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  Davy Byrnes Pub - Dublin Ireland
Davy Byrnes is best known as "Dublin's most famous literary pub".
Situated in the centre of the city and first licensed in 1789, Davy Byrnes is synonymous with the literary giant James Joyce who mentions this proud establishment in both Dubliners and Ulysses.
Byrnes is a bright, airy pub that is the perfect antidote to whatever smoky den you were in last night.
www.dublinevents.com /dublin-bars/davy-byrnes.php   (355 words)

  
  Expert About da:Davy
Davy Crockett, the celebrated hero, warrior and backwoods statesman, was born August 17, 1786 in a small cabin on the banks of the romantic Nolichucky River, near the mouth of Limestone Creek, which today lies about three and a half miles off 11-E Highway near Limestone, Tennessee.
Davy did not desire to go, but the money John received meant more to him than the safety of Davy, so the next day, he and the Dutchman set off on their journey.
Davy repeated this pattern for a few days, until the schoolmaster sent a note to his father, asking why he was absent.
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 Dublin Guide - Davy Byrns's Pub Dublin
Davy Byrne arrived in Duke street on the 11th of January, 1889 by virtue of a banksale of 2,300 from the Munster and Leinster bank and commenced work in his newly acquired public house.
Joyce's Dubliners has mentions of Davy Byrnes, but the Joycean character with which the premises is most associated with is leopold Bloom of Ulysses.
We can assume that Davy Byrne was of strong Nationalist lineage as he regularly allowed the upstairs room to be used for meeting s of the IRB...
www.guidetodublin.com /davybyrnes2.shtml   (155 words)

  
 Davy Byrnes Review by Sean Parnell
As for Davy Byrne, County Wicklow native and wagerer of horses, the public house he named after himself was opened on January 11, 1889, according to the Davy Brynes website.
Today, the pub is operated by the Doran Family of Marlborough Street (Redmond Doran, specifically), having acquired it in 1942 following Davy Byrne's retirement in 1939, and the pub serves as the final stop on the infamous Dublin Literary Pub Crawl.
Davy Byrnes now draws business people along with, "a mix of locals who haven't read Joyce's unique slice of Dublin life and tourists who've devoured the book several times over and are only too keen to discuss it," as noted by Time Out Dublin.
www.chicagobarproject.com /Ireland/DavyByrnes/DavyByrnes.htm   (1532 words)

  
 Davy Byrnes Pub
Davy Byrne’s nationalist sympathies were evident, permitting as he did the upstairs room to be used for meetings of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and the outlawed Provisional Cabinet of the State, of which Collins was Minister for Finance.
Davy Byrne retired in 1939, and in 1942 the pub was acquired by the Doran family of Marlbourgh Street, who had been in the Dublin licensed trade for 50 years.
Davy Byrnes’ excellent pub-food reputation, with seafood as its speciality, is famous throughout Dublin.
www.davybyrnes.com /pub_history.html   (1023 words)

  
 Dublin Pub Guide
Pubs are as important to Dublin as cafes are to Paris, bridges are to London, and saying "Am yow all right?" is to Wolverhampton.
The pubs of Temple Bar, and the worrying new trendy pubs such as Knightsbridge and Zanzibar are heaving from Friday night to Sunday night with the "Barnsley brigade" - English stag and hen parties baring their hairy arseholes - but the real quality Dublin pubs in my opinion are best appreciated in the daytime.
A pub in which it is very difficult to resist the temptation to while away the day - or the week.
www.britishexpat.com /travelfeature/dubpub.htm   (1468 words)

  
 Traditional Irish Pubs - Dublin, Ireland, Europe, Dublin, Europe, Ireland, S. Griffin | BootsnAll Articles
It is one of the most famous pubs in Dublin, primarily due to one of its most famous patrons, James Joyce.
Though Davy Byrnes has lost some of its old charm, it is still a comfortable and popular traditional Irish pub in Dublin.
Davy Byrnes is also host to regular live music performances, both modern and traditional Irish.
www.bootsnall.com /articles/06-10/traditional-irish-pubs-dublin-ireland-europe.html   (979 words)

