Saturday, November 26, 2011

The Snugs of Dublin! (Ireland, Part 2)

A snug is a tiny little alcove within a pub: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_house#Snug

We don't have those here in the US.  Our Girl was obsessed with visiting all the pub snugs she could find.  (The proximity to alcohol, she claims, is just a coincidence).

SNUG #1: THE PALACE BAR
Probably our favorite.  Very private and the smallest of all the snugs, so it truly was snug.



 

SNUG #2: TONER'S
A classic snug.  Had a lot of light and cute knicknacks, which was nice.  Poet William Butler Yeats used to drink here.
We like the bunny balcony




SNUG #3: KEHOE'S
This was probably the largest snug we visited. Could probably seat 10 people.


 



SNUG #4: THE HAIRY LEMON
Note: I did not see a lemon, hairy or otherwise.  This place was less traditionally pub-y and more like a sportsbar.  The snug had a huge bay window, which really cut down on the privacy factor, but it was a nice snug.



SNUG #5: DOHENY & NESBITT
This place has four snugs.  So your chances of getting one are quadrupled, which is nice.  They aren't the most private of snugs, and it was pretty large, but we liked it.
 


SNUG #6: RYAN'S PARKGATE
Two lovely snugs. Ryan's has a lovely skylight, so I'm sure it's nice and sunny when the weather isn't inclement.  This one was medium sized and quite private.
 






So that was our tour of Dublin snugs! They were really fun to seek out, very cozy (snug!) once inside and it made the pub crawl special.  #SnugCrawl2011


4 comments:

  1. Love the snugs! The pub we go to has one but we didn't know its name. Our pub refers to it as the confessional

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  2. that wos defnutly a snug crorl pinkbunny an i seed lots of drinks ther for gerl to av aswel. i glad yoo did al injoy seein them

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  3. Did you drink lots of the Guiness stuff? We don't like it because it's sort of thick. But there's good stuff called whiskey and we like that (when we're allowed).

    XX

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  4. I loved that - fab that bunnies get their own balcony at that one pub too! Should be a requirement in all eating/drinking places

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