MacCarthy's Bar
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MacCarthy's Bar is a pub in the town of Castletownbere, County Cork in Ireland, founded in 1860 by Michael McCarthy, grandfather of Air Commodore Aidan MacCarthy, who lived with his family on the same premises. In 2000 the pub gained widespread attention when it featured in and appeared on the front cover of Pete McCarthy's best-selling book McCarthy's Bar.[1][2][3][4]
History
MacCarthy's Bar, initially a grocery store in Castletownbere, County Cork in Ireland, was founded by Michael McCarthy, an Irish general merchant who started doing business in 1860.[5] As his business expanded, he began to trade with the nearby Royal Navy base at the harbour.[5] He salted locally bought fish and sold it to the large ships. With time he adapted his business to run hand-in-hand with whatever was in demand including importing coal and salt.[5]
References
- ^ McDonald, Trudi. "'His life was saved by a rat': The incredible stories behind MacCarthy's Bar in Castletownbere". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021.
{{cite journal}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 16 November 2021 suggested (help) - ^ Boland, Rosita (5 December 2014). "The all-night hooley in MacCarthy's Bar revisited". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help) - ^ McCarthy, Pete (2000). McCarthy's Bar : a journey of discovery in Ireland. London : Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-76605-7.
- ^ McGreevy, Ronan (9 August 2020). "The MacCarthy family: Their father survived Dunkirk, Nagasaki and a torpedoed ship. Will their pub survive Covid-19?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Jackson, Bob (2016). "1. Home". A Doctor's Sword. Dublin: The Collins Press. pp. 3–34. ISBN 978-1-84889-320-7.
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