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THE EL PATRON IS NOW THE TIA MARIA BRAZILIAN RESTAURANT

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NORTH KING STREET – HENRIETTA PLACE

I do not know why this restaurant changed from being a Mexican restaurant, El Patron Mexican Street Food, or why decided on the name Tia Maria when they decided to switch to Brazilian cuisine?

Tia Maria is a coffee liqueur invented in Jamaica in the 1940’s, made with Arabica coffee, Jamaican rum, bourbon vanilla and sugar.

THE GUINNESS CLOCK AT THE CLOCK PUB ON THOMAS STREET

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WILL CEASE TRADING 18-19 FEBRUARY 2023

I photographed this pub back in December 2018 as I was in the process of photographing Guinness clocks around the city.

A few days ago I was in the Thomas Street area and a local who was interested in my camera and the history of the area mentioned that I will have my last chance the get the best pint in Dublin on the weekend as the Clock Pub [including the whole block] was to be demolished.

Today it was mentioned in some publications that the building in which the Clock is located has been sold and that the pub would close this weekend [18-13 February 2023] and that the future of the site as uncertain.

THE GUINNESS CLOCK AT THE CLOCK PUB ON THOMAS STREET
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