Standard Hotel, Harcourt St, Dublin

[corisande]

As part of my digging into the Bloody Sunday killings, 21 Nov 1920, I came across a reference to a raid that the IRA made that morning on Standard Hotel, Harcourt St, Dublin, only to find that their targets were not there

I cannot find it as a hotel today, but someone with knowledge of local geography can probably help me, as I have also this little snippet

Michael Collins' offices at 76 Harcourt Street were raided in November 1919 and he escaped down the skylight of the Standard Hotel next door, cracking a rib in the process.

 Modern Harcourt Hotel is at number 60, so I assume that is not it.

[shanew147]

I dont see the Hotel listed in Thom's 1914, but is does appear in the 1927 edition : (was looking at the wrong edition - see below)

I's listed in the 1927 edition of Thom's :

  79-82 Harcourt St - The Standard Hotel

The building is shared with the Dutch Consulate a J.R.A.W. Weenick and is at the junction with Clonmel St.

Number 76 is listed as a Catholic Girls Hostel


Shane

[corisande]

Thanks Shane

I'll pick it up in the Multimap view you put me onto recently. Probably even see Collins skylight.

[corisande]

Amazing, you can see the skylights in that Multimap view

Just as well its not a hotel - they always seen reluctant to admit that anything like a murder happened within their walls.

[shanew147]

looked at the wrong edition of Thom's...  it is listed in 1914  :

Harcourt St

 79,80,81,82  - The Standard Hotel

 76 Saml. Weinstock, dental surgeon


Shane

[corisande]

Yes, it was there some time, I have found a photo of the entrance dated to the 1950s

[dualta jones]

Hi there guys could you link me to the multimap where you have found the detailed images of the standard hotel ?