OFF: Dublin pubs

[M Holmes]

Brian Halligan writes:

> Hello fellow dilettantes of drink,
>
> Any thoughts on a pub I should definitely check out when in Dublin next
> week? I've been gathering info from various sources and figured BOC-L would
> be a good group to poll.
>
> I'm looking for places where the drink and conversation are more important
> than fashion or trendiness.

Well if you can travel to the hills just south of Dublin, overlooking
the city, Johnny Fox's is worth visiting.

If you can travel a few miles into the hills, then Avoca (sp?) is a
really nice town and you can of course have a Guinness at the pub, made
famous in BBC's "Ballykissangel" series.

FoFP