Established
Built between c.1890 and c.1910.
🏭 Heritage-listed building
Built: c.1890 · NIAH rating: Regional
This elegantly-proportioned building makes a strong impression on the streetscape. Elaborate terracotta and moulded and polychrome brick detailing enliven the façade and are testament to the skill and artisanship employed in its construction. It retains its early form and character, making a considerable contribution to the streetscape. First licensed in 1798, it was originally a coaching inn, incorporating stabling and a coach yard, and parts of this original structure may have been absorbed into the current building. The establishment of an independent Irish post office in 1784 led to...
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Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref N0137 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for HARRY BYRNE at 107 HOWTH ROAD, KILLESTER in DUBLIN CITY with IM LIMITED as licensee.[1] NIAH records Harry Byrnes, 107 Howth Road, Clontarf as a regional-rated public house built c.1900, and its appraisal says the establishment was first licensed in 1798 as a coaching inn with stabling and a coach yard.[2] The Irish Independent reported that a man pleaded guilty to two witness-intimidation counts at Harry Byrnes pub on Howth Road, Clontarf on September 6, 2017.[3]
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Established
Built between c.1890 and c.1910.
Architecture
This elegantly-proportioned building makes a strong impression on the streetscape. Elaborate terracotta and moulded and polychrome brick detailing enliven the façade and are testament to the skill and artisanship employed in its construction. It retains its early form and character, making a considerable contribution to the streetscape.
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