Pubs You Can Still Visit in 2016 after 1916

There are many pubs still open for business today that you can visit and soak in the history of the 1916 Easter Rising, mostly in Dublin.

The Schoolhouse
This excellent bar, restaurant and hotel is located at Mount Street Bridge where a battle between twelve rebels and two battalions of the Sherwood Foresters lasted none hours on the Wednesday of Easter Week.
http://www.schoolhousehotel.com/

The Grand Central
One of the newest public houses on O'Connell Street, the building where the bar is now located was the site of the rebels radio station in 1916, Reis's Chambers. The story of the station is told for the first time in 'Rebel Radio' by Eddie Bohan
http://www.louisfitzgerald.com/grandcentral

The Tap
This pub was at the heart of the Battle of North King Street and was known as Mrs Reilly's Fort.
https://www.jar.ie/bar/dublin/dublin-7/the-tap

The Oval
Located on Middle Abbey Street, the Oval was at the heart of the fighting beside the rebel headquarters in the GPO. The pub was destroyed by British artillery.
http://theovalbar.com/

Kenny's of James Street
Located opposite Eamon Ceannt's South Dublin Union garrison the pub was the home of W T Cosgrave who was sentenced to death after the Rising but had his sentence commuted and later served as Taoiseach
https://www.facebook.com/KennysLounge/

Lynch's Aungier Street
Also known as The Swan the pub was seized by Thomas McDonagh's force in Jacob's and was held to stop the British forces advancing from Portobello Barracks
http://theswanbar.com/

Cassidy's
In 1916 this pub now more associated with President Bill Clinton's visit was known as Delahunts and saw action during easter week. Every Sunday a folk and trad group Rake The Ashes play recreating the flavour of 1916 nights out.
http://publin.ie/2011/cassidys-wexford-street/

The Portobello
Then known as JT Davy's the pub was seized by members of the Irish Citizens Army who held British forces from the Portobello Barracks at bay for a number of violent hours. Francis Sheehy Skeffington was arrested on its doorstep before being executed in cold blood by the British.
http://www.portobellohotel.ie/Bar/