Bunratty pub sells for fraction of €12m

One of the country’s most famous pubs has been sold for “a fraction” of its €12m sale price during the boom.

The new owners, two Dublin-based business partners, said they are delighted to have acquired Durty Nelly’s pub in Bunratty, Co Clare, which has been in existence since 1620.

Martin Scully, 50, of Merrion Row, Dublin, and his business associate Mary McCoy, 43, of Dundrum, acquired the bar from Bank of Scotland after its previous owners saw Nama take over some of their assets.