VIDEO: Cheers as Ireland’s highest pub rises from the ashes

Like the mythical phoenix rising from the ashes, a popular public house was back in business last night, having been rebuilt following a fire two years ago.

The Top of Coom — claimed to be Ireland’s highest pub in a mountainous area between Kilgarvan, Co Kerry, and Coolea, Co Cork — has been a feature on the rugged landscape for 168 years.

It was burned to the ground in May 2012, with fifth-generation owners Tim and Eileen Creedon and their four children, who lived over the premises, losing all their possessions.