Famous Dublin pubs that are no more

humberklog

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

The flying mouse wrote: »

I am so old I remember when it was open, When the owner wanted to, think it closed down early eighties ??

You could be right, I was only in it once, but I pass it by every day. Still amazed it's there. Must be holding on to the site or something like that.

That area is very short on pubs with all the development going on. I'm talking walking distance here. OK there is the new hotel and the Patriots up the road.

Ryans in Parkgate is still going strong, although I hate all the tv's everywhere in there now.

The Royal Oak opposite the entrance to Kilmainham Garda station is a nice tvless pub.

Speedsie

sheepondrugs wrote: »

Does anyone remember the name of the pub at the 12th lock at grand canal( near lucan sarsfields GAA club)?
Also nearby were Polly Hops and McEvoys in Newcastle, both of which burnt down iirc

Ah, Briany McEvoy's, great little pub. It's still a burnt out shell. I still think of Polly Hops as the Happy Brig, seems to be a car dealership /gym place now. McEvoy's at the Hazelhatch bridge on the grand canal still going strong. Some oddness in the Hatch bar itself since the Lee's sold it.

Can't recall what the pub at the twelfth lock was called, but it's the pub the where the seven people had been drinking before driving into the canal on their way back to clondalkin about 20 years ago. Terribly sad story.

Gavin "shels"

Dalcassian wrote: »

Hi all, I'm back again looking for information on another long gone public house. It was situated along the south bank of the canal going east from Harold's Cross Bridge. I think it was called "The Grove". It was the last building before Cathal Bruagh Barracks and was actually built against the wall of the barracks. It sat a bit back from the road.
I would love to see any photos of it.
Hoping for help here.
Joe

Asked my mate there for you, he lived just down from it and worked in it so may have one or two.

retalivity

dd972 wrote: »

I remember The Shakespeare on Parnell St as well.

Shakespeare is still there, but its a korean pub/restaurant now. Has a mad clientele of koreans/students/locals nowadays

Dalcassian

Original post was:- Hi all, I'm back again looking for information on another long gone public house. It was situated along the south bank of the canal going east from Harold's Cross Bridge. I think it was called "The Grove". It was the last building before Cathal Bruagh Barracks and was actually built against the wall of the barracks. It sat a bit back from the road.
I would love to see any photos of it.
Hoping for help here.
Joe

Well, Thanks to all the pub wanderers for the info on all the pubs mentioned in the replies. But can we get back to the original question about The Grove Inn in Harold's Cross?

Gavin "shel". Any luck with your mate who worked there? I would really appreciate any thing of help. Thanks
Joe

Speedsie

Hi, the op is actually below, which doesn't mention the Grove at all. Your query is a reboot of the thread.

Sorry, I've no photos of the Grove, though I do remember it well, only from driving past though.

gaiscioch wrote: »

An Béal Bocht, Charlemont Street, Dublin 2

Somebody on another thread mentioned Charlemont Street. For me the street will forever be associated with An Béal Bocht pub which, aside from having one of the best two-hour happy hours in Dublin, was a hive of culture, holding plays (the premier of Brian Ó Nualláin's An Béal Bocht was held there in 1989) and more famously concerts by all the leading trad/folk music bands of the day. I remember going to one of my first ever pub gigs and it was a jazz-trad fusion gig there in the 1990s by Keith Donald of Moving Hearts. I was fascinated by the sorts of people who were there and the sax playing. It was on a corner of Charlemont street that is now full of mundane apartments like you'd find anywhere else in the city. Looking at streetview, it's either Rabobank or Snap printing that's on that corner now. According to this the pub closed in 2001. I can't even find an image of An Béal Bocht online. Either way, the street is less for its character now.

What other once famous pub in Dublin do you remember?

spurious

gaiscioch wrote: »

Speaking of Dorset Street, anybody remember the Meeting Place? There used to be good trad seisiúin there also, but I only noticed from glancing at the inlay sleeve a few years ago that the superb Live in Dublin album by Christy Moore, Jimmy Faulkner & Dónal Lunny was partly recorded there in 1978 (this is the album with the incomparable version of The Boys of Barr na Sráide on it).

Can't find a photo of it either but it was painted red for years, and was on a corner of Upper Dorset Street (the far side of the street to Maye's). I think it was here, where a pub named Delahunty's is now.

It was the other side of the road from Delahunty's - at number 100.

It was briefly called The Meeting Pint in the 21st century.

jippo nolan

spurious wrote: »

It was the other side of the road from Delahunty's - at number 100.

It was briefly called The Meeting Pint in the 21st century.

Was called spillans in the late sixties & run by three brothers.
Changed to the "Meeting Place" in 1972.
Took out all the old Snug & built an upstairs ballad room.
Great characters from from the area drank there.
It was rumoured you would get served there with a school bag on your back!

