Famous Dublin pubs that are no more

Gavin "shels"

Muahahaha wrote: »

Has anyone been into the former JJ Smyths now the Thomas Moore. Did they do it up inside? The outside looks like all the brickwork has been re-pointed and theres some quote by Thomas Moore painted right at the top of the building

Haven't been in it but it definitely looks like work was done on the inside looking through the window.

Hubertj

Muahahaha wrote: »

Has anyone been into the former JJ Smyths now the Thomas Moore. Did they do it up inside? The outside looks like all the brickwork has been re-pointed and theres some quote by Thomas Moore painted right at the top of the building

Going for a run later and will be passing by. If i remember, will look in the windows to see if i can see anything.

Jizique

Muahahaha wrote: »

Has anyone been into the former JJ Smyths now the Thomas Moore. Did they do it up inside? The outside looks like all the brickwork has been re-pointed and theres some quote by Thomas Moore painted right at the top of the building

Massive work done on it - looked like they were trying to get it open for the December pre-Xmas rush but they missed it and more or less made it in time for dry January; hard to know how the finances can stack up

roycon111

Cleary's, The Royal Oak, 1988, Benburb Street
https://www.flickr.com/photos/howzey/2079918055/

The Tilted Wig, April 1986 (now the Legal Eagle)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrulster/32074058408/

Cunninghams - not sure where this one is (1986)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cdehaan/36672415810/

The Chariot, 1988

https://www.flickr.com/photos/howzey/2066938284/

James J Murphy's , 1988
https://www.flickr.com/photos/howzey/2062400849/

L1011

Cunninghams does not appear to be a pub

Speedsie

L1011 wrote: »

Cunninghams does not appear to be a pub

That's Cunningham's coffee shop at 35a Kildare St, have a vague recollection of it in the early 90s.

Found its entry in the 1987/88 Dublin phone book!

L1011

Still a cafe then! Do you have that phone book personally or is it online?

The former Chariot in Ranelagh doesn't look anything like it and I think it was in its Richard Crosbie Tavern era.

The latter one is not called James J Murphy; its an ad for Murphy's. Could be a Murphys tied house.

On sight I can't tell what either of them is now, indeed they may not be Dublin as Murphy's didn't have tied houses in Dublin to the best of my knowledge and it would rarely be advertised that heavily on a non-tied house.

edit: I've asked some other people with deep knowledge of Dublin pubs and they turned up a pic of the Richard Crosbie Tavern as a single floor building; so it wasn't always as it is today. But it also wasn't called The Chariot by then - name changed by 1984 at the latest and that pic is meant to be 1988

Speedsie

L1011 wrote: »

Still a cafe then! Do you have that phone book personally or is it online?

Have it personally, as well as the 1984 'Part 2', which was the rest of the county. Great for looking things up!

A friend of mine said they saw a 1970s directory in a junk shop & 'thought of me'. Didn't think to spend the fiver and buy the flipping thing! And was too late when they told me about it.

L1011

I need to grab some similar era ones for my own projects; I've actually taken old Golden Pages out in Pearse St to dig up stuff before!

I snarfed a 2002 one from an office clearout but its 40s-80s that would be most useful.

Speedsie

L1011 wrote: »

I need to grab some similar era ones for my own projects; I've actually taken old Golden Pages out in Pearse St to dig up stuff before!

I snarfed a 2002 one from an office clearout but its 40s-80s that would be most useful.

Very off topic, but I remember the phone book at my first bedsit's phone (well, down a couple of flights of stairs) had a few pages listing all the 'Pubic Telephones' in Dublin.
A great misprint, would have been late 80s early 90s vintage.

Strumms

Any updates on Conways of Parnell St since the last time I asked? From what I’m reading it’s now closed 12 years and nothing being done... a few bob thrown into it, a decent food menu, music upstairs again and it could make a fortune... beautiful old unique and iconic Dublin pub...

L1011

Awaiting planning to go in and be approved; and then the commencement of the Hammerson development on O'Connell Street. It won't be reopened before that happens as its too far gone for a temp job.

Subbuteo

Conways was a fine pub- we frequented a fair few times in the early 2000s. On the other side of Parnell street towards summerhill, Michael Scanlan’s is another lost pub. It was shut in 95 or 96 and the site was redeveloped a while after.

L1011

Scanlons was the same side of the road I thought? Cumberland Street corner, this ugly as sin thing with a derelict Spar on the ground floor now.

Parnell-Summerhill stretch was nearly wiped of pubs. ILAC centre took out four or five on Parnell Street (as well as others on Little Denmark Street, that doesn't even exist now), with road widening taking all on the north side of the road; and all bar two in Summerhill are gone also.

