THE BRAZEN HEAD Notable

🏭 Heritage-listed building

Built: c.1740 · NIAH rating: Regional

There has been a public house and hotel on this site since 1198, with a record in 1703 of a James King being granted ‘all that large timber house called the Brazen Head’. Rebuilt in the mid eighteenth century, the building has a long association with the history of Dublin. Robert Emmet hid here after the rising of 1803 and later, it was often used as an assembly place by Irish Volunteers, including Michael Collins. It has cultural significance as it is mentioned in Ulysses, and was frequented by writers such as Brendan Behan and Flann O’Brien. The building retains much of its early form and fabric, with the round-headed window openings adding interest to the façade. Render detailing, particularly to the architraves and doorcases to the ground floor, enlivens these openings. Stone setts and granite paving serve to enhance the context and setting.

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