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Tim Humphreys

Tim Humphreys' pub, 79-81 Ranelagh Village.
Photo 2007. See full size.

Tim Humphreys,
born Rath, Co.Limerick, bapt 9th Aug 1879,
went to Dublin,
in 1901 census he is staying with his uncle Mick Humphrys at his pub in Dublin, listed as "assistant" (apprentice in the pub business), unmarried,
ran pub, 50 Thomas St, Dublin,
listed as "T. Humphrys, grocer and wine merchant", 50 Thomas St, in [Thoms] 1906 to 1910,
50 Thomas Street, Dublin 8, is now a Centra convenience store,

he then ran pub, 12 and 13 Elm Grove (or Elmgrove), Ranelagh, Dublin (later re-numbered as 79 and 81 Ranelagh),
Elmgrove was the name of a stretch of the Ranelagh road,
he is listed as "spirit grocer", 12 and 13 Elmgrove, in [Thoms] 1912 to 1932,
a sign survives in Humphreys' pub: "Tim Humphreys, family grocer, wine and spirit merchant, 12 and 13 Elm Grove, Ranelagh",
pub was re-numbered, prob. 1932, as 79 and 81 Ranelagh,
Humphreys pub listed at 79 and 81 Ranelagh (the same building) in [Thoms] 1933 to 1970 and beyond (still called Humphreys pub today),

mar Molly Reilly [born c.1900, she was the housekeeper of the pub when they married], no issue,
Humphreys' pub was known as a "gentleman's pub" - the type of establishment where a gentleman could go without losing face,
Flann O'Brien used to frequent Humphreys' in Ranelagh [Walsh, 1988],
Tim died 14 Mar 1954, at the pub [GROI], age 74 yrs,
Molly ran the pub in Ranelagh after Tim died,
she died 1970, age c.70 yrs.
The pub passed into her family.
Humphreys' pub, 79 and 81 Ranelagh, Dublin 6, still has that name today.