#24. Davis’s Pub @ Yeats Tavern, Drumclif, Co. Sligo. €3.80 I had to do it. Try at least one pint in a “tourist trap.” The parking lot here is always filled with vehicles, yet from the crowd, not entirely tourists. Drumclif is famous as the burial place of William Butler Yeats and Sligo is often [...]

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#23. Jordans Bar, Maugherow, Co. Sligo. €3.90 Gabe and I set off in search of “Helen’s” pub with little more than the directions to turn left after the Yeats Tavern and continue for ten or so miles … needless to say we found ourselves circling Raughley Harbour which was a treat. We passed a renovated, [...]

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#22. Abbey Manor Hotel, Dromahair, Co. Leitrim. €3.50 We have been to the Abbey Manor Hotel before for Sunday dinner and this past Saturday we stopped in for dinner and and a pint. Simply put, I had the best lamb joint I ever had in my life. Delicious. And if I wasn’t driving, I easily [...]

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#21. Quigley’s, Collooney, Co. Sligo. €3.50 I had high hopes for another find at Quigley’s in Collooney. Many times the small, local pubs that double as a shop and a petrol pump, serve a fine, slow pint in the back. This was a slow pint, but I’ve experienced this taste that I can only describe [...]

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#20. The Beach Bar, Aughris Head, Co. Sligo. €3.20 Though not one of the best pints on the tour, the combination of elements make for a memorable pint. Ingredient one is location. The Beach Bar is situated on the ocean and features one of the most dramatic walks in the Northwest. Ingredient two is the [...]

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