No trip to the Beara Peninsula, also known as the Ring of Beara, would be complete for a McCarthy without a stop at this fine pub, made famous by the late Pete McCarthy, during his own personal pilgrimage of self discovery.
I was stood for a Guiness by no other than Adrienne McCarthy, herself, she of the wild birthday party in Pete’s book. Ta, Adrienne! Here she is, speaking in Irish to Conor, a local.
And to make the stop even more memorable, what was on the telly but the passing of the trophy in the historic, first ever, wheelchair singles at Wimbledon.
It’s a friendly, cozy, family owned pub– four generations of McCarthy’s at the taps here in Castletownbere.
It fills up quickly after a 12:30 opening so…
..I finished up my glass and headed out the door into the soft day breaking.
