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CAPITOL BAR Heritage

2 AUNGIER STREET, Dublin

Address2 AUNGIER STREET
CountyDublin
Licence refS4526

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14 source leads ยท 2004-2009

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🏭 Heritage-listed building

NIAH building record

Built: c.1910 · NIAH rating: Regional

A substantial corner building that makes a significant contribution to the streetscape, acting as a marker of the entrance to Aungier Street. Plainly detailed, it retains much of its historic fabric on the upper floors. It successfully stitches together two streets and has a commanding presence at this busy crossroads.

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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 historyArchitecture

Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register records licence ref S4526 as Capitol Bar at 2 Aungier Street, Dublin.[1] NIAH record 50920107 gives the associated building a Regional rating and dates it between c.1910 and c.1930.[2]

Sources  (2)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. NIAH · Registry entry, ref. 50920107 · 2026-05-22

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Established

Built between c.1910 and c.1930.

Architecture

A substantial corner building that makes a significant contribution to the streetscape, acting as a marker of the entrance to Aungier Street. Plainly detailed, it retains much of its historic fabric on the upper floors. It successfully stitches together two streets and has a commanding presence at this busy crossroads.

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Archive time depth

2004-2009

5 years of archive-metadata distance across 14 dated Boards.ie archive leads.

200420052006200720082009
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Capitol Bar has 14 linked Boards.ie memory leads around stories and gossip, rituals and customs, old memories, local colour and regulars and characters. PubHub V1 publishes this as forum memory: what people said online, connected back to the source post where possible.

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Where this memory trace comes from

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    Worst Nightclub in Town?

    2004Boards V1 Labelled Memory

  2. 2
    First Date!!!!

    2005Boards V1 Labelled Memory

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    First Date!!!!

    2006Boards V1 Labelled Memory

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    Christmas Beers Poll added Karma or Capitol?

    2007Boards V1 Labelled Memory

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    Whats the worst excuse...

    2007Boards V1 Labelled Memory

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    Christmas Beers Poll added Karma or Capitol?

    2007Boards V1 Labelled Memory

  9. 9
    Request bouncer ID number

    2007Boards V1 Labelled Memory

  10. 10
    Should I Go Out Tonight

    2008Boards V1 Labelled Memory

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    Christmas Beers Poll added Karma or Capitol?

    2008Boards V1 Labelled Memory

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    April After Hours Beers (Poll closing today!)

    2008Boards V1 Labelled Memory

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    April After Hours Beers (Poll closing today!)

    2008Boards V1 Labelled Memory

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    Should I Go Out Tonight

    2009Boards V1 Labelled Memory

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