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GAFFNEY AND SON Notable

5/6 FAIRVIEW, Dublin

Address5/6 FAIRVIEW
CountyDublin
EircodeD03 Y013
Licence refN0134
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NIAH building record

Built: c.1760 · NIAH rating: Regional

This elegant building survives with much of its early form and character intact, its late Victorian refurbishment providing a decorative contrast to the earlier Georgian composition. It retains salient features from various time periods, including the early roof profile, windows and wrought-ironwork, reflecting its architectural evolution. The well-executed signage adds decorative as well as contextual interest to the façade. The building has a long history as a public house and Thomas Gaffney bought it at the turn of the twentieth century and added the current pubfront. It had many...

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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 history

Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref N0134 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for GAFFNEY AND SON at 5/6 FAIRVIEW in DUBLIN CITY with PAUL GAFFNEY as licensee.[1]

NIAH records the associated building as a Regional-rated structure dated 1760-1800 and notes its Georgian composition, late Victorian refurbishment, early roof profile, windows, wrought ironwork, and public-house history.[2]

Sources  (2)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. NIAH · Registry entry, ref. 50120068 · 2026-05-12

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Established

Built between c.1760 and c.1800.

Architecture

This elegant building survives with much of its early form and character intact, its late Victorian refurbishment providing a decorative contrast to the earlier Georgian composition. It retains salient features from various time periods, including the early roof profile, windows and wrought-ironwork, reflecting its architectural evolution.

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