  
 Travel Classics: Dublin's Pubs, A Walking Tour: Fred Ferretti
These are the sorts of establishments one encounters when ambling through Dublin; marvelous old pubs, their ages counted not by years but by generations, surrounded by the tradition and substance of this handsome city, places encrusted with literary and political history.
The pub, with two immense cast-iron arms protruding from its facade, each holding a lantern, was "perfect for the likes of Liz and Burton," Martin Dunne, an actor, told me, as well as for Brendan Behan and Flann O'Brien, who reputedly wrote much of the novel At Swim-Two-Birds off in one of Neary's private corners.
This gas-lighted old pub was once a stop-in for Joyce, later Behan, and has become the congregating place for Dublin's journalists, according to Gary Cusack, the third generation of his family to be behind the bar.
www.travelclassics.com /library/dublin_pubs.shtml   (2122 words)

  
 Ulysses (novel) Item @ GreatArtworks.com (Great Artworks)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This chapter is narrated largely by an unnamed denizen of Dublin, although his style of speech was heavily modeled on John Joyce, Joyce's father.
At the pub, they meet Alf Bergan and a character referred to only as the 'citizen', who is largely modeled on Michael Cusack, founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
Nevertheless, many of the places and landmarks featured in Ulysses may still be found in Dublin, such as the Martello tower where the novel begins (now a Joyce museum) and Davy Byrne's pub.
www.greatartworks.com /encyclopedia/Ulysses_%28novel%29   (2989 words)

  
 Davy Byrnes - Pub Grub - Table Service
Now at least Davy Byrnes was actually mentioned in Ulysses, so it has some proper claim to that dubious Dublin moniker 'literary pub' and there's good food to be had.
This pub also figures highly on this hungry hack's list when meeting people for lunch for (a) it's in a great location and (b) it serves quality grub.
Byrnes is a bright, airy pub that's the perfect antidote to whatever smoky den you were in last night.
www.dublinks.com /index.cfm/loc/11/pt/0/spid/7E15E3D4-2AF9-48DE-9B94878B759C9E6E.htm   (184 words)

  
 Dublin Pub Scene - Car Rental Express
It has been described as "easily one of the best pub nights out to be had in Dublin" by the official Dublin pub guide.
Davy Byrnes was immortalised in James Joyces 'Ulysses'.
Davy Byrnes specialises in oysters, crabs, prawns, salmon and traditional Irish meals.
www.carrentalexpress.com /international/ireland/dublin-pub.htm   (665 words)

  
 Davy Byrnes - eating in Dublin - Davy Byrnes pub
Davy Byrnes' serves some of the best pub food in Dublin.
This Dublin pub is synonymous with Anglo-Irish writers such as Oliver St. John Gogarty, James Stephens and the literary giant, James Joyce.
Davy Byrnes is an ideal Dublin pub for a relaxing pint and some pub grub.
www.dublinks.com /index.cfm/loc/11-1/pt/28/spid/03A88085-5DBD-4FC5-B3839463640DB8F4.htm   (202 words)

  
 Top Traditional Irish Pubs in Dublin - Associated Content
Davy Byrnes – Duke St Situated in the busy Grafton street area this Dublin pub is easy to find.
So though Davy Byrnes has lost some of its old charm is it still a comfortable and popular traditional Irish pub in Dublin.
In fact it is one of the most famous pubs in Dublin and the most well known of Dublin’s literary pubs.
www.associatedcontent.com /article/59907/top_traditional_irish_pubs_in_dublin.html   (495 words)

  
 Speech by Minister O'Donoghue at the launch of the Davy Byrnes Irish Writing Award and 'Rejoyce-Dublin 2004' Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Davy Byrnes has long been a point of pilgrimage for Joyceans visiting Dublin and retracing the steps of Leopold Bloom.
Redmond Doran approached the James Joyce Centre with the idea of a short story competition to discover excellence and encourage new Irish Writing, and the Joyce Centre are fully on board through their administration of the competition.
Davy Byrnes cannot be accused of being abstemious on this occasion however, and the gesture that they are making is a far more significant 'stopgap' than Leopold Bloom could ever have imagined when he entered this establishment for rest and nourishment.
www.arts-sport-tourism.gov.ie /Pressroom/pr_detail_prnt.asp?ID=383   (680 words)

