Records of a pub on the Dame Court site go back to 1770. The interior visitors see today is the product of a major 1895 rebuild by architect A.J. McLoughlin.
Featured in A Man of No Importance (1994) starring Albert Finney.
Featured in Educating Rita (1983) starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters.
A complete late-Victorian survival — stag-themed stained glass, mahogany panelling, etched mirrors, and the eponymous mounted stag's head over the bar. The original advertising mosaic on the Dame Street footpath is still in place.
A young James Joyce drank here. Michael Collins — and, more recently, Quentin Tarantino — are part of the patrons' lore.
Photo via GoogleVictorian pub with wrought-iron chandeliers, polished granite, old barrels and ceiling-high mirrors.
— Google
Opening hours
| Mon | 10:30 AM – 12:00 AM |
|---|---|
| Tue | 10:30 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Wed | 10:30 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Thu | 10:30 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Fri | 10:30 AM – 1:00 AM |
| Sat | 10:30 AM – 1:00 AM |
| Sun | 11:30 AM – 11:30 PM |
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
| Address | 1 Dame Court, Dame Street |
|---|---|
| County | Pubs in Dublin |
| Founded | 1770 |
| Opening hours | Mo-Sa 11:00-24:00; Su |
| Website | https://stagshead.ie/ |
| Eircode | D02 TW84 |
| Revenue ref | S0411 |
The Stag's Head has its own Wikipedia article
The Stag's Head is one of just 71 Irish pubs notable enough to have a dedicated Wikipedia article. That puts it in the top 0.1% of the country's licensed pubs.
Read the Wikipedia article: The Stag's HeadHeritage-listed building
A landmark High Victorian, purpose-built, public house by architect Alfred McGloughlin. Its highly decorated façade retains all original external features. It retains a fine Victorian interior. The Dutch-style gable, oriel and limestone and granite pubfront add considerable architectural interest to the site and the wider streetscape, while the more modest proportions of the building stand in contrast with the larger surrounding buildings. It is one of city's best-known public houses.
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