1764, 3240 IRELAND (Leinster) - Temple Bar Pub in Dublin - part of the The Historic City of Dublin (UNESCO WHS - Tentative List)

1764 The Temple Bar (1)

Posted on 23.07.2015, 10.01.2018
Temple Bar is an area on the south bank of the River Liffey in central Dublin, promoted as Dublin's cultural quarter. The historic name of the district was St. Andrews Parish, and in Middle Age it was a suburb located outside the city walls. Many sources agree that Temple Bar Street got its name from the Temple family, and specifically Sir William Temple, whose house was located there in the early 17th century. However, given the existence of a district of the same name in London, it seems that the new Temple Bar street of Dublin must have been a nod to its more famous cousin.

3240 The Temple Bar (2)

In 1599, Sir William Temple, a renowned teacher and philosopher, entered the service of the Lord Deputy Of Ireland. In 1609 he was made Provost of Trinity College, Dublin and Master Chancery in Ireland and moved to this country. He built his house and gardens on the corner of Temple Lane and the street called Temple Bar. In 1656, his son, Sir John Temple, acquired additional land and made possible the development of the area today known as Temple Bar. In the 17th century "Barr" (later shortened to Bar) usually meant a raised estuary sandbank often used for walking on. Since 1840 (according to some sources, but according to other even earlier) in this building operates a pub, got famous.

The Temple Bar Pub whiskey collection is a long established selection of rare and interesting whiskeys gathered for decades from all over the world (more than 450 bottles of Irish, Scotch and Bourbons). On the other hand, the pub prides itself on having the best Irish and international craft beer in stock, and also with its fresh Irish Oysters. It offers as well live traditional music sessions, which can carry on for up to three hours (another band in every day). Besides, it was the winner of the Irish Music Pub of the Year for 2002 to 2012.

Temple Bar Pub is part of The Historic City of Dublin, submitted on the tentative list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, about which I wrote here. 

About the stamp
On the postcard 1764
The stamp, depicting Beadlet Anemone (Actinia equina), is part of the definitive series about Irish animals and marine life, about which I wrote here.

On the postcard 3240 

The stamp is one of the two Christmas 2017 Stamp SOAR (Stamps On A Roll) Strip, issued on November 2, 2017. They were designed by Red&Grey Design, using original artwork by Liz Rackard depicting traditional Christmas scenes. Rackard is an artist and illustrator with a background in textile design.
• A group of carol singers - It's on the postcard 3240
• A reindeer with Christmas lights on its antlers - It's on the postcard 3244

References
Temple Bar, Dublin - Wikipedia
The Temple Bar Pub - Official website

Sender 1764: Marius Vasilescu
Sent from Dublin (Leinster / Ireland), on 01.03.2014
Sender 3240: Ana
Sent from Dublin (Leinster / Ireland), on 23.12.2017
Photo: Liam Blake