Toners Pub sits on Lower Baggot Street, identifiable by its three-story red brick exterior and the adjacent alley known as Rogers Lane. While the building dates back to seventeen thirty-four, it first opened as a grocer and spirit merchant…
Dublin's Literary Pubs
Follow the trail of Dublin's most celebrated writers on this walk through the iconic pubs where they drank, argued, and found their inspiration. We'll trace the favorite haunts of James Joyce, Brendan Behan, and Patrick Kavanagh to experience the cozy charm of the city's legendary bohemian drinking culture.
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1. Toners
2. NEARY’S
Neary’s on Chatham Street is identifiable by the two ornate cast-iron lamp brackets that extend from the exterior, holding lanterns over the entrance. These fixtures are among the last of their kind in Dublin, and they signal a rare,…
3. McDaids
McDaids on Harry Street is recognizable by its Victorian exterior, painted in deep navy blue with bright yellow trim, and a small, green, clock-like sign hanging above the doorway. This building dates to seventeen seventy-nine and…
4. Davy Byrnes
Davy Byrnes, located at twenty-one Duke Street, is identifiable by its distinctive Art Deco interior, a design inspired by pre-Second World War Paris. The pub has operated under the name of its founder, Davy Byrne, since eighteen…
5. The Stags Head
The Stag’s Head features three bronze stag heads mounted on its redbrick exterior above the Dame Court entrance. A tavern has occupied this site since the seventeen seventies, but the structure standing there now was commissioned by a…
6. The Palace Bar
The Palace Bar on Fleet Street is marked by a red brick façade with carved limestone scrolls along its roofline. Established in eighteen twenty-three, this public house maintains a Victorian interior featuring mahogany fittings, stained…
7. Mulligan's
Mulligan’s, located at eight and nine Poolbeg Street, is a pub that has resisted modernization since it moved into this building in eighteen fifty-four. While the family business dates back to a license issued in seventeen eighty-two, the…