4/5 Rob N. 6 years ago on Google
Next
up
was
the
Confession
Box,
a
pub
that
the
brother
recommended,
and
is
considered
one
of
the
best
pubs
in
the
Northside.
A
lovely
looking
frontage,
while
inside
it
had
a
pretty
decent
early
afternoon
crowd
in,
a
bit
packed
in
a
smallish
intimate
bar,
I
guess
thatβs
why
they
call
it
the
confession
box,
that
and
also
cause
its
not
too
far
from
St.
Maryβs
Pro-
Cathedral!
Horse
racing
on,
boisterous
enough
crowd,
pints
a
flowing,
doing
some
good
trade.
Apparently
it
was
Irish
revolutionary,
Micheal
Collins,
favourite
watering
hole.
And
this
also
ties
in
with
the
name,
as
many
of
Collins
men
during
the
War
of
Independence
would
receive
confession
here
from
the
priests
of
βThe
Proβ,
after
some
of
their
heroic
deeds
in
the
fight
for
independence,
but
I
do
wonder
was
Collins
much
of
a
drinker.
I
am
a
drinker
and
so
ordered
a
Smithwicks,
but
I
probably
should
have
ordered
a
Guinness
as
I
read
later
they
do
one
of
the
best
pints
in
Dublin,
but
truth
be
told
I
wasnβt
in
the
mood
for
the
black
stuff
on
the
day.
Established
in
1795,
as
it
says
on
one
of
its
doors,
it
is
an
old
pub
with
a
variety
of
different
names
and
owners
since
then.
The
bar
is
quite
tiny,
and
we
were
lucky
we
got
seats,
but
there
is
an
upstairs
as
well.
There
is
a
great
deal
of
memorabilia
and
old
photos
adorning
the
walls
of
the
pub
featuring
a
lot
from
the
1916
Rising,
the
War
of
Independence,
and
Dublin
in
the
rare
old
times,
amongst
other
stuff.
They
do
sell
T
Shirts
and
key
rings,
which
to
be
honest
is
a
little
naff
and
donβt
look
worth
getting,
I
mean
its
an
ordinary
pub
at
the
end
of
the
day,
not
Disneyland!
I
liked
this
bar,
was
small
and
comfy.
The
pub
had
a
nice
mix
of
locals
and
tourists,
and
I
am
sure
if
we
had
stayed
longer
we
would
have
got
into
conversation
with
some
of
its
clientele.
The
service
was
fine,
and
the
pint
good.
Will
be
back
for
sure
and
hopefully
next
time
will
try
to
catch
some
of
the
live
music
that
they
are
renowned
for
putting
on,
all
for
my
sins!
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