The Stag's Head is a pub on the corner of Dame Court and

Dame Lane Dame Lane () is a narrow thoroughfare in Dublin, Ireland, with a variety of historical and literary associations. Location Dame Lane is located in the south of Dublin's historic city centre, parallel to Dame Street. Temple Bar and College Gr ...

in Dublin, Ireland. Records of a pub on the site of the Stag's Head date to 1770 (original construction by a Mr. Tyson) and 1895 (extensive rebuilding). The pub is known for the preservation of its

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interior and the restored advertising mosaic on the footpath on

Dame Street Dame Street (; ) is a large thoroughfare in Dublin, Ireland. History The street takes its name from a dam built across the River Poddle to provide water power for milling. First appears in records under this name around 1610 but in the 14th c ...

, some distance from the pub's doors. The name "Tyson", and Mr. Tyson's initials, decorate the old clock and the wrought iron of the exterior. Mr. Tyson is also believed to have contributed to the construction of a permanent pavement over Dame Lane. There is a stuffed fox on the ground floor

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of the pub, while a large

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's head decorates the main bar. The pub has appeared in many films, notably '' A Man of No Importance'', starring

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and '' Educating Rita'' starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters. Filming for '' Penny Dreadful'' also took place both inside and outside the pub in February 2014. The establishment was sold in 2005 for €5.8M and bought by the Louis Fitzgerald Group. A number of changes have made to the pub since the sale, most notably the introduction of a television set to the bar area.

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