The pub that went from smugglers' friend to U2 hangout to Instagram ...
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The Blue Light in Barnacullia, once noted for its aroma of ‘manly sweat’ and as a hangout for U2, has become a hit on Instagram
Pat Healy with his son Paddy Healy in their family-run Blue Light pub at Barnacullia, Sandyford, Co Dublin. Photo: Steve Humphreys
The Blue Light pub at Barnacullia on the edge of the Dublin Mountains is not the sort of run-of-the-mill bar that you would find on the corner of the average street.
At one time, it served as a private hilltop lighthouse for smugglers as they arrived by sea in Dublin. The story of this unusual dual purpose as a drinking den and pirates’ shining light is in its name.
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