Established
Built between c.1925 and c.1930.
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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.
Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref N0061 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for M. HUGHES at 19/20 CHANCERY PLACE in DUBLIN CITY with CHANCERY INNS LIMITED as licensee.[1]
NIAH records nos. 19-20 Chancery Street as a Regional-rated building dated 1925-1930, constructed by Robinson and Keefe for W.J. O Hara in 1927, replacing an earlier public house.[2]
Reviewed pub lore
Established
Built between c.1925 and c.1930.
Architecture
Nos.19-20 Chancery Street were constructed by Robinson & Keefe for W.J. OHara, tea, wine and spirit merchant in 1927, replacing an earlier public house. To the north of the Four Courts and close to the wholesale markets, nos.19-20 Chancery Street served a social function as a public house throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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