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The Mont
Dublin, Ireland · Independent · Near Luxury
These houses have held the corner of Clare Street and Merrion Street Lower since about 1770: four storeys over a basement, sash windows, a Doric doorcase, petal fanlights. John Ensor laid Clare Street out around 1762 for the sixth Viscount Fitzwilliam. The terrace traded for years as the Mont Clare. O'Callaghan reopened it in 2019 as The Mont after a renovation of about €10 million. It is a protected structure. In 2023 the council was still pursuing a graphite-grey paint job done without permission. You sleep on the edge of Merrion Square.
- 96 rooms
- Neighborhood: Merrion Square
About The Mont
- In 1850 the barrister Walter Hussey Griffith was at 13 Clare Street, and Thomas William Barlow, solicitor to the Ordnance, was at 14. In the 1860s B. Finucane, a court hairdresser, was at 1 Merrion Street Lower.
- Wrought-iron railings still close the basement. A 2018 works notice added a rear extension and a set-back penthouse and aimed at 89 bedrooms. The 2019 reopen was announced at 96.
History
A group of houses on the corner of Clare Street and Merrion Street Lower, built about 1770, on a street John Ensor laid out around 1762 for Viscount Fitzwilliam. They traded as the Mont Clare Hotel and, after an O'Callaghan renovation of about €10 million, reopened in 2019 as The Mont. The building is a protected structure. In 2023 the council was still pursuing unauthorised graphite-grey paint on the facade.
The setting
1-4 Merrion Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 H525, with 13-14 Clare Street, on the corner by Merrion Square. The National Gallery and Government Buildings are the neighbours.
Restaurants and bars
- Speranza Restaurant — Restaurant
- The Sin Bin — Restaurant
Amenities
- Winter Garden event space, a green, sheltered space adjacent to the Sin Bin
- Event and meeting organisation by an experienced team
- Complimentary access to Dublin's fastest hotel WIFI
- 50 inch Smart TV with Chromecast connectivity in each room
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