Established
Built between c.1770 and c.1810.
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Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref S0111 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for THE OLD STAND at 37 Exchequer Street and 9/10 Andrew Street in Dublin city, with DORANS (CAFE BARS) LIMITED as licensee.[1]
NIAH records The Old Stand as a regional-rated former house built c.1790 and now used as a public house.[2]
NIAH says the building has a long history of use as a public house and grocers, dating back to at least the early nineteenth century.[2]
The Irish Times reported in 2013 that the Doran family ran both Davy Byrnes and the Old Stand after consolidating Dorans Café Bars around the two Dublin 2 pubs.[3]
Reviewed pub lore
Established
Built between c.1770 and c.1810.
Architecture
While much of the St. Andrew Street was rebuilt in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some earlier buildings, such as this one, remain. The façade was remodelled in the late nineteenth century and a high level of craftsmanship is evident in the execution of the first floor window surrounds, the addition of these rendered dressings…
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