Toner's Pub
Toner's Pub or James Toner's Pub is a traditional Irish pub on Baggot Street in Dublin, Ireland. A pub has been in operation on the site since 1818 when the original license was purchased by Andrew Rogers and it has been known as Toner's since coming under the ownership of James Toner in 1921. The pub has been known to be frequented by politicians and media figures owing to its proximity to the Dáil and Government buildings. * * * * * * Toner's is situated on Lower Baggot Street in close proximity to other notable pubs and eateries including Doheny & Nesbitt and the Merrion Hotel/ Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud. The Quinn family own the pub along with nearby pubs the Waterloo, the 51 bar on Haddington Road and the Lansdowne Hotel. The pub was used as a filming location, by Sergio Leone, for the bar-related flashback scenes in ''Duck, You Sucker!''. Gallery File:Baggot Street - Dublin (2874551600).jpg, A view of Baggot Street and Toner's Pub in September 2008 File:Toner ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Victorian Architecture
Victorian architecture is a series of Revivalism (architecture), architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. ''Victorian'' refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian were used in construction. However, many elements of what is typically termed "Victorian" architecture did not become popular until later in Victoria's reign, roughly from 1850 and later. The styles often included interpretations and Eclecticism in architecture, eclectic Revivalism (architecture), revivals of historic styles ''(see Historicism (art), historicism)''. The name represents the British and French custom of naming architectural styles for a reigning monarch. Within this naming and classification scheme, it followed Georgian architecture and later Regency architecture and was succeeded by Edwardian architecture. Although Victoria did not reign over the United States, the term is often used for American sty ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range. Dublin is the largest city by population on the island of Ireland; at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, the city council area had a population of 592,713, while the city including suburbs had a population of 1,263,219, County Dublin had a population of 1,501,500. Various definitions of a metropolitan Greater Dublin Area exist. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixth largest in Western Europ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland, with a population of about 5.4 million. Its capital city, capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island, with a population of over 1.5 million. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a Unitary state, unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President of Ireland, president () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (prime minister, ), ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Baggot Street
Baggot Street () is a street in Dublin, Ireland. Location The street runs from Merrion Row (near St. Stephen's Green) to the northwestern end of Pembroke Road. It crosses the Grand Canal near Haddington Road. It is divided into two sections: * Lower Baggot Street () - between Merrion Row and the Grand Canal. It was called Gallows Road in the 18th century.Carol and Jonathan Bardon: If Ever You Go To Dublin Town, Blackstaff Press, 1988 * Upper Baggot Street () - south of the Grand Canal until the junction with Eastmoreland Place, where it continues as Pembroke Road. History Baggot Street is named after Baggotrath, a feudal manor granted to Hiberno-Norman judge Robert Bagod in the 13th-century. He also built Baggotrath Castle, which was partly destroyed during the 1649 Battle of Rathmines and demolished in the early nineteenth century. Dermot O'Hurley, Archbishop of Cashel for the strictly illegal and underground Catholic Church in Ireland during the reign of Queen Eli ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Doheny & Nesbitt
Doheny & Nesbitt is a Victorian pub and restaurant on Baggot Street in Dublin, Ireland. The pub is a tourist attraction and notable political and media meeting place and has been described as "one of the most photographed" pubs in the city. In his 1969 book ''Irish Pubs of Character'', Roy Bulson describes the establishment thus: "Over 130 years old, it still maintains its original character. You can see old whiskey casks, pumps and tankards in the bar and the wood partitions, marble-topped tables together with the antique mirrors give a genuine and pleasant atmosphere in which to drink".Bulson, p.46 It was acquired by Tom and Paul Mangan for over IR£1m in 1987 and is still owned by them as of April 2020. Gallery File:Dublin-42-Doheny & Nesbitt-1989-gje.jpg, Doheny & Nesbitt in July 1989 File:Doheny and nesbitt.jpg, Pub exterior in 2022 See also * List of pubs in Dublin * Toner's Pub Toner's Pub or James Toner's Pub is a traditional Irish pub on Baggot Street in Dublin, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Merrion Hotel
Merrion Hotel is a hotel in Dublin, Ireland, which comprises a block of four terraced houses on Upper Merrion Street, built in the 1760s by Charles Monck, 1st Viscount Monck, for wealthy Irish merchants and nobility. He lived in No. 22, which became known as Monck House. The first of these Georgian houses (No. 24), Mornington House, is the reputed birthplace of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Field marshal (United Kingdom), Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was a British Army officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during t .... It is half owned by Lochlann Quinn. The hotel also incorporates, as a separate business, Dublin's only 2-star Michelin restaurant, Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud. References External links * Hotels in Dublin (city) Georgian architecture in Dublin (city) {{Ireland-hotel-struct-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud
Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud is a restaurant in Dublin, Ireland. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star each year in the period 1989–1995 and two stars each year from 1996 to present. Egon Ronay Guide awarded the restaurant one star in the period 1983–1985 and 1987. It was mentioned in the Guide in 1988 and 1989. Part 2, p. 346 The restaurant is co-owned by the acclaimed ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Duck, You Sucker!
''Duck, You Sucker!'' (, lit. "Duck Your Head", "Get Down"), also known as ''A Fistful of Dynamite'' and ''Once Upon a Time ... the Revolution'', is a 1971 epic Zapata Western film directed and co-written by Sergio Leone and starring Rod Steiger, James Coburn, and Romolo Valli. Set during the Mexican Revolution of the 1910s, the film tells the story of Juan Miranda, an amoral Mexican outlaw, and John Mallory, a former member of the Irish Volunteer Army. After they accidentally meet under less-than-friendly circumstances, Juan and John involuntarily become heroes of the revolution, despite being forced to make heavy sacrifices. It is the second film of Leone's unofficial ''Once Upon a Time Trilogy'', which includes the previous '' Once Upon a Time in the West'' (1968) and the subsequent '' Once Upon a Time in America'' (1984). The last Western film directed by Leone, it is considered by some to be one of his most overlooked films. Plot In revolution-torn 1913 Mexico, outla ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Pubs In Dublin
This is a list of pubs in the city of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Pubs on this list are under the jurisdiction of Dublin City Council. List of pubs External links See also * List of bars * List of pubs in the United Kingdom * List of public house topics References {{Reflist Pubs in Dublin (city), Lists of pubs, Dublin Lists of buildings and structures in the Republic of Ireland, Pubs in Dublin Dublin (city)-related lists, Pubs ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |