☘️ Visit the century old pubs mentioned in ROWNAN An Irish Rebel Story!
The Schoolhouse Bar – Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge Closest surviving pub to the 1916 battlefield of Clanwilliam House. One of only four Irish rebels, Willie Rownan, survived.
O’Connor’s of Mount Street – 32 Mount Street Lower Linked to the escape of the Clanwilliam House survivors — footsteps through fire and gun-smoke.
Kennedy’s Pub 30-32 Westland Row Near Oriel House — headquarters of the Civil War CID. A pub for students, printers, and revolutionaries.
Kehoe’s Pub – South Anne Street Close Irish Volunteers HQ and to the burning of the tax office on the corner of Dawson and Nassau.
The Long Hall – 51 South Great George’s Street Victorian mirrors reflecting Dublin’s defiance. Willie’s roots lay nearby on Great Longford Street.
The Swan Bar – 58 Aungier Street Home to Willie and Rose after the Truce. York Street C Company once drilled nearby.
The Stag’s Head – 1 Dame Court / Dame Lane Beside Hely’s Printing Works — where ink met whiskey and revolution was set in type.
The Palace Bar – 21 Fleet Street Hub for journalists and Irish Press men — printers, the quiet revolutionaries of the Free State.
The Oval Bar – 78 Middle Abbey Street Destroyed in 1916, rebuilt 1917 — rubble to rebirth, like the nation and like Willie himself.
The Oarsman (formerly Tunney’s) – Ringsend Road, Dublin 4 Where printers, dockers, and dreamers met. Willie Rownan’s secret wedding took place here — vows exchanged before revolution
The Gravediggers – John Kavanagh’s of Glasnevin – Only certified top tourists make it this beautiful pub where time has stopped.
The Yellow House – Leafy suburbs of Rathfarnham, South Dublin and a road to the Dublin Mountains used by Irish Rebels.
The Bridge Inn – A stone’s throw from the memorial for the 3rd Battalion. Post a pic on social media.
“In every pint, a story. In every story, a revolution.”
— The Willie Rownan Book Project © 2026