The Swan Bar

Name: The Swan Bar
Address: Corner of Aungier Street & 57/58 York Street, Dublin, 2, IE
Telephone: +35314752722
Price range: ££
Rating: 4.9

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Victorian heritage Bar established in 1661. The Swan was establised in 1661 and was called ye old sign of the white swan. The building housed a hotel until 1924.
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At the time the ale house was situated at the gates of the old Dublin city. The ale house was one of one thousand in or around the city which had a population of 50,000 people. The present bar dates from 1897 and is only one of twelve remaining intact orginal victorian bars in Dublin. The bar has many distinguising features like a cash desk, solid scottish granite bar counter, original copper alloy pouring taps, ornate hand carved teak bar back, mounted barrels for pouring spirits and a mosiac floor. The building has played its part in Irish history and was used in the 1916 rebellion as a signally post, was centrally located in the middle of the Dublin Dardenelles during the War Of Independence and was occuppied during the Civil War by the Anti Treaty forces. The Lynch Family bought the pub in 1937 and this year celebrate 75 years in business. Sean Lynch a son of the original owners, played rugby for Leinster, Ireland and The British and Irish Lions and has on display his collection of international Jerseys and rugby memorabillia. Including in the display are a Hall of Fame award, signed presented jerseys and a bust of Sean. Please come an visit us.

28/10/2026

A big thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us The Swan Bar for our 365 year celebration! It was a wonderful way to get everyone together to mark such an important occasion. Here’s to many many more years to come 🍻

21/10/2026

365 years of standing tall as a public house. We are proud of our history. Why not call in for a pint and have a chat to one of our staff about how The Swan Bar has stood the test of time.

21/10/2026

17/10/2026

Delighted and grateful to be part of the winners of this years Irish Pub Awards 2026. Here’s to the award ceremony and see how far we go. Thank you as always to our valued customers, we wouldn’t be who we are today with you 👏

20/09/2026

Spotlight

18/09/2026

Delighted to get nominated🍾🍾🍾

Providing great service to customers is something that all pubs in this country strive to achieve. So it's a high bar to receive an award for 'Outstanding Customer Service'. That's just what The Swan Bar has done, after their excellent treatment of their customers was recognised in this year's Irish Pub Awards
We would like to extend our congratulations to them and all the other regional winners

16/09/2026

Changing Times Brewery 👌

15/09/2026

Oh yea!!!!🕺🕺🕺🕺

Address

Corner Of Aungier Street & 57/58 York Street
Dublin
2

Telephone

+35314752722

Website

http://theswanbar.com/

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