Pub details
- Address
- COOLBANAGHER, CHURCH ROAD, SWORDS
- County
- Dublin
- Eircode
- K67 Y935
- Phone
- +353 1 8404 160
- Opening hours
- Mo-Sa 12:00-24:30; Su 12:00-23:00
- Licence reference
- N2783
THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE
Recorded details, hours and facilities
Source observations, not owner-confirmed. Missing fields do not mean a service is unavailable.
- Listed name · observed 2026-09-10
- The Old Schoolhouse
- Listed address · observed 2026-09-10
- Church Rd, Townparks, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 Y935
- Phone · observed 2026-09-10
- (01) 840 4160
- Website · observed 2026-09-10
- http://www.theoldschoolhouse.ie/
- Opening hours · observed 2026-09-10
- Thursday: 12 to 11:30 pm
- Friday: 12 to 11:30 pm
- Saturday: 12 to 11:30 pm
- Sunday: 12 to 11:30 pm
- Monday: 12 to 11:30 pm
- Tuesday: 12 to 11:30 pm
- Wednesday: 12 to 11:30 pm
- Facilities · observed 2026-09-10
- Accessibility: Has wheelchair-accessible entrance; Has wheelchair-accessible seating; Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Service options: Has outdoor seating; Offers delivery; On-site services available; Offers takeaway; Serves dine-in
- Highlights: Has fireplace; Has great beer selection; Serves great cocktails; Serves great coffee; Serves great dessert; Has great tea selection; Has great wine list; Has live music; Has live performances; Good for watching sport
- Popular for: Popular for lunch; Popular for dinner; Good for solo dining
- Offerings: Serves alcohol; Serves beer; Serves cocktails; Serves coffee; Has dancing; Serves food; Serves food at bar; Serves happy-hour drinks; Serves late-night food; Quick bite; Serves small plates; Serves spirits; Serves vegetarian dishes; Serves wine
- Dining options: Serves brunch; Serves lunch; Serves dinner; Serves dessert; Has seating; Has table service
- Amenities: Has bar on site; Has toilet
- Atmosphere: Casual; Cosy; Historic; Trendy
- Crowd: Good for groups; Popular with tourists
- Planning: Dinner reservations recommended; Accepts reservations
- Payments: Accepts credit cards; Accepts debit cards; Accepts NFC mobile payments; Credit cards
- Children: Good for kids; High chairs available; Has kids' menu
- Parking: Paid parking lot; Paid street parking
COOLBANAGHER, CHURCH ROAD, SWORDS, Dublin
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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 N2783 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE at COOLBANAGHER, CHURCH ROAD, SWORDS in CO. DUBLIN with RIVERWOOD INVESTMENTS LIMITED as licensee.[1]
Irish Independent reported in 2004 that the proprietors of the Old Schoolhouse Restaurant on Well Road in Swords were seeking permission for a change of use from restaurant to public house and restaurant, and that the site was at the junction of Church Road and Well Road.[2] Irish Times reported in 2019 that a seven-year-old child received a EUR45,000 personal-injuries settlement after a door in The Old Schoolhouse Restaurant, Swords, closed on her hand; the child sued Riverside Investments, trading as The Old Schoolhouse, Swords.[3]
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