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    Island publican dynasty marks hoppy hundred years

    Robert's grandmother Muriel in the Dog's Home in 1968 (iMuseum)

    A pub in Douglas is celebrating a century of keeping it in the family today.

    Rob McAleer, who runs the Thirsty Pigeon, says it's exactly 100 years since his great-grandfather bought the Victoria Tavern in Douglas - which later became the Dog's Home.

    Since then, four generations of his family have run popular boozers on the Island.

    In a Facebook post, he also says running pubs isn't the only thing that's a family tradition - with three generations of landlords called Robert!

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