Gavin "shels"

Dalcassian wrote: »

Gavin "shel". Any luck with your mate who worked there? I would really appreciate any thing of help. Thanks
Joe

Unfortunately not Joe.

andekwarhola

sheepondrugs wrote: »

Does anyone remember the name of the pub at the 12th lock at grand canal( near lucan sarsfields GAA club)?
Also nearby were Polly Hops and McEvoys in Newcastle, both of which burnt down iirc

The Hatch?

Across the road from McEvoys.

Speedsie

andekwarhola wrote: »

The Hatch?

Across the road from McEvoys.

Nope, that's on the Hazel Hatch Road, the twelfth lock is on the Newcastle/Lucan Road, the canal bridge with traffic lights. The pub there was just called Doyle's, I think.

The Hatch was a great pub, seems to be some sort of arts collective since the Lee's sold it.

Birneybau

Dalcassian wrote: »

Original post was:- Hi all, I'm back again looking for information on another long gone public house. It was situated along the south bank of the canal going east from Harold's Cross Bridge. I think it was called "The Grove". It was the last building before Cathal Bruagh Barracks and was actually built against the wall of the barracks. It sat a bit back from the road.
I would love to see any photos of it.
Hoping for help here.
Joe

Well, Thanks to all the pub wanderers for the info on all the pubs mentioned in the replies. But can we get back to the original question about The Grove Inn in Harold's Cross?

Gavin "shel". Any luck with your mate who worked there? I would really appreciate any thing of help. Thanks
Joe

Some attitude there.

Joe Hill

Valence mcgraths on the quays

Rough as fk during the week but hopping with people on the nites of gigs held in the old point

Big Nasty

Joe Hill wrote: »

Valence mcgraths on the quays

Rough as fk during the week but hopping with people on the nites of gigs held in the old point

Used to do a good lunch 20 years back.

L1011

The licence for the Five Lamps was dropped off the register this month - possibly sold on or an administrative error for whatever redev work was planned there. How long is that closed?

Big Nasty

There were rumours last year that a couple of the Dublin team were doing it up.

L1011

There's planning from 2014 for a renovation/extension alright.

L1011

Joe Hill wrote: »

Valence mcgraths on the quays

Rough as fk during the week but hopping with people on the nites of gigs held in the old point

Planning approved for a refurbishment here now

odyssey06

L1011 wrote: »

Planning approved for a refurbishment here now

I thought last time I passed the old Vallence McGraths site it had been levelled... maybe I was looking at the wrong block?

L1011

odyssey06 wrote: »

I thought last time I passed the old Vallence McGraths site it had been levelled... maybe I was looking at the wrong block?

You were. Its protected (not that that stops someone levelling it!) as is the warehouse beside it and permission has just been granted to renovate V&M and convert the warehouse to a hotel.

There has been major clearance much nearer to the Point.

Does anyone remember where the other pubs on that stretch of the quays were? The Jetfoil being the most notable I'd imagine - presumably it had a history prior to that name being put on it?

L1011

Noticed today (because of stories online about a mural on the side of it) that the Barley Mow on Francis Street is up for sale:

http://news.cbre.ie/francis-street-redevelopment-opportunity

They're being VERY generous with the use of the word 'restore' because most of the building disappeared somewhere between the 2009 and 2014 Streetview passes. It does still have a licence though!

Mouseslayer17

The blacker in coolock

Big Nasty

http://publin.ie/2015/reeling-in-the-beers-derelict-and-unused-pubs-in-dublin/

arybvtcw0eolkf

Mouseslayer17 wrote: »

The blacker in coolock

Good riddance.. Oh, and I think you're mistaking 'famous' with 'infamous'.

Mouseslayer17

Kailani Tight Sunbonnet wrote: »

Good riddance.. Oh, and I think you're mistaking 'famous' with 'infamous'.

Its all a matter of taste

Gavin "shels"

L1011 wrote: »

Noticed today (because of stories online about a mural on the side of it) that the Barley Mow on Francis Street is up for sale:

http://news.cbre.ie/francis-street-redevelopment-opportunity

They're being VERY generous with the use of the word 'restore' because most of the building disappeared somewhere between the 2009 and 2014 Streetview passes. It does still have a licence though!

The Banyo up from it has been up for sale for ages at this rate - probably still with a license.

With the Tivoli Backstage, Liberty Belle and newly opened The Jug already on Francis St. And with Fallons at one end of Francis St and Kennedys and The Thomas House at the other - no one in their right mind would open either of the places up as a pub at the moment.

BonnieSituation

The Sackville Lounge is on the way apparently. Sunrise sunset.

Collie D

Has Molloy's on Talbot Street closed or is it just having a refurb?

