They have places here like 'The Bloody Stream' and 'Abrakebabra'. Here's a little history lesson for all you wondering why the f*ck it's called 'The Bloody Stream'
10th August 1177, during the 2nd Norman Invasion of Ireland, Sir John de Courcy's expedition arrived off Howth. Unable to leave his ship, the command was taken over by Sir Almeric Tristram, said to be a descendant of Sir Tristram, a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. A great battle ensued against the Danes, who were then in occupation on Evora Bridge, over a stream; afterwards known as the Bloody Stream. During the construction of this public house, we found that the Bloody Stream runs directly under these premises. Having fought a constant battle with the stream flooding the bar, we decided to make peace with it, hence the name, The Bloody Stream.
And I even found a Wikipedia page about 'Abrakebabra'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrakebabra
Tonight was the first night that we all went out. A bunch of Danny and Justy's friends (Justy also lives in the house with us) took us to 'The Bloody Stream' for drinks, then we all took a taxi out to Portmarnock for Danny's favorite treat, kebabs from 'Abrakebabra'. Basically it was like a night out back home, but much cooler.
Oh and we went into Dublin for a while today, which was fun as well. Didn't do that much, just some business. I think we might be heading back into the city centre tomorrow though.
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