At the corner of Dame Lane and Trinity Street (once known as Trinity Lane) is The Bankers Pub. Originally the site of one of Ireland's most successful distilleries in the 19th Century, Daniel Kinahan's whiskey could at one time be found in more venues around the world than Jameson. In 1818, Kinahan's business became so successful that he moved from Trinity Street to the Carlisle Building at O'Connell Bridge. After being used as a candle makers warehouse the building was redeveloped and a public house was born.
In the mid 1800's the pub was in the hands of one of the then big pub chains in the city Fortune and Co. Subsequent owners included a publican named Mr Bagnaill who then sold it to Patrick Cahill
who sold his pub on January 13th 1888.
In 1916 the owner was Cavan born Simon Tormey when the pub was known as the Trinity Inn. He passed away in 1927 leaving the running of the popular pub to his nephews. Today the pub is in the hands of Alan Campbell who began as the pubs manager before buying the pub and its Teller Room restaurant upstairs.
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