Medieval Castleisland – Never Far Away

Medieval Castleisland – Never Far Away

Castleisland’s medieval past is never more than a coat of plaster or a screed of concrete away. It is there, lurking and waiting to be discovered. There is an appropriateness about such a discovery at Tom McCarthy’s Bar recently. Castle of the Island Society Tom is involved in the Castle of the Island Society and…

Katie and Friends Head to Cork for Hen Party

Katie and Friends Head to Cork for Hen Party

Bride to be Katie Brosnan was the focus of the loving attention of her circle of friends at Tom McCarthy’s Central Bar this morning. The gathering of immediate family and very close friends had a mission in mind and there was nothing impossible about it. There was a window of opportunity for photographs, booked weeks…

The Longest Day is Here at Last

The Longest Day is Here at Last

“Like all good ideas, it was a dark and stormy night in January on a high stool that the notion of climbing Carrauntouhill seemed like a great one. Denny Greaney stated that he’d do it but only for a good cause.” That was how local publican, Tom McCarthy let it slip that a big fundraising…