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188, 190 AND 192 MERRION ROAD (ENCLOSED YARD ATTACHED AND ADJACENT), AND NEW EXTENSION ATTACHED, BALLSBRIDGE, Dublin

Address188, 190 AND 192 MERRION ROAD (ENCLOSED YARD ATTACHED AND ADJACENT), AND NEW EXTENSION ATTACHED, BALLSBRIDGE
CountyDublin
Licence refS0165

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99 source leads · 1998-2020

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What the archives say

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 historyNotable events

Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref S0165 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for THE MERRION INN at 188, 190 and 192 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, with CORMAK LIMITED as licensee.[1]

The Irish Times reported that a fire extensively damaged the Merrion Inn on Merrion Road in June 2012 and that nobody was injured.[2]

The same report said five Dublin Fire Brigade units attended the blaze and that the roof, upstairs area, and downstairs area were damaged.[2]

The Irish Times reported that the McCormack family took over the premises in 1991 and remodelled it that year.[2]

Sources  (2)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. Irish Times · "Famous city pub damaged by fire" · 2012-06-25

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Archive time depth

1998-2020

22 years of archive-metadata distance across 97 dated Boards.ie archive leads.

19981999200020012002200320042005
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Stories and local colour

Gossip, odd details and pub atmosphere

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Source-linked story leads

  1. Does tesco charge the same everywhere in Ireland?

    2005 · memory, story

  2. The death of sectarianism?

    2007 · story

  3. Does tesco charge the same everywhere in Ireland?

    2003 · memory, story

  4. Underground Ireland

    2000 · memory, story

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Characters and room texture

The character lane has 11 signals for The Merrion Inn: regulars, staff-memory, crowds, habits, or the social feel of the room. PubHub keeps this as labelled forum memory and uses source review before turning any named-person fragment into stronger copy.

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Archive time depth

The Merrion Inn has 97 dated source leads from 1998 to 2020, giving the page a 22-year archive trail. That gives the pub page a memory layer across time, not just a single mention.

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Best Boards.ie memory leads

The Merrion Inn has 99 readable Boards.ie memory signals around old memories, stories and gossip, regulars and characters, atmosphere and rituals and customs. The strongest current lead points into "Does tesco charge the same everywhere in Ireland?"; PubHub should keep it labelled as forum memory, then use corrections and source review to turn the best fragments into fuller local stories. The character lane is especially useful here, with 11 regulars-or-room-texture signals.

Story, gossip and history leads

  1. Does tesco charge the same everywhere in Ireland?

    2005 · memory, story · lead score 128

  2. The death of sectarianism?

    2007 · story · lead score 128

  3. The enemy of hummus and low gi diets is coming: Krispy Kreme doughnuts to open

    2013 · memory · lead score 128

  4. Does tesco charge the same everywhere in Ireland?

    2003 · memory, story · lead score 126

  5. Underground Ireland

    2000 · memory, story · lead score 126

Characters and room texture

  1. Seperated at birth?

    2000 · characters · lead score 126

  2. Suburb after suburb after suburb...

    2002 · characters · lead score 119

  3. Bellinter House

    2010 · memory · lead score 119

  4. Judge Martin 'Suspended Sentence' Nolan strikes again

    2013 · memory · lead score 119

  5. 2024 Irish Gigs (Confirmed & Rumoured Events)

    2007 · characters · lead score 119

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A wide Boards.ie forum trail

The Merrion Inn has 99 readable Boards.ie memory matches around old memories, stories and gossip, regulars and characters, atmosphere and rituals and customs. PubHub V1 publishes this as forum memory: what people said online, connected back to source posts where possible.

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Old memories

Boards.ie memory links this pub with older recollections, changed habits, former routines, or remembered visits.

Stories and gossip

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Regulars and characters

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Room atmosphere

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Where this memory trace comes from

These are linked Boards.ie leads from pre-2026 discussion. PubHub V1 shows the linked trail as forum memory and uses the correction path for bad matches, missing context, or pages that need checking.

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    What would you do if you found a lost wallet

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  3. 3
    What would you do if you found a lost wallet

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  4. 4
    2010 Morgan Kelly Article- Ireland is finished

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  5. 5
    Alcohol beverage choices for the uncouth

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  6. 6
    Scrutiny

    2016Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

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    The news being reported in the passive tense?

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

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    The news being reported in the passive tense?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  11. 11
    The news being reported in the passive tense?

    2014Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  12. 12
    suitcase stealers!

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  13. 13
    suitcase stealers!

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 80

  14. 14
    Do you ever donate to charity?

    2014Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  15. 15
    So how long is it going to be.......

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  16. 16
    What put you in a good mood today?

