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THE INN Heritage

RAHENY, Dublin

AddressRAHENY
CountyDublin
EircodeD05 E1W2
Licence refN0170

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NIAH building record

Built: c.1770 · NIAH rating: Regional

Tobacconist Lundy Foot moved to this location in the 1770s, having established his business at Blind Alley in 1758. Thom’s Directory of 1862 lists this building, along with its neighbour to the east, as being in continued use by Lundy Foot & Company, which at that stage had an additional premises on Westmoreland Street. The lettering to the roundel is a tangible reminder of this occupant. Its association with the building to the east is evident in their shared form and detail. Historic fabric remains to the render detailing and some windows, thereby adding to its historic character. ...

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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 history

Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref N0170 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for THE INN at RAHENY in DUBLIN CITY with GLADEFORD LIMITED as licensee.[1]

NIAH records the associated building as a Regional-rated structure dated 1770-1790 and notes Lundy Foot commercial occupancy from the 1770s, later directory evidence, and retained historic fabric.[2]

Sources  (2)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. NIAH · Registry entry, ref. 50020507 · 2026-05-12

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Established

Built between c.1770 and c.1790.

Architecture

Tobacconist Lundy Foot moved to this location in the 1770s, having established his business at Blind Alley in 1758. Thom’s Directory of 1862 lists this building, along with its neighbour to the east, as being in continued use by Lundy Foot & Company, which at that stage had an additional premises on Westmoreland Street.

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