The "Chinatown" section of Parnell Street wasn't widened out, although they had plans to do so, so only a few pubs - Scanlons included - are gone.

Subbuteo

You’re right it was on the same side- that replacement is shocking! I believe the proprietor was the brother of Ned Scanlan whose eponymous pub was on townsend street, so I’ve corrected the name to ‘Michael Scanlan's’ in the original post

L1011

Should add that both the surviving pubs in Summerhill closed down on their own since; they only survived being knocked.

Chalk McHugh

L1011 wrote: »

Should add that both the surviving pubs in Summerhill closed down on their own since; they only survived being knocked.

Three pubs in Summerhill. The Sunset House (new name now). The Bridge Inn and close by Lowrys (the old Beltons).

L1011

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

Three pubs in Summerhill. The Sunset House (new name now). The Bridge Inn and close by Lowrys (the old Beltons).

They're all Ballybough to me! It's the Castle and Morley's on the road actually called Summerhill that survived the wreckers ball initially. Morley's is still there empty, just the facade of the other

There were 8 or so pubs there originally

Chalk McHugh

L1011 wrote: »

They're all Ballybough to me! It's the Castle and Morley's on the road actually called Summerhill that survives the wreckers ball initially. Morley's is still there empty, just the facade of the other

There were 8 or so pubs there originally

Summerhill Parade, Ballybough to be exact.

Was in the Castle few times before it closed. Billy Boy Trevor Molloy was working in it. Too much trouble in it. And the 2 Finglas brothers who were running it got a visit off Alan Ryan and Anthony Stokes aul lad. That was the beginning of the end of that.

Chalk McHugh

Close by across from the 5 Lamps you had the Strand House. Another old haunt of mine. Gone few years now.

Bozo Skeleton

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

Close by across from the 5 Lamps you had the Strand House. Another old haunt of mine. Gone few years now.

Ah, didn't know that was gone. I did a course in the college/school next door to it many moons ago, used to pop in there for pints often enough. A nice aul spot.

L1011

Still licenced and was up for rent.

Chalk McHugh

Bozo Skeleton wrote: »

Ah, didn't know that was gone. I did a course in the college/school next door to it many moons ago, used to pop in there for pints often enough. A nice aul spot.

Yea i liked it. Sundays were best. Dublin is great for a drink on a Sunday. My fav day. Not too busy like a Fri/Sat but still plenty about. Bit of a dark bar though. Probably the darkest pub ive ever known. And a heavy local mob used it as their base. Some very well known names. Gone for good now and not coming back.

roycon111

on second glance the Murphy's tied house seems to be in Cork. The Chariot seems to be in Dublin somewhere though

roycon111

Some more for you...

Doran's (with possibly Hawkins House in the Background) 1978
https://www.flickr.com/photos/edsijmons/8429379589/

The Irish House, 1978
https://www.flickr.com/photos/edsijmons/8430440962/

O'Connell's 1981 - hasnt changed much
https://www.flickr.com/photos/seanhennessyphotography/7163227683/

Sean O'Casey's, 1989
https://www.flickr.com/photos/60501971@N08/49395676421/

roycon111

City Hall Inn, 1989
https://www.flickr.com/photos/frank_lynch/48488413591/

Strumms

roycon111 wrote: »

City Hall Inn, 1989
https://www.flickr.com/photos/frank_lynch/48488413591/

Wow, good pic, Brogans now. Not somewhere you’d go for a few beers per say but a decent stop off before a gig in the Olympia. Usually rammed though to the point of being crap if you are not early enough.

Chalk McHugh

roycon111 wrote: »

Some more for you...

Doran's (with possibly Hawkins House in the Background) 1978
https://www.flickr.com/photos/edsijmons/8429379589/

The Irish House, 1978
https://www.flickr.com/photos/edsijmons/8430440962/

O'Connell's 1981 - hasnt changed much
https://www.flickr.com/photos/seanhennessyphotography/7163227683/

Sean O'Casey's, 1989
https://www.flickr.com/photos/60501971@N08/49395676421/

Whats the craic with Sean O Caseys there? I was in the one that closed few years back loads times. That one looks different. Even though the same location. The bus is slightly in the way. Looks like theres a butchers there as well.

L1011

Think that's a drawing of a chef advertising the food rather than a butcher.

It looks quite similar to the 2009 Streetview pass

The Pipers Corner wrap hides the upstairs now.

Chalk McHugh

L1011 wrote: »

Think that's a drawing of a chef advertising the food rather than a butcher.

It looks quite similar to the 2009 Streetview pass

The Pipers Corner wrap hides the upstairs now.

Looks slightly different to me and i was in it loads times. The drink advertising on the 2nd floor i never remember. Yea that streetview one is the pub as i know it. If that 31 bus was out of the way id like to have a look.