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Best pubs in Dublin › O'Donoghue's

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#21 of 29 best pubs in Dublin · Baggot St · D02 PF50

O'Donoghue's

★ 4.6 (6,549 Google reviews)

Best for trad sessions where the Dubliners played some of their first gigs.

It's on 2 of the 10 Dublin pub lists we read. That makes it #21 on our best pubs in Dublin.

Live musicGood craicTraditional
Pint€ ?not checked yet
Hours—no hours listed
Crowd—see below

Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food

What the guides say

“O’Donoghue’s is renowned for having traditional Irish music, and popular Irish folk music band The Dubliners got their start here.”

The Wanderbug ↗

“Musical heritage runs deep here, with the Dubliners performing some of their earliest gigs within these walls in the 1960s.”

Condé Nast Traveller ↗

Why it's on the list

  • On 2 of 10 lists (The Wanderbug, Condé Nast Traveller)
  • Google 4.6★ from 6,549 reviews
  • Score 4 = 2 × 2 lists + 0 Reddit

A pub scores 2 for each list or award that names it and 1 for each Reddit recommendation, up to 4. How we rank.

When it's busy

Typical crowd by hour from Google's busy times. Darker means busier.

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