"Hole in the Wall", Phoenix Park, Dublin City, Co. Dublin
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A fine Lawrence shot of a fine Dublin establishment.
The Blackhorse Tavern AKA "The Hole in the Wall" pub on Blackhorse Avenue. The late President Sean T. O'Kelly was reputed to slip out of the nearby Áras for a bottle of stout.
With thanks to everyone for their contributions, we learned today how the pub got it's nickname, the publican(s) that made it what it is, that it is Dublin's "longest pub", and a little about the coin-operated machines out front...
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: between ca. 1865-1914
NLI Ref: L_CAB_08937
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The Blackhorse Tavern AKA "The Hole in the Wall" pub on Blackhorse Avenue. The late President Sean T. O'Kelly was reputed to slip out of the nearby Áras for a bottle of stout.
With thanks to everyone for their contributions, we learned today how the pub got it's nickname, the publican(s) that made it what it is, that it is Dublin's "longest pub", and a little about the coin-operated machines out front...
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: between ca. 1865-1914
NLI Ref: L_CAB_08937
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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sharon.corbet
OSI Map. Livinius Doyle, publican in the 1911 census.
sharon.corbet
The Sweetmeat Automatic Delivery Company was set up in 1887.
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Streetview: goo.gl/maps/USoskpRuP7v
O Mac
Ah ! The original Nancy Hands.
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"The longest pub in Ireland ... " - youtu.be/YQ-HW2_ZHZM
nasse~strasse
What a beauty..
DannyM8
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/25435418765/in/dateposted/ Lease for sale + other lands and premises 17th Nov 1908
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There is also a Black Horse Tavern in Dublin, Ohio, USA, which dates from 1842 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/7140221143
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View from "the other side" with an odd-looking man in the turnstile, and a terrific semi-circular illustrated sign saying The Original Hole In The Wall - Nancy Hands - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000331623
AndyBrii
A classic weighing machine: The Sweetmeat Automatic Delivery Co. 57, Townshend St Dublin. ‘Everitts Patent’ Weighing up to 20 stone. One Penny. (Read the high resolution image at catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000331624 ) Q. What's the other vending machine behind the pump?
Niall McAuley
I think it may be an early slot machine.
O Mac
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/angeljim46] [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley] It's a metal tape embosser for "printing" metal tags. One selected the letters/numbers etc with the lever on the dial then pulled another lever to press/emboss the letter onto a zinc strip. When finished composing another lever was pulled to cut the strip to length. There was such a machine outside Bray Station in the 60's. Easons used to sell a little machine called a Dymo that did the same thing on plastic strips. A modern version
John Spooner
Livinius Doyle must have taken over the "Nancy Hands" on 29th July 1898, which is when Andrew J Keoch's Licenced Property Sales auctioned it (announced in Freemans on 25th July) . On 22nd August James Lawlor, Solicitor, announced in Freeman's that "in consequence of his recent purchase of 'Nancy Hands', Phoenix Park" Livinis sic Doyle had instructed him to auction The Rose Tavern, Emmet Road, Goldenbridge
Niall McAuley
Livinus Doyle in 1901, still in Ashtown, Castleknock I think Livinius is a mistranscription.
Niall McAuley
He sounds like he's an Eoin Colfer character!
sharon.corbet
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley I did see it as Levinus Doyle somewhere. (Which is not much better.)
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Great stuff as usual - thanks all!
O Mac
NIAH have recorded the turnstile. It dates from c. 1840
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A black horse walks into a bar in Dublin and says to the barman, "Why the long pub?"
Dún Laoghaire Micheál
O Mac is right about the metal embosser. There was one in Dun Laoghaire too in the 60's. A must for travellers' luggage back in the day I suppose. I seem to recall all it took was 1d.
AndyBrii
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] Thanks about the metal embosser!
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia Groaaaaan!
O Mac
There was another one of those embossing machines on the pavilion in Kingstown. catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000321502
Niall McAuley
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] Good find!
Niall McAuley
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]] Here it is:
Thom's 1904
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