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CASSIDY'S BAR

BALDUCCI'S RESTAURANT, 27 WESTMORELAND STREET, Dublin

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Address
BALDUCCI'S RESTAURANT, 27 WESTMORELAND STREET
County
Dublin
Eircode
D02 PX77
Licence reference
S3965

Building and heritage

Westmoreland Street was developed by the Wide Streets Commission, between 1799 and 1805, to create a thoroughfare from O’Connell Bridge to Trinity College. The street facades were prepared by Henry Aaron Baker (1753-1836). This building, a purpose-built retail unit with a mezzanine level and residential accommodation over, was part of Baker’s scheme, and in scale and massing it retains a strong sense of the overall design . It underwent alterations, to designs by Robinson, Moore, Keefe & Donnelly in 1917, to serve as the offices of the Freeman’s Journal. During the nineteenth century,...

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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 S3965 as Cassidy's Bar at Balducci's Restaurant, 27 Westmoreland Street, Dublin.[1] NIAH record 50020261 gives the associated building a Regional rating and dates it between c.1790 and c.1810.[2]

Sources  (2)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. NIAH · Registry entry, ref. 50020261 · 2026-05-22

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Local notes

Established

Built between c.1790 and c.1810.

Architecture

Westmoreland Street was developed by the Wide Streets Commission, between 1799 and 1805, to create a thoroughfare from O’Connell Bridge to Trinity College. The street facades were prepared by Henry Aaron Baker (1753-1836).

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