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M. HUGHES Heritage

19/20 CHANCERY PLACE, Dublin

Address19/20 CHANCERY PLACE
CountyDublin
Licence refN0061

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NIAH building record

Built: c.1925 · NIAH rating: Regional

Nos.19-20 Chancery Street were constructed by Robinson & Keefe for W.J. O’Hara, 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. The twentieth-century origins of this building are evident in the chamfered corner, where it is evident that the brick is clearly a cladding rather than a structural element. The use of brick remained popular following the development of concrete and...

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Listing history

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]

Sources  (2)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. NIAH · Registry entry, ref. 50070490 · 2026-05-12

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Built between c.1925 and c.1930.

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Nos.19-20 Chancery Street were constructed by Robinson & Keefe for W.J. O’Hara, 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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