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THE OLD STOREHOUSE

3A CROWN ALLEY, TEMPLE BAR, Dublin

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Pub details

Address
3A CROWN ALLEY, TEMPLE BAR
County
Dublin
Eircode
D02 CX67
Opening hours
Mo-Fr 12:00-24:00, Fr,Sa 11:00-02:00, Su 11:00-24:00
Licence reference
S2949

Building and heritage

Crown Alley, a narrow, irregular passageway connecting Temple Bar and Dame Street, was laid out in the early eighteenth century. Following the construction of the Ha’penny Bridge and Merchants’ Hall the Wide Street Commissioners took the opportunity to widen and improve the passageway. This is one of the finest surviving warehouses in the area, a building type that would have characterised Crown Alley in the mid-nineteenth century. Although it has been somewhat altered, it retains its historic form and character, with several distinctive features which are typical of warehouses, notably...

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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 S2949 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for THE OLD STOREHOUSE at 3A CROWN ALLEY, TEMPLE BAR in DUBLIN CITY with EMGEN 4 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP as licensee.[1]

The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records Leo Burdocks / The Old Storehouse at 1A-4 Crown Alley as a regional-rated building of architectural and social interest, gives its previous name as Oman and Sons, gives its original use as store/warehouse, and dates it to 1820-1840.[2]

Dublin City Council's week 18 planning list records a grant of permission dated 01/05/2025 for application 4426/24 at The Old Storehouse, 3 Crown Alley, Dublin 2 and the rear of 8 Cope Street, relating to works at a protected structure.[3]

The Irish Times reported in December 2009 that the company behind Eamonn Doran's pub and music venue had lost the Crown Alley premises and licence, and that the venue had reopened as 3 Crown Alley under a new operator.[4]

Sources  (4)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Leo Burdocks / The Old Storehouse, 1A-4 Crown Alley, Dublin 2, DUBLIN · 2015-03-10
  3. Dublin City Council · Weekly Planning List 18/25 · 2025-05
  4. The Irish Times · Eamonn Doran's pub and music venue in liquidation · 2009-12-05

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Local notes

Established

Built between c.1820 and c.1840.

Architecture

Crown Alley, a narrow, irregular passageway connecting Temple Bar and Dame Street, was laid out in the early eighteenth century. Following the construction of the Ha’penny Bridge and Merchants’ Hall the Wide Street Commissioners took the opportunity to widen and improve the passageway.

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