Family
Irish Independent commercial-property coverage said the McCloskey family had operated the Donnybrook pub since 1963.
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Irish Independent commercial-property coverage placed McCloskeys at 83-85 Morehampton Road, described it as one of Donnybrook's last two remaining pubs, and said the McCloskey family had operated it since 1963 [1].
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Family
Irish Independent commercial-property coverage said the McCloskey family had operated the Donnybrook pub since 1963.
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The same 2022 coverage described McCloskeys as one of Donnybrook's last two remaining pubs.
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