This pub has been in the same family for almost a century. The O’Leary family must be very proud of their rather famous pub.
I have never been in surprisingly but it’s very traditional inside apparently with tiled floors & beams.
I love the writing on the windows & its always beautifully presented with the flowers.
Three good things:
1. It’s just started raining….who would have thought we would have been pleased?
2. Fresh raspberries.
3. We went to the fish & chips place tonight & decided to eat in. Delicious it was too but I nearly fell off my seat when the bill came to £20.60! Two fish & small chips each & two teas! Not such a good thing but I suppose we have to get used to price increase but strangely don’t expect it at the local chippy
Dare l suggest that recent reduced access and/or Covid has 'spooked' many who would normally be flocking here…to shoot the breeze, meet friends and enjoy appropriate refreshment?
Times, they are changing. I'm not convinced that all the recent 'scares' etc. rattle us (enough) and just as we think all will be A1 OK, something totally unexpected occurs.
@s4sayer Yes I hope so too Margo. Mostly people here in the UK seem quite relaxed about meeting up anywhere but if course that could change anytime! You do see the occasional mask but I think it will be the cost of living this winter which will be the axe for many businesses sadly. Everywhere in Ireland was pretty busy.
@carole_sandford I think the cost of living this winter plus the cost of uncapped electricity will be the final blow to many businesses. What a time they are having….😨
@busylady ha ha Judith I phrased it badly, we only had one fish with a small portion of chips each! Didn’t I know it in the night too! Indigestion….we ate too late!
@maggiemae Well it was only in the chippy Maggie….yours was perhaps in a nice restaurant. We had to wait half an hour too! It was lovely when it came but we won’t be rushing back! Service was bad but food was good!
The name of this town has been ringing a bell in my ear. I now realise we have visited that place some year ago when we were in Ireland. Brings back many lovely memories of a beautiful holiday. I like how you captured that young lady in front of the shop. And the lyrics on the shop window are of one of my old favourite songs.
Yes the price of eating out is increasing.. 😔
I think eating out may become a luxury, always assuming the restaurants don’t all close down due to lack of custom 😉
Times, they are changing. I'm not convinced that all the recent 'scares' etc. rattle us (enough) and just as we think all will be A1 OK, something totally unexpected occurs.
I hope l'm wrong.