Stag's Head Dublin

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3-10-12
We drive to Omaha and arrive at airport early. Park in long term parking and hop the bus and arrive at the airport, OMA. We walk in and there is a line at the United counter about 70 people long. It was moving quickly so …

Since we were finally able to sleep last night, we were actually functional today. We started the day with a free breakfast from the hostel at 7:30, including a generic-brand version of nutella, bread, jam, butter, peanut butter, cereal, milk, and coffee. After finishing, we wandered off in search of St. Stephen's Green.

We ended up coming …

... films have a depth so uncommon in the media grabbing types. But at ten o'clock the night was still young. On to the Stag's Head - a place I had been told to visit by the guys back in Galway. As I squeezed my way along the street, feeling more like I ...

... our hands, we decided we needed some food before we set back out into the city.  Google suggested a traditional pub called The Stag's Head, and we walked over to it.  It was very appropriately named; there was a giant (real) stag's head ...

... . lots of blood, really cool. After that we went to a carnival, then went out to more pubs. the more famous one being stag's head. so a couple of funny stories: on saturday night we were out at a pub, had a dance party there, and while dancing a ...

... the Buttery Bar at Trinity but it was closed. So we snuck through tiny Dame's Lane to meet up with our friend Gordon at the Stag's Head, crossed the lane to the Dame Tavern, and ended our night at O'Neill's. A brilliant night of craic was had by ...

... walk the streets and have our first couple of pints (particularly those in our favourite pub, and supposedly one of Ireland's finest, the Stag's Head) but we were desperate to get set up and escape the hostel scene. After two nights in the very grotty ...

... some old haunts (e.g. The Stagīs Head, a great pub on Dame Street for anyone planning to visit soon), but I was there from Monday through Wednesday and mostly went to pubs where they played trad, rather than bars/clubs. Next: Belfast, ...

... at a resturant on the edge of Temple Bar (the neighborhood in which we are staying.) We ended the evening at the "Stag's Head Bar" where we had a pint of Guinness. Unfortunatley, it doesn't really taste any different in Ireland. Marney was really ...

... Christ Church Cathedral, lousy fish and great chips, desserts at Queen of Tarts -- best bread pudding and berrry crumble ever -- and the Stag's Head Pub for a day topper, a Kilkenny Irish red ale for Mike and a Bulmer's hard cider for Sharon.  That ...

... interesting to visit. I'm enjoying what Dublin has to offer. We stop for a drink in the Stags Head which truly does have a stag's head on the wall. It is exactly what Paul has described as his vision of a quintessential Irish pub, lots of timber and dark ...

... any stop that we made in the UK.  To name a few notable pubs: Kehoe's, the Long Hall, the Hairy Lemon & the Stag's Head.   We met a few traveler's from the US along the way.  Also, we chatted with some locals and some transplants ...