The claim
The Purty Kitchen on Old Dunleary Road says it began in 1728 as a coaching inn with a livery yard, putting up travellers heading for the harbour. It calls itself Dún Laoghaire's oldest surviving premises. The folksy name supposedly came from an American visitor's praise. Today it combines a bar, restaurant and upstairs loft venue.
What the records show
The pub says it was founded in 1728 as a coaching inn and is Dún Laoghaire's oldest surviving premises; no independent document was found. Its licence is documented. Revenue's register of liquor licences renewed for 2025/2026, standing as at 2 September 2026, carries a seven-day ordinary publican's licence under reference S0302, held by Vor Purty Taverns Limited, at 3/4 Old Dunleary Road with premises attached at No. 5, Salthill, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. No trading name is recorded against it, so the house is found in the register by the street and by the word Purty in the company's name rather than by the name over its door — and the class of licence is the full public-house one, so a drink may be had without a meal.
What to look for inside
- Claims to be Dún Laoghaire's oldest surviving premises
- Name said to come from an American visitor's remark
Visiting
The Purty Kitchen is in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, at Old Dunleary Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. We do not list opening times, because they change; the pub’s own site is the place to check before you set out.
Sources
- www.purtykitchen.com/
- www.visitdublin.com/the-purty-kitchen
- www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/excise/licences/liquor-licences.aspx
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