pub that many people will know bits of by sight, passing it at 100km/h - this is the pink pub you can see from the M50, south of junction 11.
The pub has been there for a lot longer than the motorway has (the current ownership dates to the 1840s), and was once on the Dublin to Brittas road, which now crosses the M50 and hence passes the pub at height. These new roads mean the pub looks rather out of place, sited at an angle to everything else around it, and somewhat shoved in a corner. The "front" of the pub now addresses a park rather than a road; and the entrance from the car park to the lounge seems to suffice as a main entrance instead.
This review has sat scheduled for today, but still at draft status for ages, as I'm not sure my visit really gave me enough time to get a good handle on the place. It's a bit of a walk from the nearest bus stop on the now bypassing road, and this cut my time between buses down to pretty close to the time required to knock a pint rather than have a look around.
The building presents as an incredibly 60s/70s pub - mansard roof, weird tower - but I suspect the core building is very old. The walls inside are decorated with old photographs and signage and there's quite a lot to look at, which I didn't get to fully take in.
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