L1011

Collie D wrote: »

Has Molloy's on Talbot Street closed or is it just having a refurb?

One of the windows has been broken and badly repaired for ages so it has looked closed when not. Haven't been down this week, though. Google doesn't show much for it closing but does show a 2015 food safety order and a 2016 court case for showing dodgy Sky!

Mother Kellys was closed and sold recently, don't think its reopened.

harry Bailey esq

L1011 wrote: »

Mother Kellys was closed and sold recently, don't think its reopened.

It will soon

kfallon

Collie D wrote: »

Has Molloy's on Talbot Street closed or is it just having a refurb?

Refurb, new paint on it last week when I passed and plenty going on inside too. Not sure when it's being reopened!

L1011

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

It will soon

Refurb work going on today in both mother Kelly's and Molloys

phenomenalcat

BonnieSituation wrote: »

The Sackville Lounge is on the way apparently. Sunrise sunset.

Yep last night this Sunday .

dats_right

phenomenalcat wrote: »

Yep last night this Sunday .

What? Why? The trade in this pub always seemed to be holding up reasonably well. Another great pub about to bite the dust.

L1011

Lease expiry

BonnieSituation

That's absolutely shocking stuff. I need ti get in before it goes so. Love that spot. Great haunt before matches.

loyatemu

The Aungier "Danger" House is reopening: http://www.dublininquirer.com/2017/01/31/vacancy-watch-a-boarded-up-pub-on-an-aungier-st-corner/

L1011

Definitely seems to be an upswing in pubs opening/reopening compared to the closures of a few years ago. I keep an eye on the licence register figures - I've an indefinite end-date aim of drinking (something, won't be booze in some) in every pub in Dublin - and even counting for pubs randomly appearing that have been open all along its trending upwards by three or four a month in the county. February's list is out today so I'll see what the current status is

edit: Absolutely none this month. One open pub which wasn't in any previous files I'd compared (back to July '16) but that's dependent on when the licence is renewed.

January was a little more typical though - all the months are on here: http://everypubindublin.blogspot.ie/2017/01/january-2017-licence-update.html

easygoing39

loyatemu wrote: »

The Aungier "Danger" House is reopening: http://www.dublininquirer.com/2017/01/31/vacancy-watch-a-boarded-up-pub-on-an-aungier-st-corner/

Was this called Lynch's back in the 1990's??

Big Nasty

Some money behind Press Up.

spurious

dats_right wrote: »

What? Why? The trade in this pub always seemed to be holding up reasonably well. Another great pub about to bite the dust.

I always liked that place for a toasted sandwich while shopping. I suppose they needed more than oul' ones and toasted cheese and ham to keep going. Pity.

BonnieSituation

easygoing39 wrote: »

Was this called Lynch's back in the 1990's??

Are you confusing it with Lynch's The Swan further down at the York St junction? An absolute cast iron gem of a boozer.

Dyr

The Swan is a cracker of a pub alright, I was accused of almost ruining my brothers wedding because he got married in whitefriars and I decided to nip into the swan for a swift one before throw in. Every one else who arrived saw me across the road in there and wandered over for a jar. We wound being run out of the place by an irate friend of the bride

JJ's is gone now too I hear.

easygoing39

@BonnieSituation...yes I was,thanks for the reply.

Ah JJ's,back in the late 80's I used to go there to see the Mary Stokes Blue's Band!!I hate seeing all these pub's closing.

Free-2-Flow

The Embankment, the Brittas Inn and Polly hops

BonnieSituation

easygoing39 wrote: »

@BonnieSituation...yes I was,thanks for the reply.

Ah JJ's,back in the late 80's I used to go there to see the Mary Stokes Blue's Band!!I hate seeing all these pub's closing.

No bother. I can't have a man be steered wrong.

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Popped into the Sackville with a buddy for a couple there tonight. It's actually a scandal that there's no heritage value in stopping its closure.

The pint of stout I got was one for the ages. Glorious.

I'll try get in on Sunday before I head out for the super bowl

tjc28

Is the sackville actually closed yet does anyone know? I spent many a good night in there. I think I'll shoot into town tonight in the hope of getting a pint.

L1011

It's closed.

worded

Didn't read all the thread but Kitty O'Sheas, don't know if it got a mention

Skatedude

The Addison Lodge in glasnevin closed today.
It was sold in 2006 for redevelopment but the market crashed and so the redevelopment was put on hold until the market picks back up.

It had been operating on a month to month basis for the last while, but unfortunately the landlord wanted to change it to a year contract with conditions the current tenants simply couldn't meet.
Unfortunately there was also a number of permanent residents living there who had been given less than a day to vacate.

It has full planing permission for a smaller pub and restaurant with 15 town houses which will probably suit the current market better, but it will be sad to see it go.