I got a lot of feedback from an earlier post in which I attempted to identify the location for a snapshot of a Dublin pub and street-scape. Come here to me! reposted the photograph and the responses were many and varied – some thought the image was taken in Parliament Street whilst others reckoned it was in Temple Bar. Upon closer inspection, the engraved window shows the surname Healy and after much thrawling through street directories the only public house I could locate that matched the numbers was J.J. Healy’s of 32 Mary Street.
This was confirmed by Jennifer from Finglas who sent me the image below showing the pub in a later incarnation as The Elbow Inn along with the card for Healys. The building which was on the corner of Mary Street and Liffey Street, was given a mock Tudor makeover in the 60s! It was demolished to make way for the current Marks and Spencer shop ca. 1978.
According to Jennifer’s mother, the Hegarty family lived next door so it looks like the mystery is solved!
On another note, I am travelling to Cavan this week to give a talk about a group of photographers who were active in the area in the 1890s! This follows on from a article I wrote for the Breifne Historical Society. Going back to my roots!
Jacolette: 
Just saw this now 🙂 Have a bit more confirmation too,My mam totally forgot that her only surviving Aunt would have visited the pub when she was young,shes on my Grandfathers side of the family,it was my Grandmothers family that owned the pub,but both families knew each other long before my grandparents were married.Anyway she is almost 100% certain(memory’s not as good as it used to be!) that its the same pub she visited as a young girl and that the man in the middle of the photo is also a relative!
My Grandmother was born and raised at the Elbow Inn. She as a Healy so the above information is correct.
Hi Lynda What’s your grandmothers name if you don’t mind me asking?I presume our Grannies are related!