Guidebook for Drumcondra

Mike
Guidebook for Drumcondra

Drinks & Nightlife

Good food, reasonably priced - I recommend the Sea Bass or the standard Fish and Chips. But hurry - can get full after 7pm Known for its famous visitors including Hilary and Bill (checkout the photos all over the place).
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Fagans Bar and Restaurant
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Good food, reasonably priced - I recommend the Sea Bass or the standard Fish and Chips. But hurry - can get full after 7pm Known for its famous visitors including Hilary and Bill (checkout the photos all over the place).
Well the Guinness is always excellent here - and that's a rarity. There's almost always some live music. This is a famous place - a drinker where politicians shady sorts have long rubbed shoulders.
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O'Donoghues Bar
15 Merrion Row
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Well the Guinness is always excellent here - and that's a rarity. There's almost always some live music. This is a famous place - a drinker where politicians shady sorts have long rubbed shoulders.

Sightseeing

Take a seat next to Brendan and have a chat - say, about lighthouse painting and the like. Walk along the canal to Broombridge or Ashtown or even further and take the train back to Drumcondra
Brendan Behan Statue
Dorset Lane
Take a seat next to Brendan and have a chat - say, about lighthouse painting and the like. Walk along the canal to Broombridge or Ashtown or even further and take the train back to Drumcondra
Like a UFO has landed in the middle of Dublin, it's the home of the GAA and well, you HAVE to see a match here. A HUGE stadium with a great atmosphere. There's also a museum here.
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Croke Park
Jones' Road
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Like a UFO has landed in the middle of Dublin, it's the home of the GAA and well, you HAVE to see a match here. A HUGE stadium with a great atmosphere. There's also a museum here.
Nice Georgian Square on the way into town.
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Mountjoy Square Park
Mountjoy Square
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Nice Georgian Square on the way into town.
The grounds are open the public - so it's a nearby place for an evening stroll - and to see the only palace in Dublin(!)
Archbishop's House
Drumcondra Road Lower
The grounds are open the public - so it's a nearby place for an evening stroll - and to see the only palace in Dublin(!)

Getting Around

They've great rates on weekend rentals. And right next door too!
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Enterprise Car & Van Hire - Dublin City Centre
10A Dubber
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They've great rates on weekend rentals. And right next door too!
Good long term rental rates - and very close by
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Budget Car Rental Dublin City Centre - North
151 Drumcondra Rd Lower
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Good long term rental rates - and very close by
For all of Ireland or simply the city center - a great convenient place to start your journey. - Connolly (city centre) at least every 30 mins (for connections to the DART system, and trains to Roslare or Belfast.) - Maynooth at least every 30 mins. - Direct connections towards Kildare. - Direct connections to Sligo most hours.
Drumcondra Rail Stn station
For all of Ireland or simply the city center - a great convenient place to start your journey. - Connolly (city centre) at least every 30 mins (for connections to the DART system, and trains to Roslare or Belfast.) - Maynooth at least every 30 mins. - Direct connections towards Kildare. - Direct connections to Sligo most hours.
20 buses per hour into the town center in ca. 5mins Take 1,11,13,16,41,41C into town.
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Drumcondra station
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20 buses per hour into the town center in ca. 5mins Take 1,11,13,16,41,41C into town.

Shopping

For food, groceries etc. I find the service here very good. The boss is great for a chat. This is sharp contrast to the nearby Spar - which I NEVER use (most unfriendly).
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Centra Drumcondra
34 Drumcondra Rd Lower
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For food, groceries etc. I find the service here very good. The boss is great for a chat. This is sharp contrast to the nearby Spar - which I NEVER use (most unfriendly).

Food Scene

Great authentic crepes and the feeling of being in the Bretagne, served by true Bretons
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Le Petit Breton Artisan Crêperie
1A Drumcondra Rd Lower
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Great authentic crepes and the feeling of being in the Bretagne, served by true Bretons
Many of my guests have recommended this restaurant. Unfortunately I don't share their enthusiasm! Mediocre - NOT recommended
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Mint Leaf
157 Drumcondra Rd Lower
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Many of my guests have recommended this restaurant. Unfortunately I don't share their enthusiasm! Mediocre - NOT recommended
The saving of Drumcondra (in every sense)
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Shouk
40 Drumcondra Rd Lower
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The saving of Drumcondra (in every sense)

Parks & Nature

get here on a weekend and if the weather's clement everyone and his dog is out here picnicking. Well actually there are no dogs - which makes the whole thing a welcome contrast to other Dublin Parks. Only shame is that the place closes so early. Now, in Glasgow on the other hand... Great to walk on into the Glasnevin Cemetery (special gate which also closes too early)
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Botanic Gardens, stop 151 station
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get here on a weekend and if the weather's clement everyone and his dog is out here picnicking. Well actually there are no dogs - which makes the whole thing a welcome contrast to other Dublin Parks. Only shame is that the place closes so early. Now, in Glasgow on the other hand... Great to walk on into the Glasnevin Cemetery (special gate which also closes too early)
despite the unleashed dogs and their unleashed owners still pleasant enough for a walk on to the Botanical Gardens
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Griffith Park
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despite the unleashed dogs and their unleashed owners still pleasant enough for a walk on to the Botanical Gardens

Arts & Culture

Understated gallery. Free concerts at 12 midday on many Sundays of the year (check the website)
You have to put some culture into a visit - and with Francis Bacon at your side - how can you go wrong. Free. Only a 15min walk from the house. Free concerts on most Sundays (check website) - arrive at 11.30 to be sure of a seat.
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Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane
Parnell Square North
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You have to put some culture into a visit - and with Francis Bacon at your side - how can you go wrong. Free. Only a 15min walk from the house. Free concerts on most Sundays (check website) - arrive at 11.30 to be sure of a seat.