I snapped this earlier on today, the clock over The Stags Head. I always notice it when exiting The Dame Tavern. That’s not to say I don’t like The Stags, but no way I’m fighting for a seat.
This ad from the Indo (Jun 11, 1958) seems to explain it all:
The clocks of the capital is something I’m meaning to get around to.
Click on the book for more.
Click on the book for more.
Donal
Ciarán
Sam
Come Here To Me! 
I wonder were they related to these Tysons in Grafton St.?
http://www.photopol.com/ireland_show/photos/photo_21.html
Friend of my dad’s was a solicitor. Never carried a watch but knew where every public clock was in Ireland. It’s something I’ve always kept an eye out for too.