Typical Irish pub interior
Irish pubs are pretty much as they have been for decades if not centuries, and almost exactly as advertised. My belief that the archetypal Irish pub squeezed in between a Tapas Bar and a Weatherspoon’s in most tourist reliant cities were akin to a film set (all stereotypes and no substance) was proved wrong. The formula for an Irish pub; cosy, uncarpeted, dimly lit to the point of peering into dark corners, with dark wooden panelling, partitioned booths, low tables, quirky knick knacks and décor and a pool table tucked away at the back, is repeated in almost every establishment. Travelling from village to village, they would seem to number around one pub for every ten to twenty houses.