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Oarsman Public House

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Elaborate stucco facade marks out this public house from the rest of the street - the pediment contains a representation of a round tower, a celtic high cross and an Irish Wolfhound - the epitome of Irishness. Shame about the fake "ye olde worlde" shopfront at street level.