The Oval

The Oval is unique amongst Dublin pubs in that it was caught up in the maelstrom of revolution during the 1916 Rising, again during the Civil War in 1922, and though severely damaged has survived as one of Dublin’s great licensed landmarks. It served its first drinks in 1822, not long after Dubliner Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington, had defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. The Oval Bar is the real deal, situated idyllically in the heart of the City on Middle Abbey Street. Housed within an impressive Victorian building with most of its period features still intact, the Oval is the perfect place to contemplate a pint removed from the hectic hustle and bustle parading just outside its door.