  
 Davy Byrnes, Dublin - Restaurants - VirtualTourist.com
Davy Byrnes: Davy Byrnes: pub Grub to die for
James Joyce mentioned Davy Byrnes pub in several occasions, both in Dubliners and Ulysses.
This pub has been around since 1889 and Mr Davy Byrnes, well..
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Ireland/County_Dublin/Dublin-296021/Restaurants-Dublin-Davy_Byrnes-BR-1.html   (186 words)

  
 Dublin pubs toast Irish writers they once banished - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
A must-stop on a Joycean pub crawl is John Mulligan's along Poolbeg Street, scene of the humiliating arm-wrestling contest in "Counterparts," a short story in the "Dubliners" collection.
The story itself is a pub crawl, beginning in the snug at O'Neill's public house and moving onto a couple of other drinking establishments before Mulligan's.
At times, the literary link is a mite tenuous: Beckett's Hotel is named for a house where his mother, a staunch Protestant, once lived, but there is no history of her having drank there.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/search/s_114345.html   (1322 words)

  
 Famous Pub in directory.co.uk
A performance tour of the Dublin's most famous literary pubs in the company of two actors who introduce the writers and act out scenes from...
A famous 400-year-old pub in Hay-on-Wye which was badly damaged by fire, is unlikely to reopen for at least a year.
A Quality Pub and Eatery featuring the finest in Canadian flavours from local microbreweries and a menu of our proud Chef's fair with a Toronto Life...
www.directory.co.uk /Famous_Pub.htm   (229 words)

  
 Dublin Pub Scene - Car Rental Express
It has been described as "easily one of the best pub nights out to be had in Dublin" by the official Dublin pub guide.
Davy Byrnes was immortalised in James Joyces 'Ulysses'.
Davy Byrnes specialises in oysters, crabs, prawns, salmon and traditional Irish meals.
www.usabuffalo.com /international/ireland/dublin-pub.htm   (665 words)

  
 nightlife   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Irish cultural life is centred around the pub.
Irish pubs are simply the best in the world.
There are plenty of pubs to suit every taste, prices, and service varies wildly, but here are a few suggestions.
www.unison.ie /wan/dublin/nightlife.html   (181 words)

  
 10 Traditional Irish Pubs in Dublin You Won't Want To Miss ArticleBeach.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Brazen Head is thought to be the oldest pub in Dublin and there has been a pub of some kind at the same location since the 12th century.
The Brazen Head is one of the most popular traditional Irish pubs in Dublin amongst tourists; so you will find a friendly place in which to have a drink, enjoy some Irish culture and meat a variety of people.
This may be a little out of the way for the average visitor to Dublin and definitely requires a taxi to and from, adding to your expenses, but if you are willing to make the trek you won’t be disappointed.
www.articlebeach.com /article67408.html   (1073 words)

  
 Softguide Dublin Irish Pubs Guide
A traditional pub with a couple of snugs.
At the weekends this glorious, old pub is packed to the gills with lawyers.
The atmosphere of an old Irish pub, where the craic is good and the music goes on and on.
www.softguides.com /dublin/pubs/traditional.html   (220 words)

  
 The Old Stand Pub Dublin, Ireland
The Old Stand Pub is a traditional pub which provides a warm and merry atmosphere.
The pub forms an essential part of the pub life at Dublin.
Food at the "Old Stand" is a good mixture of food and drink and the pub is popular for its hot lunch dishes, fish salads and good wines.
www.dublinevents.com /dublin-bars/old-stand-pub.php   (157 words)

  
 Aqus News
The Pub Crawls usually have a few themes - bring and swap a book, wear a crazy hat, speak in a foreign language - which are lots of fun and great conversation starters.
On Pub Crawl night, we move from one bar or pub to another according to an itinerary with a list of locations and the times we'll be there.
Traditionally pubs are places where people come together to talk, to discuss the issues of the day and of course to have fun...which is another of the main joys of life).
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 Ulysses (novel)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
At the National Library Stephen explains to scholars his biographical theory of the works Shakespeare especially Hamlet whereby they are based largely on posited adultery of Shakespeare's wife Anne Hathaway.
the pub they meet Alf Bergan and character refered to only as the 'citizen.' Leopold Bloom enters waiting to meet Martin The Citizen is discovered to be a fenian and begins berating Bloom.
Bloom visits the maternity hospital where Mina is giving birth and finally meets Stephen is drinking their with Buck Mulligan and medical student friends.
www.freeglossary.com /Ulysses_(novel)   (2170 words)