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  17. 17
    Stag do Pranks

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  18. 18
    Non Drinking activities for St Paddy's?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  19. 19
    Valentine's cards and roach paper!

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  20. 20
    hello and where's your money?

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  21. 21
    hello and where's your money?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  22. 22
    Getting Your Round In At The Bar

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  23. 23
    Are you going to your works do this Christmas?

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  24. 24
    Wasp Stings

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  25. 25
    Pat Ingolsby - what's he doing now ?

    Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  26. 26
    Famous People you dislike

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  27. 27
    irish play boy

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  28. 28
    2024 Irish Gigs (Confirmed & Rumoured Events)

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  29. 29
    Manic Street Preachers - Olympia - 16th May

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  30. 30
    buying house in Fernleigh, Castleknock

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  31. 31
    Do you talk to your cousins?

    2017Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  32. 32
    Do you talk to your cousins?

    2017Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  33. 33
    Last day to register for seanad voting.

    1999Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  34. 34
    Last day to register for seanad voting.

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  35. 35
    Judge Martin 'Suspended Sentence' Nolan strikes again

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  36. 36
    How can I sober up in less than an hour?

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  37. 37
    How can I sober up in less than an hour?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  38. 38
    Church of Scientology opening on Merrion Square

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

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    GoIreland rewrite history to make it "Irish"

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  42. 42
    Taxi driving chancers

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  43. 43
    Lost Taxi drivers

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  44. 44
    Lost Taxi drivers

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  45. 45
    Rossport Hunger strike: It's day one

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  46. 46
    When using public toilets, do you.........

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  47. 47
    Ever been mugged?

    2001Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  48. 48
    Lost & Found; Would You or Wouldn't You?

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  49. 49
    Potentially Dangerous Pedestrian Lights/Sounds

    2001Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  50. 50
    Seperated at birth?

    2000Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  51. 51
    EC 5th B/day Part 2 - DJ Hell - March 13

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  52. 52
    Backstage Brucie

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  53. 53
    Bellinter House

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  54. 54
  55. 55
    Merrion Sq to Phibblestown evening commute?

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  56. 56
    The 80s thread!

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  57. 57
    Suburb after suburb after suburb...

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  58. 58
    craigslist: missed connections

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  59. 59
    ESB HQ to be demolished

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  60. 60
    Underground Ireland

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  61. 61
    Underground Ireland

    2000Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  62. 62
    is there such a thing as a selfless act?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  63. 63
    Garda escorts

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  64. 64
    Students attack Leinster house with Mars Bars

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  65. 65
    Students attack Leinster house with Mars Bars

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  66. 66
    Fás Debacle [Merged]

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  67. 67
    Invitation to poker tournament

    1998Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86

  68. 68
    2018 Irish Gigs (Rumours & Confirmed Events)

    2015Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  69. 69
    2018 Irish Gigs (Rumours & Confirmed Events)

    2017Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  70. 70
    2018 Irish Gigs (Rumours & Confirmed Events)

    2011Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  71. 71
    2018 Irish Gigs (Rumours & Confirmed Events)

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  72. 72
    Summer In The City | RDS | June 23rd & 24th 2018

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  73. 73
    Anyone else having incredibly vivid and lucid dreams?

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  74. 74
    Leo is autistic...allegedly

    2020Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  75. 75
    Bailout 10 years on. How is it for you?

    2013Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  76. 76
    Bailout 10 years on. How is it for you?

    2018Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  77. 77
    How long ago has Southside vs Northside been a thing?

    2012Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  78. 78
    Would you contribute €2 per week to solve homelessness?

    2006Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  79. 79
    Would you contribute €2 per week to solve homelessness?

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  80. 80
    No social housing

    2016Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  81. 81
    No social housing

    2004Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  82. 82
    No social housing

    2016Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  83. 83
    No social housing

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  84. 84
    Does 'Irish Heritage' mean anything to you?

    2015Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  85. 85
  86. 86
    The death of sectarianism?

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  87. 87
    The death of sectarianism?

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  88. 88
    The death of sectarianism?

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  89. 89
    Does tesco charge the same everywhere in Ireland?

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 86

  90. 90
    Does tesco charge the same everywhere in Ireland?

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  91. 91
    Poor Gardai !!!

    2005Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  92. 92
    Poor Gardai !!!

    2007Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  93. 93
    Crazy people on buses (or any form of public transport)

    2003Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  94. 94
    Puts life in perspective

    2000Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  95. 95
    What is Bo Selecta?

    2002Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  96. 96
    Poker Club?

    1999Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  97. 97
    Suggestions for gigs Tuesday 23rd Dec

    2009Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  98. 98
    Suggestions for gigs Tuesday 23rd Dec

    2010Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

  99. 99
    Blanchardstown Shopping Centre

    2008Boards V1 Raw Review MemoryScore 84

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