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Built between c.1910 and c.1915.
THE INTERNATIONAL BAR
8 ST ANDREW STREET & 23 WICKLOW STREET
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- Listed address
- 8 ST ANDREW STREET & 23 WICKLOW STREET
- Eircode
- D02 VH59
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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.
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Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref S0110 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for THE INTERNATIONAL BAR at 8 St Andrew Street and 23 Wicklow Street in Dublin city, with LIONWOOD LIMITED as licensee.[1]
NIAH records The International Bar as a regional-rated public house built in 1911, with architectural, artistic, cultural, and social interest.[2]
NIAH says a public house has stood on the site since the 1850s and that the present building was designed by George O'Connor.[2]
NIAH also records that the pub is mentioned as Ruggy O'Donohoe's in Joyce's Ulysses and has long been associated with Dublin's literary, musical, and theatrical life.[2]
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Architecture
There has been a public house on this site since the 1850s, however this well-preserved and prominently sited building dates to 1911 to the design of George OConnor. It retains a wealth of original fabric, including original pubfronts to both elevations and a high quality interior.
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