  
 Irish Abroad - Irish American News
Added to this are details of the history of The Duke and the first couple of questions for the literary quiz, a competition with some great souvenirs of the pub crawl as prizes and with questions that keep the audience on their toes throughout the tour.
Before every pub stop either Donnagh or Eithne give a short history of the establishment we are about to visit with some interesting snippets from its past.
However the Dublin Literary Pub Crawl cannot fail to entertain you, as it is the perfect combination of history, literature and alcohol.
www.irishabroad.com /news/irishpost/heritage/dublinsliterarygreats.asp   (869 words)

  
 It's the end of 'the craic', they say - but Irish smokers are scheming | Ireland | Europe | International News | News | ...
But for now, Jim Moloney, the barman at the Davy Byrnes pub in central Dublin, is feeling very unsettled indeed.
In Kehoe's pub, where the frosted windows have been yellowed by 200 years of nicotine to a whisky-glass hue, Noel Spencer, a 39-year-old barman, is contemplating the future.
The gloomy prospect of an Ireland where the pubs are empty, where the oak walls are imbued with the tangy scent of pine air freshener and where the sociable atmosphere has gone up in smoke is enough to bring a tear to the eye.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/03/28/nsmok28.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/03/28/ixhome.html   (1159 words)

  
 Mulligan's Dublin, Best Dining Pubs in Ireland
There are three bars and a large upstairs lounge with heavy Victorian furniture where the merchants from the local Corn Exchange used to banquet frequently.
A wide variety of Dubliners seem to have a very particular, almost reverential affection for this pub.
It is always referred to as "Oh, yes, Mulligan's of Poolbeg Street," to distinguish it from lesser Mulligan's.
www.eventsoftheweek.com /food-drink/pubs/mulligans.php   (75 words)

  
 U-Redlands Daily Facts - TRAVEL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The tour concludes, for example, at Davy Byrnes, the real-life pub into which Leopold Bloom, Joyce's protagonist in "Ulysses," stops for the sustenance of a Gorgonzola sandwich with mustard and a glass of Burgundy.
It was a warm and lively place on the night of our visit, and it was comforting to think that Collins, even in the midst of a revolt, might have sat on one of these very stools, finding relief from his tribulations in a song, a laugh or a pint.
We ordered entirely from these selections, and were delighted with a wild mushroom, artichoke and Parmesan soup; a salad of rocket lettuce, tomato, feta cheese, walnuts and beet roots; and char-grilled Hereford strip loin steaks, green beans, and potatoes mashed with sage, mustard, roasted garlic and truffle butter.
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 The Old Stand - Pub & Restaurant Dublin
If you ask any dubliner to name some of the heritage of Dublin's great pubs, one name which you will undoubtedly hear is "The Old Stand" on Exchequer Street, at the junction of St. Andrew Street.
It is interesting to note that another favourite pub of Collins was Davy Byrnes, both of which are now in the ownership of the Doran family.
For generations past, "The Old Stand" has been an integral part of Dublin's pub life - today, that heritage is enhanced in a location which is enhanced in a location which is the epicentre of the Dublin rag trade, attracting probably a wider female clientele than most city pubs.
www.theoldstandpub.com /history.html   (831 words)

  
 Dublinnightclubs.ie - Buskers Bar - Davy Byrne's - McGowan's of Churchtown - O'Donoghue's - The Hairy Lemon
Tripod is Dublin's newest club; consisting of the Tripod main room boasting the biggest dance floor in Dublin, the mezzanine space upstairs offers the perfect vantage point for checking out the dancing, the DJs and the state of the art visuals mixed by live VJs every Saturday night.
Davy Byrnes is renowned internationally for its delicious pub food especially its fresh seafood specialities.
Apart from its historical significance, Davy Byrnes is a warm and welcoming pub that is perfect to meet friends and enjoy a nice pint and a bit of food at reasonable prices.
www.dublinnightclubs.ie /Pubs.htm   (574 words)

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