I picked up this book for $5 in the amazing Powell’s bookshop in Portland, Oregon during the summer.
It features 60 full-colour photographs of pubs across Ireland taken by Liam Blake with accompanying text by David Pritchard and Joe Reynolds. It was first published in 1985 with this softback edition republished in 1993.
I’ve included the 15 photographs of Dublin pubs which I am guessing were taken in the 1984-85 period.
The Brazen Head
The Brazen Head, 20 Lower Bridge Street, Merchant’s Quay. We visited this pub in our November 2009 pub crawl.
Doheny & Nesbitt’s
Doheny & Nesbitt’s at 5 Lower Baggot Street near St. Stephen’s Green. A pub we also visited in our November 2009 pub crawl.
Mulligan’s
Mulligan’s (now L. Mulligan Grocer) at 18 Stoneybatter, Dublin 7. A boozer we reviewed in our May 2012 pub crawl.
Slattery’s
The exterior of Slattery’s, 217 Rathmines Road in Rathmines. A pub we dropped into in our February 2010 pub crawl.
McDaid’s
McDaid’s pub at 3 Harry Street off Grafton Street. Somewhere we visited in June 2010 for a pub crawl.
Slattery’s
The barman of Slattery’s, Rathmines.
O’Donoghue’s
O’Donoghue’s pub, 15 Merrion Row beside St. Stephen’s Green.
Muligan’s
Mulligan’s, Poolbeg Street close to Trinity College. A pub we visited in our very first pub crawl back in September 2009.
John Kavanagh’s (The Gravediggers)
John Kavanagh’s (The Gravediggers) at 1 Prospect Square, Glasnevin.
T. O’Loughlin’s
T. O’Loughlin’s pub at 26 Lower George’s Street, Dun Laoghaire. One of my favourite pubs in Dublin.
Smyth’s
Smyth’s pub at 10 Haddington Road, Ballsbridge. A boozer we all visited for our September 2010 pub crawl.
Cooney’s
Cooney’s pub at 88 Lower Georges Street, Dun Laoghaire. The pub was rebranded and reopened as The Lighthouse in November 2018.
M. O’Brien’s pub at 8-9 Sussex Terrace, close to Leeson Street Bridge. A boozer we sampled during one of our last pub crawls in June 2012.
Cleary’s
Cleary’s pub at 36 Amiens Street close to Connolly Station. A wonderful pub where we had the book launch of our second book. First visited as a group for our August 2010 pub crawl.
O’Connell’s
O’Connell’s pub at 29 South Richmond Street, Portobello. Also one of my favourite spots in the city. First visit was in April 2010 during one of our monthly pub crawls that we used to organise.