Established
Built between c.1870 and c.1890.
🏭 Heritage-listed building
Built: c.1870 · NIAH rating: Regional
This public house retains its early form and character, constituting a vibrant addition to the streetscape. The pubfront, including the corner column, attractively addresses the junction of North Circular Road and Grattan Parade. Render detailing is used to good effect in the window openings, adding artistic interest to the façade. Earlier structures existed on the site, but by the early twentieth century the adjoining sites were amalgamated to form a public house. It is a site of social gathering with landmark qualities within the local area.
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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 N0082 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for PATRICK MCGRATH at 1 GRATTAN PARADE in DUBLIN CITY with PATRICK MCGRATH LIMITED as licensee.[1]
NIAH records the associated building as a Regional-rated public house dated 1870-1890 and notes its early form, pubfront, corner column, and landmark quality at North Circular Road and Grattan Parade.[2]
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Established
Built between c.1870 and c.1890.
Architecture
The pubfront, including the corner column, attractively addresses the junction of North Circular Road and Grattan Parade. Render detailing is used to good effect in the window openings, adding artistic interest to the façade.
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