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Welcome to The Norseman

Temple Bar's Oldest Pub!

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Beer, Whiskey, Food, Music

These four words pretty much sum up what we are all about. We are a whiskey and craft beer house that prides itself on our quality offerings. Quality is our priority and this transfers through into our food, service and live entertainment. Only the best for our customers!

We have recently undergone a bit of a change! We took a step back into our history and changed the bar name back to The Norseman.

For those who are not in the know, we were called Farringtons after a character in James Joyce’s Dubliners who was partial to an auld tipple or 2. We are the oldest pub in Temple Bar and wanted to move into the future with a strong sense of our historic standing as a real local pub in Temple Bar even before it was Temple Bar as you know it!

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Dining at The Norseman

Hungry? Enjoy our range of fresh, traditional Irish dishes! Served daily from 11am to 9pm.

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Visiting Dublin? Stay near the action in the heart of Temple Bar! We have Triple & Quadruple rooms.

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The Norseman was made for catch-ups, celebrations, and everything between!

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Our Story

The Norseman building as a watering hole dates back to the 1500’s when it was known as the Wooden Man Tavern due to a wooden Viking figure on the corner of the street.
We are The Norseman Temple Bar 1696 as this was the year the premises was First licenced!
James Monks owned the establishment in the 1840s. James bonded whiskey for Jameson and we have an original label sent by his great great granddaughter. We still take pride in working with local distillers including Dublin’s own distillery Teeling.
The pub originally took the name The Norseman as a nod to the Wooden Man Viking in our own history and the local Viking history from the discovery in the 70’s of Viking ships and artefacts on Wood quay.

Stay at The Norseman Temple Bar

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Triple Room

Rooms have 3 Single Beds or 1 Double and 1 Single. We are happy to accept request for your preference but cannot guarantee it. All Bedrooms are En-suite with a TV, Hair Dryer, Tea & Coffee Making F...

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Quad Room

Rooms have 1 Double and 2 Single Beds or 4 Single Beds. We are happy to accept requests for your preference but cannot guarantee it .All Rooms are En-suite with a TV, Hair Dryer, Tea & Coffee Makin...

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