Pub history

Keavan’s Port

Camden Street Upper and Lower form part of an ancient highway into Dublin, the two streets being previously known as St Kevin’s Port. The name Keavan’s Port/St Kevin’s Port was derived from the church of St Kevin, in nearby Camden Row, said to have been founded by a follower of the sixth-century hermit. In a series of old maps and records, the name is listed as Keavans Port (1673), St Kevan’s Port (1714), Keavan’s Port (1728), St Kevan’s Port (1756) and then St Kevin’s Port (1778).