Drink

The Brazen Head

Surely the oldest pub in Dublin, founded in 1198 - Ireland's oldest, in Athlone, is from 900 AD. Wonderful on warm, dry summer nights. Live trad music and friendly atmosphere. One of the bars is covered in signed currency notes, there's quite a collection but lacking any bitcoins.

Address: 20 Bridge Street Lower D08 WC64
Hours: Daily noon-11:30PM
Website: brazenhead.com (opens in a new tab)

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