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(9 Lower Abbey St; all city centre, Abbey)
This beautiful, atmospheric old pub is directly op-
posite the Abbey (
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and is popular with theatre-goers - it can get swamped
around 11pm, after the curtain comes down. They blend in with some no-bullshit locals
who give the place a vital edge, and make it a great place for a drink and a natter.
NEALON'S
( 01-872 3247; 165 Capel St; all city centre, Jervis)
The warm and cosy decor of this tradi-
tional pub is matched by the exceptionally friendly staff. There's live jazz on Sunday.
TRADITIONAL PUB
OVAL
( 01-872 1259; 78 Middle Abbey St; all city centre, Abbey)
This is a great little pub, where
young and old come together in conversation and rich, creamy pints go down a treat. The
Tardis effect is evident once you walk through the door: it is much bigger than it looks
from the outside, spreading over three floors.
TRADITIONAL PUB
SACKVILLE LOUNGE
(Sackville Pl; all city centre)
This tiny 19th-century, one-room, wood- panelled bar lies just
off O'Connell St and is popular with actors from the nearby Abbey (
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and Pea-
cock (
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theatres, as well as a disproportionate number of elderly drinkers. It's a
good pub for a solitary pint.
PUB
DA NORT'SOYID & THE SOUTHSYDE
It is commonly assumed that the south side is totally posh and the north side is a derelict slum - it means the
jokes are easier to make and the prejudices easier to maintain. But the truth is a little more complex. The 'south
side' generally refers to Dublin 4 and the fancy suburbs immediately west and south - conveniently ignoring the
traditionally working-class neighbourhoods in southwestern Dublin like Bluebell and Tallaght. North Dublin is
huge, but the north side tag is usually applied to the inner suburbs, where incomes are lower, accents are more
pronouncedly Dublin and - most recently - the influx of foreign nationals is more in evidence. All Dubliners are
familiar with the posh twit stereotype born and raised on the south side, but there's another kind of Dubliner, usu-
ally from the middle-class districts of northern Dublin, who affects a salt-of-the-earth accent while talking about
the 'gee-gees' and says things like 'tis far from sushi we was rared' while tucking into a
maki
roll.
