Breeders Cup
A great night was had in the bar on Breeders Cup night,as we had plenty of local talent to shout for.Most were in to see Galileo,hoping that he'd emulate his great triumphs in Ireland and England in this years flat season.Unfortunately,he didn't shine on the night,but his stablemate,Johannesburg had the whole pub roaring as he romped home to an astounding victory.Well done to the Ballydoyle team.

Rediscovered
A selection of old building plans were re discovered recently when we cleaned out some old presses.We found them originally a few years ago when we converted the attic into a store. Among them were two of particular interest. One was the drawings for the chimney stack at the rear of the building...dated 1847..which is in very good condition and which we are getting framed to hang in the bar.The other is the plan for the old toilet, which anybody who frequented the bar pre 1985 will remember. By todays standards it was a hovel. The urinal was a drain with a tap at one end which was turned on full each night to clean it.The area containing the toilet bowl was interesting.There was no door on the outcrop of a wall which divided it from the urinal, until 1983 (things were getting a bit strict by then). It's crowning glory was,however,the actual seat,which was....a car tyre!!! One tourist was so impressed that he ran out to his car for his camera to photograph it to show to his friends back home in Greece.

McCarthy's Hotel Prints by Peter Curling
The last of the McCarthy's Hotel prints, which were taken from an original painting by Peter Curling, were sold today, Oct 17th.The painting of the interior of the bar was commissioned in 1991 by the Friends of Fethard, which was auctioned at a charity ball in aid of the restoration of the medieval town wall of Fethard. It was bought on the night by JP McManus, who later gave it as a present to John Magnier. A limited edition of 300 prints were produced.