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THE OVAL Heritage

78 MIDDLE ABBEY STREET, Dublin

Address78 MIDDLE ABBEY STREET
CountyDublin
EircodeD01 RW24
Websitewww.theoval.ie
Opening hoursSu-Th 09:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-01:00
Licence refN1064
♿ Limited wheelchair access

🏭 Heritage-listed building

NIAH building record

Built: c.1915 · NIAH rating: Regional

This highly decorative public house was built as part of the reconstruction of Middle Abbey Street after the widespread destruction of the 1916 Rising. Designed by L.A. McDonnell, the building maintains a traditional plot ratio with its unusual parapet screen wall rising to meet the larger buildings to either side. The building also retains rare leaded steel casement windows and all faience detailing making it one of the better examples of the large collection of early twentieth-century buildings on the street.

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Established

Built between c.1915 and c.1920.

Architecture

This highly decorative public house was built as part of the reconstruction of Middle Abbey Street after the widespread destruction of the 1916 Rising. Designed by L.A. McDonnell, the building maintains a traditional plot ratio with its unusual parapet screen wall rising to meet the larger buildings to either side.

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