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public house license ?

kasper · 2013-09-01 12:47:03

hi does any one know when it became law in Ireland to have a license for a public house ?

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01-09-2013 1:47pm

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hi does any one know when it became law in Ireland to have a license for a public house ?

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kasper wrote: »

hi does any one know when it became law in Ireland to have a license for a public house ?

Since at least 1634, when "An Act for Keepers of Ale-Houses to be bound by Recognizance" was passed by the Irish Parliament. That was the first generally-applicable law, but in many places before that local powers had the right to control licensed premises in many neighbourhoods - e.g. you couldn't open an ale-house in the City of Dublin without the permission of the City fathers; you couldn't have an ale-house in the Liberties without the permission of the Archbishop or the Abbot, etc.

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