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165/166 CAPEL STREET, Dublin

Address165/166 CAPEL STREET
CountyDublin
EircodeD01 XD72
Licence refN1070
♿ Not wheelchair accessible

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NIAH building record

Built: c.1865 · NIAH rating: Regional

This building, erected in 1867 by Charles Geoghegan for the wine and spirit merchant John O'Connor, forms an important element in the built heritage of Dublin. The upper floors are enlivened by colourful ceramic details while the well-executed carving and moulding to the shopfront add further aesthetic interest. The building, located as it is on the corner of two busy streets and having the aforementioned colourful detailing, is a focal point on the streetscape. Capel Street was laid out in the seventeenth century by Humphrey Jervis to link the new Essex Bridge (now Grattan Bridge) to the...

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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 N1070 as Jack Nealons Pub at 165/166 Capel Street, Dublin.[1] NIAH record 50010361 gives the associated building a Regional rating and dates it between c.1865 and c.1870.[2]

Sources  (2)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. NIAH · Registry entry, ref. 50010361 · 2026-05-22

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Established

Built between c.1865 and c.1870.

Architecture

This building, erected in 1867 by Charles Geoghegan for the wine and spirit merchant John O'Connor, forms an important element in the built heritage of Dublin. The upper floors are enlivened by colourful ceramic details while the well-executed carving and moulding to the shopfront add further aesthetic interest.

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