A popular Dublin pub has intrigued its patrons by revealing how in a former life its cellar once housed a secret tenement flat.
The Old Royal Oak Pub is located in Kilmainham, and it was first established in 1839. Nowadays it is a family run pub for 50 years by the Costellos.
Taking to social media yesterday, The Old Royal Oak Pub's Twitter account shared the popular pub's former history and how many years ago its cellar was a lived-in flat. They wrote: "This cellar underneath our snug was until 50 years ago, a tenement flat where a man lived on his own.
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"No toilet, gas lighting and an open fire. We will show you the fireplace once the kegs are removed," they revealed.
Immediately social media users were left astounded by the cellar's former use as someone's home, with many commenting that it would be an "ideal" home amid the cost of living crisis. One person commented: "Is it available now ? I have references, REFERENCES I TELLS YA!"
Another person joked: "That’s worth about 2k a month at current market value, get her up on daft. Would be ideal."
A third person wrote: "Important local heritage site as well as an iconic pub."
Another said: "Love the Old Royal Oak. A brilliant pub, such a rich history too."
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