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The
pub licence we purchased (above middle) to open our bar
in Boss Murphy's came from Stephen Walsh in Westport who
tells us that his father was born in the late 1800's and
he served in the US Air Force as a Pilot during the first
World War. He returned to Westport and purchased the bar
in 1924. The business consisted a traditional grocery shop
and adjoining bar - the bar closed at 6 p.m. every evening,
but it remained open on Saturday nights to accommodate relatives
only! The bar premises is now being operated as a betting
shop.
The Village Inn was opened by Willie Joe Condon and Kitty
Fitzgerald, two of Churchtown's esteemed senior ciizens
(third picture on right above).
The
Village Inn is dedicated to Bill Murphy (1916-1984) who
would have been
so pleased and proud to drink a pint in Boss Murphy's with
friends like
Ned Fitz, Bill Callaghan and so many others.
Ring
+353 (0)22 23 890 for details.
Fron
left right: (Rear) John Moylan, Solicitor, Alan Toal, Barrister,
Terry Brennan, Pub Designer, Colette Herlihy, Solicitor.
(Front) Deirdre Murphy, Alice Kavanagh and Mary Kelly, Boss
Murphy's. Taken on the steps of Mallow Court House after
Judge O'Hagan granted the pub licence and posted to the
web site a few hours later!
Two
days to opening / 4th June 2002 in The Village Inn:
Deirdre Murphy, Alice Kavanagh, Michelle Bourke and Norma
Curtin.
Click
here for pictures from official opening night.
Click here for a selection of
other bar and rambling house pictures.
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