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75 DAME STREET (GROUND FLOOR AND BASEMENT), AND 11/12 CRAMPTON COURT, Dublin

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Address
75 DAME STREET (GROUND FLOOR AND BASEMENT), AND 11/12 CRAMPTON COURT
County
Dublin
Eircode
D02 DX00
Licence reference
S0082

Building and heritage

This building shares proportions, scale and parapet height with its neighbours to the west, resulting in a coherent streetscape. Traditional materials including brickwork, joinery and granite dressings add to its historic character. The diminishing scale of upper floor fenestration attributes a hierarchy to each floor, creating a pleasantly balanced façade, which was typical of eighteenth and nineteenth-century townhouses. The ornate shopfront, as well as adding contextual interest, displays skilled carpentry, adding aesthetic interest to the façade and demonstrating high quality...

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What the archives say

Independent reporting and heritage records on this pub, drawn from a curated list of Irish news outlets, Revenue Commissioners, NIAH, and the Dictionary of Irish Architects. Every claim links to its primary source.

Listing historyCultural mentions

Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref S0082 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for BROGANS at 75 DAME STREET (GROUND FLOOR AND BASEMENT), AND 11/12 CRAMPTON COURT in DUBLIN CITY with HADVIEW TAVERNS LIMITED as licensee.[1]

NIAH records Brogan's Bar at 75 Dame Street/Crampton Court as a regionally rated building of architectural, artistic, and social interest, with previous name The Viking, original use as house, current use as public house, and date range 1740-1760.[2]

Irish Times writer Frank McNally placed Brogan's pub in Dame Street in a 1997 rugby-supporters column about French fans in Dublin.[3]

Sources  (3)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. NIAH · Registry entry, ref. 50020063 · 2015-03-22
  3. Irish Times · "Calm before the Landsdowne storming" · 1997-01-18

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Local notes

Established

Built between c.1740 and c.1760.

Architecture

Traditional materials including brickwork, joinery and granite dressings add to its historic character. The diminishing scale of upper floor fenestration attributes a hierarchy to each floor, creating a pleasantly balanced façade, which was typical of eighteenth and nineteenth-century townhouses.

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